House of Mystery
#42
(September 1955)
DC,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1955-07-03
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Talking Toys of Lost Valley!
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
-
in My Greatest Adventure (K. G. Murray, 1955 series) #11 ([February 1956])
-
Judy and Jim Defy Savage Gorilla!
Wilson Chemical Company / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ray Thompson (signed as R. T.)
- Inks
- Ray Thompson (signed as R. T.)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure
- Synopsis
- Comic strip style ad for selling salve door-to-door.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Stranger from Out There
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Mr. Cosmo
- Synopsis
- A stranger comes to a town that has cut itself off from the world and he appears to be from outer space.
[no title indexed]
Quick Quiz / activity / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why do some folks consider black cats... ill omens?
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Four questions and answers.
- Reprints
-
in Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #147 (April 1960)
-
The Ink That Mastered Men's Minds
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Synopsis
- A man accidentally gets ahold of magic ink that will command anyone to do whatever he wants them to.
- Reprints
- in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #15 ([August 1957] ?)
-
[no title indexed]
Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff ? (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I see great things for you in the future... next client!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Moolah the Mystic
- Synopsis
- Moolah's wife demands a new fur coat.
- Reprints
-
in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #76 ([1956]) - in The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #72 (June-July 1967) [condensed]
-
[no title indexed]
Professor Eureka / comic story / 0.75 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Come, Doctor, I want to show you something!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Professor Eureka
- Synopsis
- Professor Eureka's atom smasher is used for cracking walnuts.
- Reprints
- in Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #55 (November 1960) [minus top tier of panels]
-
[no title indexed]
Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gangway, Fosdick!!
- Genre
- crime; satire-parody
- Characters
- Fearless Fosdick
- Synopsis
- Crooks bust out of jail, but come back once they hear the Fearless Fosdick has Wildroot Cream-Oil.
The Voice from 2,500 Years Ago
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Synopsis
- Archaeologists dig up an ancient temple in Greece with a statue that knows everything that has happened.
- Reprints
- in My Greatest Adventure (K. G. Murray, 1955 series) #11 ([February 1956])
-
The Mystery of Dreams
text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Stories of famous people who solved puzzles in their dreams.
The Talking Toys of Lost Valley
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- A man steals the plans to small toys that can act as though they are humans but he has trouble bringing the toys to market.
- Reprints
- in My Greatest Adventure (K. G. Murray, 1955 series) #11 ([February 1956])
-
The Insult that Turned a "Chump" into a Champ
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Talking Toys of Lost Valley!
-
1.
Judy and Jim Defy Savage Gorilla!
Wilson Chemical Company -
2.
The Stranger from Out There
-
3.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
4.
["Why do some folks consider black cats... ill omens?"]
Quick Quiz -
5.
[no title indexed]
Miniature Spy Camera -
6.
The Ink That Mastered Men's Minds
-
7.
["I see great things for you in the future... next client!"]
Moolah the Mystic -
8.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Manufacturing Company -
9.
["Come, Doctor, I want to show you something!"]
Professor Eureka -
10.
["Gangway, Fosdick!!"]
Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil -
11.
The Voice from 2,500 Years Ago
-
12.
The Mystery of Dreams
-
13.
The Talking Toys of Lost Valley
-
14.
[no title indexed]
DeLuxe Photo Service -
15.
[no title indexed]
Zenith Stamps -
16.
[no title indexed]
Colonial Studios Greeting Cards -
17.
The Insult that Turned a "Chump" into a Champ
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System -
18.
[no title indexed]
Fashion Frocks, Inc.
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- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mark Q
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- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
- Jim Walls
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