House of Mystery #146

(October 1964)

Smoking is for Squares! (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:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Paulette Breen (winner of the Palisades Amusement Park's Miss American Teenager contest) tells Bob and his friends that girls don't like guys who smoke.

Indexer Notes

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

The Girl With the Fatal Touch (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Lee Elias ?

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction; crime

Synopsis:

A green alien girl with the power to destroy anything made of gold causes consternation when she appears in a gold rush town.

["Playing catch against the wall is fun."] (Table of Contents)

Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Little Pete

The Man Who Never Existed (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bruno Premiani

Inks:

Bruno Premiani

Colors:

?

Letters:

Stan Starkman

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

The daredevil Johnny Bravo doesn't understand why he remembers every detail of his past exploits, which have been well publicized, but no one around him recognizes him.

At Last! By Popular Demand! (Table of Contents)

Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #3 [Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane]

The Doom Shadow (Table of Contents)

J'onn J'onzz Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Wood

Pencils:

Joe Certa

Inks:

Joe Certa

Colors:

?

Letters:

Stan Starkman

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Manhunter from Mars [J'onn J'onzz]; Zook; Aroo (villain); The Chulko (villain)

Synopsis:

Two monsters, the Aroo and the Chulko, are released from the Idol-Head, and the weird actions of the first one give Manhunter and Zook the necessary clue to defeating the second one.

Reprints:

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

Keywords:

Idol-Head of Diabolu

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Bob Hughes. Formerly credited to Jack Miller.