House of Mystery
#108
(March 1961)
DC,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1961-01-03
- 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 Four Faces of Frank Forbes!
cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Great Scott, Frank! Instead of an image of you, that fantastic mirror is reflecting three bizarre creatures!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Frank Forbes; Donna
- Reprints
-
in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #23 (1 de septiembre de 1962)
-
The Weird Weapons of Zabadu!
comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your sword doesn't frighten me, Coogan!
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Smythe; Coogan; Hardyman; unnamed (King); Hakim; Zabadu
- Reprints
- in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #23 (1 de septiembre de 1962)
-
Don't Sell Nature Short!
public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jim asked me to help him at the mayor's meeting Wednesday.
- Genre
- advocacy
- Characters
- Jim; Bill; unnamed (mayor)
Indexer Notes
The PSA is produced in sequential-arts comics format.
King of the Alien Raiders
comic story / 8.67 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ruben Moreira (signed as
Ruben Moreira [big RMO]) - Inks
- Ruben Moreira (signed as Ruben Moreira [big RMO])
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How will I ever be able to prove that I didn't team up with these space criminals?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Fred Gillis [Abner Hale]; Zaj; Duma; Knor
- Reprints
- in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #23 (1 de septiembre de 1962)
-
- Keywords
- radium
Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
Strange Adventures; My Greatest Adventure; Tales of the Unexpected / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
[no title indexed]
Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as
Henry Boltinoff) - Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is for me!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
-
in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #45 (January 1962?) - in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #23 (1 de septiembre de 1962)
-
- Keywords
- Bowling
Magic Rings!
cartoon / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In 17th century Italy, rings embossed with the planet Saturn (signifying an evil influence) were worn because of the prevailing notion that they would ward off bothersome gnats...
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
-
from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #82 (May 1956) - in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #23 (1 de septiembre de 1962)
-
]'Visit to Dinosaur-Land
text story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The farmer halted his horses and wiped a hickory-strong arm across his perspiring face.
- Genre
- non-fiction; history
The Four Faces of Frank Forbes
comic story / 7.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Good grief!
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Frank Forbes; Bruce; Donna
- Reprints
- in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #23 (1 de septiembre de 1962)
-
[no title indexed]
Peter Puptent Explorer / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I could get lost in this ancient tomb and not find my way out.
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #23 (1 de septiembre de 1962)
- in Superman Super Library (K. G. Murray, 1964 series) #12 ([May 1965] ?)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Four Faces of Frank Forbes!
-
1.
["Are you skinny like I was?"]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
2.
The Weird Weapons of Zabadu!
-
3.
["Who is Hawkman--"]
The Brave and the Bold; Hawkman -
4.
Don't Sell Nature Short!
-
5.
King of the Alien Raiders
-
6.
Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
Strange Adventures; My Greatest Adventure; Tales of the Unexpected -
7.
["This is for me!"]
Moolah the Mystic -
8.
Magic Rings!
-
9.
["Boys here's a swell way to make $1 to $5 weekly in your spare time"]
Grit Publishing Co. -
10.
]'Visit to Dinosaur-Land
-
11.
The Four Faces of Frank Forbes
-
12.
["For the very best..."]
Blackhawk; Tomahawk -
13.
["I could get lost in this ancient tomb and not find my way out."]
Peter Puptent Explorer -
14.
["Do you want spending money?"]
Stephens Credit Sales -
15.
["Everything you need to enjoy stamp collecting yours for only 25ยข"]
Zenith Company -
16.
["Make money get prizes with fast selling American Seeds"]
American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Mark Muller
- Brian Stewart
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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