House of Mystery #27

(June 1954)

Binky Says: "Act Your Age!" (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Win Mortimer

Inks:

Win Mortimer

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; advocacy; teen

Characters:

Binky

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Magic Mask of Murano! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Ely

Inks:

Bill Ely

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Synopsis:

An allegedly magic mask prevents those who wear it from harm. When two thugs steal it and perform a bank robbery, the joke is on them.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Scripto / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Crew-less Ship! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

fantasy-supernatural

Reprints:

• in Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #34 (February 1959)
which is reprinted
• in The Flash (Thorpe & Porter, 1960 ? series) #4 (1962 ?)

Death's I.O.U. (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Inks:

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Synopsis:

Two French noblemen duel themselves over a period of weeks. One manipulates the pistol of the other, but the plan backfires.

["Let's go see the lions and tigers now..."] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Death at the Controls (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

["Is the space between the Earth and Sun full of light?"] (Table of Contents: 9)

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

non-fiction

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

The Man Who Built a Crazy House! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Synopsis:

Asa Hartley builds a loony-looking house to ruin the neighborhood, because the townsfolk drove off his father. The police chief, however, digs deeper and uncovers a crime committed years ago.

Three Exciting New Adventures (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

America's Most Mysterious Man (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Jack Miller [as Jack E. Miller]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

["Hmm -- Quite an interesting discourse on fossils..."] (Table of Contents: 14)

Professor Eureka / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Professor Eureka

Reprints:

• in Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #134 (March 1959)

Fate Holds Four Aces! (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Synopsis:

Jane Howard, newspaperwoman, remembers her encounter with Joe Kerr, the gambler who was searching frantically for a special “joker” card. Kerr was killed in the process, a victim of his own greed.

Reprints:

• in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #163 (December 1966)

Indexer Notes

Cover story. First-person narrative.

["Step right up, folks..."] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Mutt & Jeff / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Underseas Treasure (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)