House of Mystery #18

(September 1953)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dance of Doom! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Leonard Starr

Inks:

Leonard Starr

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

drama; crime

Synopsis:

The ambitious dancer Darius sabotages the stage and sees to it that two rival colleagues are crippled. Now Darius is the leading man, but goes insane with hallucinations caused by his guilt.

Ghost Patrol! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Morris Waldinger

Inks:

Morris Waldinger

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Ghost sightings in a cemetery in Georgia.

Indexer Notes

Art id by Bob Rozakis and Gene Reed.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Bendix Coaster Brake / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Fallen Moon! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Morris Waldinger

Inks:

Morris Waldinger

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

A weather balloon is confused with the moon.

Reprints:

• in Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #46 (September 1958)
• in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #123 (June 1962)

Indexer Notes

Art id by Bob Rozakis and Gene Reed.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

The Bravest Man Alive! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Ray Burnley

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

drama

Synopsis:

Two men, the American Emmet Carlton and the French Franz Dubois, claim to be the bravest man alive. They meet in Paris for a decisive battle. Each opponent starts pulling pranks to scare the other out of his wits – and thus be announced the winner. In the end they engage in a pistol duel and perish both.

Reprints:

• in The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #134 (April 1972)
which is reprinted
• in Shock Classics (Classics/Williams, 1972 series) #28 (1974)
• in Skrekk Magasinet (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1972 series) #5/1974 ([mai] 1974)
• in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #22 (June 1974)
• in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #119

["How good are you with your bow and arrow, Pud?"] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Fleer; Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Buzzy Asks: How Safe Is Your Driving? (Table of Contents: 10)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Win Mortimer

Inks:

Win Mortimer

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Genre:

advocacy; teen

Characters:

Buzzy

Devil Bird! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Inks:

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

crime

Synopsis:

Jules Diero kills a man and is led by the talking bird Jabez to a hidden treasure. The jewels, however, are fake and Diero is caught by the police.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Mystery of the Hand Animals (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Jack Miller [as Jack Marston] (credited)

Pencils:

Raymond Perry

Inks:

Raymond Perry

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Dinosaur fossils were believed to be monster's bones.

The Line of Stars Presents Tomahawk (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Mechanical Mind! (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Howard Sherman

Inks:

Howard Sherman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

crime

Synopsis:

Sam Larkin poisons professor Hartford and hooks the scientist’s brain to a mechanical thinking machine to calculate gambling odds. Larkin wins at roulette and boxing bets. When he takes every last penny to the horse races, he is taught a lesson: Hartford is still alive and rigged all his winnings to ruin his criminal assistant.

Indexer Notes

First-person narrative

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Motor's Auto Repair Manual / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Lucky Song Parade Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)