House of Mystery
#143
(June 1964)
DC,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of February, May, August and November
- On-sale Date
- 1964-04-02
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Jack Schiff (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from ad in Strange Adventures #164 and copyright registration.
The Giant-Maker!
John Jones Manhunter from Mars / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Zook
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
First solo cover appearance of the Martian Manhunter.
Are You a Good Neighbor?
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
- Synopsis
- The boys learn a lesson about littering.
Indexer Notes
inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
The 300-Year Old Manhunt
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Synopsis
- An embittered author discovers that a rival novelist has discovered the secret of time travel, which allows him to write with more historical accuracy. He accidentally kills the man, then steals the secret, goes back in time, and is arrested for a crime his rival previously committed.
- Keywords
- time travel; Tower of London
Indexer Notes
Writer credit determined by textual analysis by Lou Mougin.
[no title indexed]
Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't leave your job...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Moolah the Mystic
The Man Who Borrowed Brains
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- A scientist discovers a ray that can steal the intelligence of animals and people. However, when he uses it on an alien invader, it leads to his death.
Indexer Notes
Writer credit determined by textual analysis by Lou Mougin.
[no title indexed]
House of Secrets; Tales of the Unexpected / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
[no title indexed]
Mysteries of the Ages / text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the year 1799, Thomas Bruce...
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
The Giant-Maker
John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Zook; Malador (villain)
- Synopsis
- The latest menace released from the Idol-Head of Diabolu is a creature that can turn people into giants. It releases Malador, an ancient sorcerer who had been shrunken to microscopic size as punishment.
- Reprints
-
in The Hundred Comic (K. G. Murray, 1961 ? series) #95 ([September 1964]) -
in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([July] 2009)
-
- Keywords
- Idol-Head of Diabolu; monsters
Indexer Notes
Feature continues from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #326. From #143-158 J'onn J'onzz appears with alien pal Zook, usually battling the monthly menaces from the Idol-Head of Diabolu.
126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos
126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos / advertisement / 1 page
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Giant-Maker!
John Jones Manhunter from Mars -
1.
Are You a Good Neighbor?
-
2.
The 300-Year Old Manhunt
-
3.
Watch for the First Superboy Annual!
Superboy -
4.
Emerging from His Cloak of Shadows
I -- Spy! -
5.
["Don't leave your job..."]
Moolah the Mystic -
6.
The Man Who Borrowed Brains
-
7.
["For the very best..."]
House of Secrets; Tales of the Unexpected -
8.
["Be first in your neighborhood..."]
-
9.
["In the year 1799, Thomas Bruce..."]
Mysteries of the Ages -
10.
The Giant-Maker
John Jones Manhunter from Mars -
11.
["Be my guest at America's greatest amusement park"]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
12.
100 Magnets
100 Magnets -
13.
126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos
126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos -
14.
["Boys! Men! My secret new dynaflex method..."]
Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System -
15.
Fighting Ships
Fighting Ships
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Gregory Fischer
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Donald Dale Milne
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Jim Van Dore
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