House of Mystery
#95
(February 1960)
DC,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1959-12-01
- 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); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Doorway in the Sky!
cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Great guns! An alien invasion...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
-
in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #16 (1 de febrero de 1962)
-
Indexer Notes
Based on panel 3 of page 3 of the inside story.
The Wizard's Gift
comic story / 7.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- dear reader, set all thoughts aside...
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Gladwyne of Tane; Chalton; Joe Wales; Simon the Red
- Synopsis
- American tourist Joe Wales takes shelter in the ruins of a castle where he finds a walking stick and a scroll. Warming himself by a fire, he reads the story of the Wizard's Gift.
- Reprints
-
in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #29 (août 1960) [N&B/B&W] - in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #16 (1 de febrero de 1962)
-
in Weird Mystery Tales (DC, 1972 series) #3 (November-December 1972) -
in Doomsday (K. G. Murray, 1972 series) #25 ([February 1976]) - in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #41 (1979) [N&B [B&W]]
-
Your Passport to Amazing Adventures
Tales of the Unexpected; My Greatest Adventure; Strange Adventures / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for Tales of the Unexpected, My Greatest Adventure, and Strange Adventures.
[no title indexed]
Dr. Floogle / 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
- Prof. Beagle is working on some mysterious experiment!
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Reprints
- in Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #114 (November-December 1974)
- in The Flash Album (K. G. Murray, 1976 series) #14 ([April 1977 ?])
-
Superboy Says: "It's Fun to Help Others!"
Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; superhero
Introducing... The Justice League of America
The Brave and the Bold; Justice League of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Operation Space-Saver
comic story / 8.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It was unlike any previous mission...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Harvey Keans
- Synopsis
- Harvey Keans is assigned the task of preventing a war between Jupiter and Saturn.
- Reprints
- in Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #26 ([June 1960])
- in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #30 (septembre 1960) [N&B/B&W]
- in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #16 (1 de febrero de 1962)
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #41 (1979) [N&B [B&W]]
-
- Keywords
- Jupiter; Saturn
New Year Superstitions
cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Our practice of greeting the New Year...
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- from Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #108 (March-April 1952) [art extended]
- in Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #168 (February 1967)
-
The Build-It-Yourself Creature
text story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When Jim Burns first spotted the strange rocket...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Jim Burns; Cal Haskins
Doorway in the Sky
comic story / 7.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fall back!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Yuar-2; Em-El
- Synopsis
- Alien scientists breed a new form of wildlife for their planet which accidentally gets transported to Earth where it becomes indestructible and a menace.
- Reprints
- in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #16 (1 de febrero de 1962)
-
Indexer Notes
The cover is based on panel 3 of page 3.
[no title indexed]
World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your favorite heroes...
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- Jowett Institute of Body Building
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Doorway in the Sky!
-
1.
[no title indexed]
Frontier Cabin -
2.
[no title indexed]
Hi-Power Binoculars -
3.
The Wizard's Gift
-
4.
Your Passport to Amazing Adventures
Tales of the Unexpected; My Greatest Adventure; Strange Adventures -
5.
["Prof. Beagle is working on some mysterious experiment!"]
Dr. Floogle -
6.
[no title indexed]
Continental Schools Courses -
7.
Superboy Says: "It's Fun to Help Others!"
Superboy -
8.
Introducing... The Justice League of America
The Brave and the Bold; Justice League of America -
9.
Operation Space-Saver
-
10.
[Statement of Ownership]
-
11.
New Year Superstitions
-
12.
The Build-It-Yourself Creature
-
13.
Doorway in the Sky
-
14.
["Your favorite heroes..."]
World's Finest Comics -
15.
[no title indexed]
Aircraft Carrier with 5 Catapulting Jets -
16.
[no title indexed]
150 Civil War Soldiers -
17.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
18.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
19.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ed Boner
- Nick Caputo
- Keith Chandler
- Peter Croome
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mark Muller
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Jim Van Dore
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