House of Mystery #50

(May 1956)

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

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

I Rode Man o' Mars (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Prentice

Inks

John Prentice

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

A Martian takes over the mind of a horse.

Follow This Track (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Showcase; Kings of the Wild / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's a wonderful day for a drive in the country!

Genre

humor

Characters

Moolah the Mystic

Synopsis

Moolah predicts a nice drive in the country.

Reprints

• in Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #38 (June-July 1964)

The Song That Haunted (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Synopsis

A man takes revenge on Broadway composers using a color organ.

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

Shorty / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Good-bye!" "Good luck!

Genre

humor

Characters

Shorty

Synopsis

Shorty's friend packs a picnic lunch to eat on their space mission.

Reprints

• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #286 (July 1961)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Get Your Ticket to the Treasury of Books! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; superhero

Characters

Superman

Synopsis

Superman introduces a group of boys and girls to the public library.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

Though we briefly credited Wayne Boring with the Superman figures, due to an error report from Keith Chandler, the consensus of the members of the GCD Main list was that Mortimer was swiping or imitating Boring.

I Was the Man in the Iron Mask (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Ely

Inks

Bill Ely

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

A scientist is forced to wear an iron mask after an accident gives him deadly radioactive vision.

Reprints

• in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #3 ([Circa1956-1960])

Marauders from Mars (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

George Kashdan (credited)

Pencils

? (illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Colors

? (illustration)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

An account of the famous Orson Welles radio broadcast of the "War of the Worlds"

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I found it! This city has been buried for over 5000 years

Genre

humor

Characters

Professor Eureka

Synopsis

Professor Eureka's assistant tries to find money in Archaeology.

Reprints

• in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #128 (November 1962)
which is reprinted
• in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #33 (1 de julio de 1963)

The Amazing Swami (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Inks

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Synopsis

A newspaper reporter investigates a phoney swami and a million dollar robbery.

Reprints

• in My Greatest Adventure (K. G. Murray, 1955 series) #22 ([January 1957])

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

Davy to the Rescue! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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