House of Mystery
#72
(March 1958)
DC,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1957-12-31
- 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); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Girl in the Glass Sphere!
cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Who is that woman?
- Reprints
-
in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #27 (December 1958) - in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #9 (1972)
-
Dark Journey
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Nick Cardy (signed)
- Inks
- Nick Cardy (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Pat Gordon
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Th-that sudden lightning... it's giving away my position to the men who want to kill me!
- Genre
- crime; horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- A man who takes a fortune that was meant to build a hospital in Africa is cursed by the village witch doctor.
- Reprints
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #27 (December 1958)
-
in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #4 ([circa 1959]) -
in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #196 (November 1971) which is reprinted - in House of Mystery: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2018 series) #1 (2018 [March 2019])
-
in Fantomen (Semic, 1958 series) #9/1994 (1994) -
in Fantomet (Semic, 1976 series) #2/1995 (uke 4 1995) - in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #2 ([May] 2007) [black and white]
-
Simon Newcomb
Giants of the Telescope / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The moon is precisely where Newcomb forecast it would be -- 2600 years ago!
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science; biography
- Reprints
- from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #10 (October-November 1952)
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #4 ([circa 1959])
-
Indexer Notes
Some information for this sequence from Arthur Lortie. Script and art credits verified from copies of DC editorial records sent to Gene Reed from Nelson Bridwell in 1986.
The Return of the Masked Phantom
comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look! The phantom of Villemain has returned--just as he promised he would, 500 years ago!
- Characters
- Phantom of Villemain [Duval]; General Metaxa
- Synopsis
- A legendary masked patriot apparently returns from the dead to inspire his countrymen to turn against their tyrannical rulers.
- Reprints
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #27 (December 1958)
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #4 ([circa 1959])
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #15 (1974) [N&B [B&W]]
-
Do You Know What's Behind a Law?
public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hop in, fellers! My mother left the keys in the car!
- Genre
- advocacy
- Characters
- Jerry
- Synopsis
- Jerry learns the importance of drivers' education.
Indexer Notes
The PSA is produced in sequential-arts comics format and in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
They Haunt the White House
text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The little crew of gardeners had just arrived with tools and wheelbarrows, very proud to have been chosen for the job they were about to perform.
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #4 ([circa 1959])
-
The Man Who Betrayed Earth
comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No, Wright--don't turn that film over to these creatures!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Elliot Wright; Emmet; Professor King; Marston
- Synopsis
- A film director turns out to be the one man who can stop an alien invasion.
- Reprints
-
in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #7 ([November 1958]) - in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #4 ([circa 1959])
- in The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #162 (March-April 1975) which is reprinted
- in The Jack Kirby Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #1 ([October] 2011)
-
- Keywords
- Ziron; Zironians
[no title indexed]
Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as
Henry Boltinoff) - Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- They tell me you are a good guide to take along across the desert!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Moolah the Mystic
- Reprints
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #27 (December 1958)
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #4 ([circa 1959])
-
The Girl in the Glass Sphere
comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No matter where they go, he keeps her imprisoned--and she allows him to! Why?... Why?
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Synopsis
- A reporter tries to solve the mystery of a man who keeps his wife sealed in various glass enclosures.
- Reprints
-
in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #61 - in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #27 (December 1958)
- in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #4 ([circa 1959])
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #9 (1972) [N&B [B&W]]
- in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #227 (October-November 1974) which is reprinted
- in Terror Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #8 ([October 1978]) [Job number (J-1568), and copyright details deleted from reprint. Host (Cain) deleted from pp1 with top panel cropped. Page headings deleted: “Girl in the Glass Sphere” (odd pages) and “The House of Mystery” (even pages), except for pp1.]
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #59 (1983) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Girl in the Glass Sphere!
-
1.
["Are you skinny like I was?"]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
2.
Dark Journey
-
3.
The Line of Stars
-
4.
Simon Newcomb
Giants of the Telescope -
5.
The Return of the Masked Phantom
-
6.
Do You Know What's Behind a Law?
-
7.
They Haunt the White House
-
8.
The Man Who Betrayed Earth
-
9.
["They tell me you are a good guide to take along across the desert!"]
Moolah the Mystic -
10.
The Girl in the Glass Sphere
-
11.
Your Prize is Ready
American Seeds -
12.
["Treasure Chest of prized stamps from pirate strongholds!"]
Littleton Stamp Co. -
13.
["Do you want spending money?"]
Stephens Credit Sales -
14.
["Get these prizes or cash profits at no cost to you!"]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Nick Caputo
- Gregory Fischer
- David Haglund
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Mark Muller
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Tony R. Rose
- Brian Stewart
- Jim Van Dore
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