House of Mystery
#86
(May 1959)
DC,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1959-03-03
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Jack Schiff (credited) (editor); Murray Boltinoff (credited) (associate editor); George Kashdan (credited) (associate editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Beast That Slept 1,000 Years!
cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A strange creature frozen in an iceberg--and it's breaking through!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
-
in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #7 (1 de mayo de 1961)
-
The Baffling Bargains
comic story / 7.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Great guns!
- Characters
- Professor John Slater; Harry; alien (unnamed)
- Reprints
-
in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #16 ([August 1959]) -
in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #43 (April 1960) - in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #7 (1 de mayo de 1961)
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #25 (1975) [N&B [B&W]]
-
- Keywords
- aliens; linotype machine; newspaper; radium
The Man Who Conquered Time!
Showcase; Rip Hunter... Time Master / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself?
public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's almost time to go on your baby-sitting job, Betsy.
- Genre
- advocacy
- Characters
- Betsy; Bobby; mother (unnamed)
Indexer Notes
The PSA is produced in sequential-arts comics format.
[no title indexed]
Peter Puptent Explorer / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- According to historians, this island has been lost for centuries.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Peter Puptent
- Reprints
- in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #16 ([August 1959])
- in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #7 (1 de mayo de 1961)
-
- Keywords
- dinosaurs; scrambled eggs
The Atom Detective
comic story / 7.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This sheet of paper contains the evidence I need to free an innocent man!
- Characters
- Vic Randall; Ted Trent; Lober; Tony; Frisco
- Reprints
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #43 (April 1960)
- in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #7 (1 de mayo de 1961)
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #25 (1975) [N&B [B&W]]
-
[no title indexed]
Doctor Rocket / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As soon as we get in, we can take off!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Doctor Rocket
- Reprints
- in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #16 ([August 1959])
- in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #7 (1 de mayo de 1961)
-
- Keywords
- hot dogs; rockets
Wedding Rings!
cartoon / 0.5 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; history
- Reprints
-
from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #69 (October 1954) - in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #7 (1 de mayo de 1961)
-
Maritime Magician
text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The year was 1650.
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
The Beast That Slept 1,000 Years
comic story / 7.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No, no! Don't attack, fighter pilots!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Carl Thornton; Blake
- Reprints
- in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #7 (1 de mayo de 1961)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover story.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Beast That Slept 1,000 Years!
-
1.
["Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men! Given! Given! Yes we give you premiums or cash"]
Wilson Chemical Co. -
2.
The Baffling Bargains
-
3.
["A great circus clown they call Andy, whose antics are sure fun and dandy..."]
Tootsie Roll -
4.
The Man Who Conquered Time!
Showcase; Rip Hunter... Time Master -
5.
Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself?
-
6.
["According to historians, this island has been lost for centuries."]
Peter Puptent Explorer -
7.
The Atom Detective
-
8.
["I'm a pole-vaulting champ named O'Dwyer and each day I try leaping higher!"]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
9.
["As soon as we get in, we can take off!"]
Doctor Rocket -
10.
Fantastic! Mysterious!
Tomahawk -
11.
Wedding Rings!
-
12.
Maritime Magician
-
13.
The Beast That Slept 1,000 Years
-
14.
["A young baseball player named Paul, had a count of two strikes and a ball..."]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
15.
["Free! Elizabeth II Caribbean stamps"]
Garcelon Stamps -
16.
["Do you want spending money?"]
Stephens Credit Sales -
17.
["In 15 minutes I'll prove you can have a rugged, virile, he-man body!"]
Joe Weider Course and Products -
18.
["Get these prizes or cash profits at no cost to you!"]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Gregory Fischer
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Mark Muller
- Mike Nielsen
- Brian Stewart
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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