House of Mystery #87

(June 1959)

Draw Me (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Art Instruction, Inc. courses / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Human Diamond (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Meskin (signed)

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Professor Gray; Dave; Pete

Synopsis

On an expedition to test out a diamond-detector, a crew gets a strong reading near a seam in a rock. Upon entering the seam, one of the men falls into a gaseous pit. Out of the pit comes a man made of solid diamond.

Reprints

• in Justice Traps the Guilty (Thorpe & Porter, 1957 ? series) #34
• in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #17 ([September 1959])
• in Flash (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #23 (mai 1975) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]

Keywords

diamonds

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Your Passport to Strange Journeys... (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

House of Secrets; Strange Adventures / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We've done enough digging for today.

Genre

humor

Characters

Moolah the Mystic

Reprints

• in Colossal Comic (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #36 ([February 1966])

The Secret of the Phoenix (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Howard Purcell (signed)

Inks

Howard Purcell (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Synopsis

Harry Boone is about to finish his quest for an archaelogical treasure when the dangers of the jungle destroy his nerve. But when the natives point him toward the "deathless" Phoenix bird, he believes he's found a new source of courage.

Reprints

• in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #40 ([September 1959])
• in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #39 (juin 1961) [N&B/B&W]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Clyde Beatty & Cole Bros. Circus at Palisades Amusement Park (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fred Finds a Way! (Table of Contents: 9)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

Synopsis

Fred learns that there are other ways of participating in his favorite sport of baseball even though he isn't yet good enough to be picked for the team.

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

The Underworld Sorcerer (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Synopsis

Rocky Martin, crime boss, has been deported, but still maintains his underworld ties. While in Europe, he runs into the last in a line of sorcerers and believes he's found his ticket back to the States and his empire.

Reprints

• in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #39 (juin 1961) [N&B/B&W]

The Man Who Outraced Light (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in The Mummy (Thorpe & Porter, 1963 series) (1963)

The Menacing Pet from Pluto! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Nick Cardy

Inks

Nick Cardy

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Herb; Mortie; Charlie

Synopsis

An expedition finds freezing cold weather in the tropics. The cause appears to be a strange alien creature that seemingly escaped from a crashed ship and left behind the unconscious ship's captain. It's up to the expedition to find a way to stop the creature.

Reprints

• in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #18 ([October 1959])
• in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #34 (janvier 1961) [N&B/B&W]

Keywords

Big-Game Hunter

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Superstitious Sayings (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Exact Replica Army Grenade / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

The National Sports Council Books / advertisement / 1 page (report information)