House of Mystery
#21
(December 1953)
DC,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1953-10-05
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Man Who Could See Death!
comic story / 5.67 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ruben Moreira (signed)
- Inks
- Ruben Moreira (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- crime; horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Under the command of the medium Tilang Meers, a band of mediums conspires to prevent their exposure as frauds by brave newspaperman Chuck Simms.
Amazing Power!
comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Julius Schwartz ?; Morris Waldinger ?
- Pencils
- Morris Waldinger
- Inks
- Morris Waldinger
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Investigator Peter Hurkos has psychic powers.
- Reprints
-
in Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #36 (April 1959) - in The Doom Patrol (DC, 1964 series) #96 (June 1965)
-
in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #11 (Circa 1965 - 1967)
-
Indexer Notes
Art ID by Bob Rozakis and Gene Reed.
The Madman of Maricombe Island!
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- crime; horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- In the prison colony on Maricombe Island the guard Letrec tries to break the prisoner Dubois. Dubois, however, withstands every way of torture - and Letrec's mind goes to waste.
- Reprints
- in The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #133 (March 1972) which is reprinted
-
in Démon (Arédit-Artima, 1976 series) #2 (3ème trimestre 1976) [Noir & Blanc et remonté [Black & White and reframed]] -
in Shock Classics (Classics/Williams, 1972 series) #18 (1973) -
in Skrækmagasinet (Williams, 1972 series) #12/1973 ([Oktober] 1973) - in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #109 (Circa 1973-1974)
-
Indexer Notes
First-person narrative
For the Thrill of Your Life!
Rex the Wonder Dog / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; animal
- Characters
- Rex the Wonder Dog
- Synopsis
- House ad for The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #12.
[no title indexed]
Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Inks
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He's the first snake charmer...
- Genre
- children
The Sorrow of the Spirits!
comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Conrad Ganges; Martin Nerok; Governor Maitland; Genghis Khan (ghost); Sgt. Peters; Nero (ghost)
- Synopsis
- Conrad Ganges has found a way to see the spirit world and to communicate with its inhabitants.
- Reprints
- in Ghosts (DC, 1971 series) #2 (November-December 1971)
- in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #17 ([Circa 1975-1977])
- in Showcase Presents: Ghosts (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([January] 2012)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer identified by Martin O'Hearn in apa-I.
Death and the Icy Sea!
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- The final voyage of the "Octavius" through arctic waters.
The Magic Spotlight!
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- drama
- Synopsis
- Stage electrician Grew pretends to be the "Emotion Master" by casting magical spotlights. But he is only sabotaging the other acts.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Fred Harman (signed)
- Inks
- Fred Harman (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Magic Spotlight
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1.
Draw Me!
Art Instruction, Inc. -
2.
The Man Who Could See Death!
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3.
[no title indexed]
Scripto -
4.
Amazing Power!
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5.
[no title indexed]
Smith Brothers Cough Drops -
6.
Binky Says: "Know Your Community!"
Binky -
7.
The Madman of Maricombe Island!
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8.
For the Thrill of Your Life!
Rex the Wonder Dog -
9.
["He's the first snake charmer..."]
Dubble Bubble Gum -
10.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
11.
The Sorrow of the Spirits!
-
12.
[no title indexed]
Wildroot Cream-Oil -
13.
How "Mind-Readers" Trick You
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14.
Death and the Icy Sea!
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15.
The Magic Spotlight!
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16.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
17.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Manufacturing Company -
18.
[no title indexed]
Science-Fiction Book Club
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Nick Caputo
- Tillmann Courth
- Katy Hayhurst
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Edgar Loftin
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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