House of Mystery
#154
(October 1965)
DC,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of February, May, August and November
- On-sale Date
- 1965-08-19
- 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
Copyright © National Periodical Publications, Inc., 1965.
On-sale date from ad in Tales of the Unexpected #91 and copyright registration.
On-sale date from ad in Tales of the Unexpected #91 and copyright registration.
Prisoner of the Purple Demon!
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
-
in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #81 (1 de marzo de 1966)
-
[no title indexed]
G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- war
Indexer Notes
Ad for joining the G.I. Joe Club.
Inside front cover.
The Mirror Martian Manhunter
John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Orry Kane (villain); Mirror Manhunter
- Synopsis
- Orry Kane, once jailed by J'onn J'onzz, uses a magic mirror to create a warped duplicate of the Manhunter that helps him commit crimes.
- Reprints
- in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #81 (1 de marzo de 1966)
-
in Hercule (Arédit-Artima, 1976 series) #19 (avril 1981) [N&B [B&W]] -
in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([July] 2009)
-
- Keywords
- magic mirror
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
On the page between page 4 and page 5 of the previous story sequence.
Kat Korners the King!
AMT Models; The Kat from AMT / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
Indexer Notes
On the page between page 4 and page 5 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
Are You a Litter-Bug?
public service announcement / 1 page
- Script
- Jack Schiff ?
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff; Ira Schnapp (title)
- Genre
- advocacy
Indexer Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
The Fighting Devil-Dog!
Fighting Devil Dog / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- war
Indexer Notes
house ad for Our Fighting Forces (DC, 1954 series) #95
The Phantom of the Carnival
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- Journalist Dan Carson thinks he's on the trail of a foreign spy at the Maskville Carnival, but the truth is much stranger.
- Reprints
- in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #81 (1 de marzo de 1966)
-
- Keywords
- aliens; carnival; masks
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys & girls... 10 issues of your favorite magazines...
Prisoner of the Purple Demon!
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- Professor Bentley learns that a giant purple monster is not a menace after all, and instead is trying to save the Earth from destruction.
- Reprints
- in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #81 (1 de marzo de 1966)
-
- Keywords
- aliens; monsters
Superman and Batman for the First Time
Superman and Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
House ad for 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #15.
On the page between page 6 and page 7 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
On the page between page 6 and page 7 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Strange Adventures; Tales of the Unexpected / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- For the very best...
[no title indexed]
Mysteries of the Ages / text article / 1 page
- Script
- Jack Miller ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Performing tower clocks were believed to have originated...
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
Fight Global Air Battles with Planes of All Nations
116 Planes of All Nations / advertisement / 0.5 page
[no title indexed]
Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Prisoner of the Purple Demon!
-
1.
[no title indexed]
G.I. Joe -
2.
The Mirror Martian Manhunter
John Jones Manhunter from Mars -
3.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
4.
Kat Korners the King!
AMT Models; The Kat from AMT -
5.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
6.
Are You a Litter-Bug?
-
7.
The Fighting Devil-Dog!
Fighting Devil Dog -
8.
The Phantom of the Carnival
-
9.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
10.
["Boys & girls... 10 issues of your favorite magazines..."]
-
11.
Prisoner of the Purple Demon!
-
12.
Superman and Batman for the First Time
Superman and Batman -
13.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
14.
["For the very best..."]
Strange Adventures; Tales of the Unexpected -
15.
["Performing tower clocks were believed to have originated..."]
Mysteries of the Ages -
16.
Fight Global Air Battles with Planes of All Nations
116 Planes of All Nations -
17.
[no title indexed]
100 Magnets -
18.
[no title indexed]
Wallace Brown Greeting Cards -
19.
[no title indexed]
Aurora Products
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Donald Dale Milne
- Jim Van Dore
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