House of Mystery
#89
(August 1959)
DC,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1959-06-02
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Jack Schiff (editor); George Kashdan (associate editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Secret of the Cave Light!
cover / 1 page
- Reprints
-
in Bat Man (Arédit-Artima, 1960 series) #2 (mars 1960) -
in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #10 (1 de agosto de 1961)
-
[no title indexed]
The National Sports Council / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Cosmic Plant!
comic story / 6.67 pages
- Characters
- Dr. Lerman
- Synopsis
- A mysterious plant grows up, right through a city street, on a quest to absorb every bit of water it can find. The authorities determine that they can kill the plant if they poison its supply of water. But more plants appear and the plant develops the ability to separate the poison out of the water.
- Reprints
-
in Blackhawk (Thorpe & Porter, 1956 series) #36 -
in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #19 ([November 1959]) - in Bat Man (Arédit-Artima, 1960 series) #3 (avril 1960) [N&B/B&W]
- in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #10 (1 de agosto de 1961)
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #46 (1980) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
-
- Keywords
- Plants
[no title indexed]
Peter Puptent, Explorer / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- While Puptent is busy here....
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #10 (1 de agosto de 1961)
- in All Favourites Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #63 ([September 1967])
-
The Enchanted Violin
comic story / 5.67 pages
- Characters
- Paul Drake
- Synopsis
- Paul Drake wants to be respected as a concert violinist, but due to his average performance skills only gets offers to be a musical clown. When he hears the legend of the violin of Lajos, he decides that it will change his destiny. Little does he know how right he is.
- Reprints
- in Blackhawk (Thorpe & Porter, 1956 series) #36
- in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #19 ([November 1959])
- in Bat Man (Arédit-Artima, 1960 series) #4 (mai 1960) [N&B/B&W]
- in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #10 (1 de agosto de 1961)
-
in The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #128 (October 1971) [retitled] which is reprinted -
in Skrækmagasinet (Williams, 1972 series) #13/1973 ([Oktober] 1973) -
in Skräckmagasinet (Williams Förlags AB, 1972 series) #11/1973 ([november ?] 1973) -
in Skrekk Magasinet (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1972 series) #11/1973 ([november] 1973) -
in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #16 (December 1973) - in Monde Futur (Arédit-Artima, 1971 series) #31 (juin 1976) [N&B [B&W]]
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #47 (1980) [N&B [B&W]]
-
in Dario Argento presenta Profondo Rosso (Edizioni Eden, 1990 series) #8 - La notte dell'albero (luglio 1991)
-
- Keywords
- violin
in Peter Porkchops Gives Tips on Summer Fun!
Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Lifelong Trance
comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #13 (April 1953)
-
They Called Me a Martian!
comic story / 5.67 pages
- Characters
- Jay Drews; Sally
- Synopsis
- Jay Drews, billed as the Man of 1000 Faces, does a quick-change act. After a performance, he's approached by a stranger selling him a realistic Martian costume, claiming he found it in a chest that fell out of the sky. Jay purchases the costume, tries it on, and then finds he can't take it off. The costume seems to have other plans for Jay...
- Reprints
- in Blackhawk (Thorpe & Porter, 1956 series) #36
- in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #19 ([November 1959])
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #44 (May 1960)
- in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #10 (1 de agosto de 1961)
-
- Keywords
- Quick-Change Artists
The Secret of the Cave Light
comic story / 6 pages
- Synopsis
- On an archaeological dig, mysterious lights start emanating from caves, having dramatic effects on the men on the dig, changing them into strange creatures.
- Reprints
- in Blackhawk (Thorpe & Porter, 1956 series) #36
- in Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #21
- in Bat Man (Arédit-Artima, 1960 series) #2 (mars 1960) [N&B/B&W]
- in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #10 (1 de agosto de 1961)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Secret of the Cave Light!
-
1.
[no title indexed]
The National Sports Council -
2.
The Cosmic Plant!
-
3.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
4.
["While Puptent is busy here...."]
Peter Puptent, Explorer -
5.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park -
6.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales -
7.
The Enchanted Violin
-
8.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll Pop -
9.
Peter Porkchops Gives Tips on Summer Fun!
Peter Porkchops -
10.
Lifelong Trance
-
11.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Co. -
12.
Giant in the Ground
-
13.
They Called Me a Martian!
-
14.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll Fudge -
15.
The Secret of the Cave Light
-
16.
[no title indexed]
Garcelon Stamp Co. -
17.
Bill's Vacation Gift from Dad!
Daisy Manufacturing Company -
18.
[no title indexed]
Junior Sales Club of America -
19.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Manufacturing Company
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Nick Caputo
- Gregory Fischer
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Tristan Lapoussière
- James Ludwig
- Mark Muller
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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