House of Mystery #33

(December 1954)

Draw Me! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Art Instruction, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Mr. Misfortune! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Prentice

Inks:

John Prentice

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Synopsis:

A business scam is exposed to take over share-holder value.

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Now More Than Ever (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

The Girl from the Looking Glass! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Characters:

John Howard; Mary Prior Howard; William Shakespeare (cameo)

Synopsis:

A mystical brandy allows a man to look into a mirror and see the past. Stepping through it, he finds himself in 1602 London, seeing Shakespeare perform and attempting to help a woman in distress escape through time to his era.

Keywords:

brandy; mirror

["Here is the trick which has amazed visitors..."] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

The Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

["This new movie, 'Superstition' we're showing..."] (Table of Contents: 7)

Movie Mirth / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

Hy Mankin

Pencils:

Hy Mankin

Inks:

Hy Mankin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

Reprints:

• from Miss Beverly Hills of Hollywood (DC, 1949 series) #5 (November-December 1949)

The Hand of Clay! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Reprints:

• in My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #27 (January 1959)
• in Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #25 (March-April 1960)
• in Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #41 (December 1964-January 1965)

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

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

The Tall Tale That Came True! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Ely (signed)

Inks:

Bill Ely (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Synopsis:

A gangster surprises another gangster who thought the first one dead.

Mystery of the Mirages (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Jack Miller

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

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Letters:

typeset

["We're the first to find this tomb, Professor Twiddle!"] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script:

?

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

Reprints:

• in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #87 (December 1957)
which is reprinted
• in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1954 series) #7
• in House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #16 (January 1959) [condensed]
which is reprinted
• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #325 (October 1964)
• in Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1973 series) #1 (February 1973)
• in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #169 (Circa September 1973)
• in Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #26 (May-June 1960)
• in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #64 (Circa December 1964)
• in Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #59 (December 1967-January 1968)

The Giant out of Nowhere! (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Inks:

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Synopsis:

Scientist Ray Stevens researches a mass hysteria phenomenon: dozens of people all hallucinated about a giant roaming through the city. All of these people were cured by “Handar the Hindu”, a mysterious healer. Stevens can’t expose Handar as a fraud, but discovers an even greater conspiracy.

Indexer Notes

Cover story. First-person narrative.

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Electric Baseball / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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American Specialty Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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