House of Mystery #14

(May 1953)

The Crimes of the Black Cat (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script:

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Pencils:

Bob Brown

Inks:

Bob Brown

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

crime

Synopsis:

Joe Palmer is the last survivor of a robbers' gang. When his boss' black cat Damascus starts killing off the jurors who sentenced him to death and comes for him, Palmer is frightened and tries to get rid of the beast. But bullets can't do no harm, because the police staged the whole affair - to make Palmer confess his crimes.

Strange Fears! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

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Pencils:

Morris Waldinger

Inks:

Morris Waldinger

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Superstitions explained.

Reprints:

• in Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #25 (May 1958)
• in Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #16 (October-November 1960)
• in Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion (DC, 1972 series) #12 (August-September 1973)

Indexer Notes

Art credit by Bob Rozakis and Gene Reed.

Bells and Noises! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Morris Waldinger

Pencils:

Morris Waldinger

Inks:

Morris Waldinger

Colors:

?

Letters:

Morris Waldinger

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

The tolling of bells keeps evil spirits away.

Reprints:

• in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #73 (April 1958)

The Melody of Death (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

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Pencils:

Bill Ely

Inks:

Bill Ely

Colors:

?

Letters:

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Genre:

horror-suspense

Synopsis:

Alex Breska runs a diner and worships Egyptian death god Anubis in his back room. A trio of be-bop musicians annoys his ears. They come for breakfast and start pulling Breska’s leg. He warns them to play his Egyptian notes, because they will profane the holy music. The boppers start jamming, turn into mummies and die.

The Tree of Death! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

Morris Waldinger

Pencils:

Morris Waldinger

Inks:

Morris Waldinger

Colors:

?

Letters:

Morris Waldinger

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

The tree of Edgewell is connected to the lives of the Dalhousie clan.

Reprints:

• in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #75 (June 1958)
• in Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #40 (August 1959)
• in Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #45 (August-September 1965)

Indexer Notes

Credits by Bob Rozakis and Gene Reed.

I Hired A Ghost! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

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Pencils:

Leonard Starr

Inks:

Bruno Premiani

Colors:

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Letters:

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Genre:

crime; horror-suspense

Synopsis:

Jason Hawley wears the cursed Malayan "moonstone" to a Halloween party. A demonic figure appears, chases Hawley through the house, but falls to his death. It was Hawley's manservant Weems, trying to rob the precious jewel.

Indexer Notes

First-person narrative

Haunted Happenings (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Jack Miller (credited)

Pencils:

Raymond Perry

Inks:

Raymond Perry

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Accounts of supernatural phenomena.

Black Magic! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Morris Waldinger

Pencils:

Morris Waldinger

Inks:

Morris Waldinger

Colors:

?

Letters:

Morris Waldinger

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

The "deathbone" curse of the Australian bushmen.

Indexer Notes

Credits from Bob Rozakis and Gene Reed.

The Case of the Deadly Dolls (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Ray Burnley

Colors:

?

Letters:

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Genre:

detective-mystery

Synopsis:

Ingenious doll maker Mr. Coner fabricates dolls of people who die shortly afterwards. Investigating lieutenant Farragut finally detects a pattern and arrests the doll maker.