House of Mystery #143

(June 1964)

Are You a Good Neighbor? (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Synopsis:

The boys learn a lesson about littering.

Indexer Notes

inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

The 330-Year Old Manhunt (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Howard Sherman

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

Stan Starkman

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Synopsis:

An embittered author discovers that a rival novelist has discovered the secret of time travel, which allows him to write with more historical accuracy. He accidentally kills the man, then steals the secret, goes back in time, and is arrested for a crime his rival previously committed.

Keywords:

time travel; Tower of London

Watch for the First Superboy Annual! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Superboy Annual (DC, 1964 series) #1, on sale April 23

Emerging from His Cloak of Shadows (Table of Contents)

I -- Spy! / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

spy

Indexer Notes

house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #50, featuring King Faraday

["Don't leave your job..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Moolah the Mystic

The Man Who Borrowed Brains (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Mort Meskin (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

Stan Starkman

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

A scientist discovers a ray that can steal the intelligence of animals and people. However, when he uses it on an alien invader, it leads to his death.

["In the year 1799, Thomas Bruce..."] (Table of Contents)

Mysteries of the Ages / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

The Giant-Maker (Table of Contents)

J'onn J'onzz Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller

Pencils:

Joe Certa

Inks:

Joe Certa

Colors:

?

Letters:

Stan Starkman

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Zook; Malador (villain)

Synopsis:

The latest menace released from the Idol-Head of Diabolu is a creature that can turn people into giants. It releases Malador, an ancient sorcerer who had been shrunken to microscopic size as punishment.

Reprints:

• in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([May] 2009)

Keywords:

Idol-Head of Diabolu; monsters

Indexer Notes

Feature continues from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #326.
From #143-158 J'onn J'onzz appears with alien pal Zook, usually battling the monthly menaces from the Idol-Head of Diabolu.