House of Mystery #81

(December 1958)

The Man Who Made Utopia (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Howard Purcell

Inks:

Howard Purcell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

The mysterious Mr. Erutuf builds a futuristic city of houses for sale, but the people of Earth prove themselves unready for its scientific advances.

Reprints:

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #36 (September 1959)

Sharing -- the United Nations Way! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

George Roussos

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

The International Labor Organization of the United Nations teaches various trades to the people of a Mexican village, who pass on their new knowledge to others.

Indexer Notes

Subtitled "A true story from the files of the International Labor Organization."
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

The Prisoners of the Paints (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Roussos

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Synopsis:

Struggling artist Warren Dale finds an old box of oil paints that magically allow him to paint a picture of a sorcerer who then steps out of the painting.

This Famous Symbol Is Your Guarantee (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Gil Kane; Bob Brown

Inks:

Gil Kane; Bob Brown

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Indexer Notes

house ad for Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #98 and House of Secrets (DC 1956 series) #14

The Boy with the Super Powers! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Mort Meskin

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

Two strange men ask a farmer and his wife to take in a young boy, who is eventually revealed to be the heir to the throne of a faraway planet, in hiding from enemies who want to assume power.

Reprints:

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #36 (September 1959)

City of Hallucinations (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

The Menace of the Alien Test Tubes! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Ely

Inks:

Bill Ely

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

An alien missile comes to Earth containing four unknown chemicals in test-tubes which cause powerful and dangerous reactions, and serve as a warning to two scientists who have developed a miraculous invention of their own.

Reprints:

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #36 (September 1959)