House of Mystery
#68
(November 1957)
DC,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1957-09-01
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (sourced) (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Microscopic Man!
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
-
in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #23 (August 1958) - in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #5 (1971)
-
Teddy Roosevelt Guardian of Nature
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy
- Synopsis
- A recounting of the conservation efforts of President Theodore Roosevelt in honor of his centennial.
Indexer Notes
inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
The Book That Bewitched
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- crime; fantasy-supernatural
- Synopsis
- Occult researcher Dexter Waring is writing a well-publicized book debunking the supernatural while at the same time running a scam to convince wealthy people that they are endangered by evil mystical forces.
- Reprints
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #23 (August 1958)
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #11 (1973) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
-
[no title indexed]
Professor Eureka / comic story / 0.5 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'll take you on a tour of the museum, Minerva!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Professor Eureka; Minerva (his niece)
- Reprints
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #23 (August 1958)
-
in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #25 (May 1961) - in House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #74 (September-October 1965)
-
Three Gambles with Fate
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Howard Purcell (signed)
- Inks
- Howard Purcell (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Synopsis
- Carl Burk steals legendary Chinese herbs that he believes will bring him great wealth and fame.
- Reprints
-
in Mighty The 100-Page Comic! (K. G. Murray, 1957 series) #3 ([January 1958]) - in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #23 (August 1958)
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #11 (1973) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
-
The Phantom Ship
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- On an ocean cruise, Roger Duval has been robbing passenger cabins and tries to escape overboard when he is spotted. He climbs aboard a passing ship but finds that its crew are all ghosts, as is he, having died in his escape.
- Reprints
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #23 (August 1958)
- in The Witching Hour (DC, 1969 series) #38 (January 1974)
-
The Magic Stick
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Synopsis
- Traveling singer Brian O'Reilly discovers a magic stick that seems to help avert several disasters.
- Reprints
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #23 (August 1958)
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #10 (1972) [N&B [B&W]]
-
The Microscopic Man
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ruben Moreira (signed)
- Inks
- Ruben Moreira
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- A scientist finds a method of shrinking objects and restoring them, but when his assistant is accidentally exposed to it, he continues to shrink and may disappear entirely before he can be restored to normal size.
- Reprints
- in My Greatest Adventure (K. G. Murray, 1955 series) #37 ([April 1958])
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #23 (August 1958)
- in Colossal Comic (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #36 ([February 1966])
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #5 (1971) [N&B [B&W]], #55 (1982) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]
-
[no title indexed]
Varsity Vic / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello, Professor. May I use the telescope?
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Varsity Vic
- Reprints
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #181 (October 1952)
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #23 (August 1958)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Microscopic Man!
-
1.
Teddy Roosevelt Guardian of Nature
-
2.
The Book That Bewitched
-
3.
["I'll take you on a tour of the museum, Minerva!"]
Professor Eureka -
4.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park -
5.
Three Gambles with Fate
-
6.
The Secret of the Phantom Fish
-
7.
The Phantom Ship
-
8.
The Magic Stick
-
9.
The Microscopic Man
-
10.
["Hello, Professor. May I use the telescope?"]
Varsity Vic -
11.
[no title indexed]
American Specialty Co. -
12.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales -
13.
[no title indexed]
Garcelon Stamp Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Nick Caputo
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Donald Dale Milne
- Frank Plowright
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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