House of Mystery #1

(December 1951-January 1952)

Don't Be Earth-Bound! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Mystery in Space / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

I Fell in Love with a Witch! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Ray Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Jean Brewster; Carter Blake; Boris Wilder

Synopsis

Private investigator Carter Blake falls head over heels in love with Jean Brewster. Without knowing anything about her, he's willing to marry her. Checking old newspaper clippings, Blake finds out that his fiancé seems to possess witch-like powers. Three of her former husbands died after her "kiss of death."

Reprints

• in Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #40 ([August 1961])
• in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #148 (15 de diciembre de 1968 ?)
• in The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #162 (March-April 1975)
• in Weird Mystery Tales Annual (K. G. Murray, 1975 series) #2 ([1976])
• in Millennium Edition: House of Mystery 1 (DC, 2000 series) (September 2000)

Indexer Notes

Inking credit from Millennium Edition reprint.

Out of This World (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Necco Wafers / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Royal Desserts / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Man or Monster? (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Brown

Inks

Bob Brown

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

Dr. Hunt gets addicted to a formula which transforms him into a brutish beast and commands him to murder his friends. Hunt remains undetected because he changes back to human form just in time.

Reprints

• in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #148 (15 de diciembre de 1968 ?), #148 (15 de diciembre de 1968 ?)
• in Millennium Edition: House of Mystery 1 (DC, 2000 series) (September 2000)

Indexer Notes

First-person narrative. Variation of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."

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

Vitalis Hair Cream / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Nabisco Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Ghost of Paris! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; horror-suspense

Synopsis

In Paris, Missouri, a woman in black haunted the town for years.

Reprints

• in Millennium Edition: House of Mystery 1 (DC, 2000 series) (September 2000)

The Curse of Seabury Manor (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

A man spends the night in haunted Seabury Manor and dies 24 hours later. Just before he was able to develop photographic proof of a ghost living there.

Reprints

• in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #148 (15 de diciembre de 1968 ?)
• in Millennium Edition: House of Mystery 1 (DC, 2000 series) (September 2000)

Indexer Notes

We previously suggested Bernie Krigstein for pencils and inks in error.

Getting an Erector Is Like Having Your Own Toy Factory (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Erector / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I don't believe that story, Al --

Genre

humor

Characters

Casey the Cop

Reprints

• in Millennium Edition: House of Mystery 1 (DC, 2000 series) (September 2000)

Exposing Voices from Beyond (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

David Kahn

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

Investigation into the world of false Spiritualism, reporting and debunking many of the procedures used.

Pete the Flash Scores for Captain Tootsie (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Wanda Was a Werewolf! (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Win Mortimer ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

Doug Martin visits the village of his fiancé Wanda where the townsfolk are hunting a female werewolf. Martin is led to believe that Wanda is the beast but then discovers a plot to drug her into her strange behavior.

Reprints

• in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #148 (15 de diciembre de 1968 ?)
• in Millennium Edition: House of Mystery 1 (DC, 2000 series) (September 2000)

Indexer Notes

First-person narrative.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Superstitious Lover! (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Morris Waldinger

Inks

Morris Waldinger

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

A young man thinks a ghost is following him, but it's only a white ribbon attached to his hat.

Reprints

• in Millennium Edition: House of Mystery 1 (DC, 2000 series) (September 2000)

Indexer Notes

Pencil and ink credits from Millennium Edition credits.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

What Sparks a Champion Sparks You (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)