House of Mystery #7

(October 1952)

Binky Asks "What Do You Know About Other People?" (Table of Contents: 1)

Binky / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Win Mortimer

Inks:

Win Mortimer

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Genre:

advocacy; teen

Characters:

Binky

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Nine Lives of Alger Denham! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Inks:

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

crime

Synopsis:

A newspaper reporter first falls for the story he is told by Alger Denham, a man seemingly possessed by ingenious abilities. Then he uncovers a plot to murder his uncle behind it.

Indexer Notes

Called Roger Denham on cover. First-person narrative.

["Put this box of Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum in the vault..."] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Lover from the Dead! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

non-fiction; historical

Characters:

Mlle. Hyperion Clairon

Synopsis:

French actess Clairon breaks the heart of a man and is haunted by his voice for two years.

Strange Beliefs! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Account of New Year's Day customs.

Reprints:

• in Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #14 (June 1957)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

The Devil Mask of Death! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Howard Purcell

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

crime; horror-suspense

Synopsis:

A group of tourists in Rio de Janeiro dons native devil masks for a parade. One of them, Peter Brent, wants to harm a friend of his, but is hit by a curse before he can accomplish his evil plan.

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

Out of This World; Necco / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Two More Thrilling Magazines for Mystery Fans! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Sensation Mystery; The Phantom Stranger / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Museum of Murder! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 3.67 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (same as #5)

Inks:

? (same as #5)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

crime

Synopsis:

The killer "angel face" Finny hides as dummy in a wax museum.

Indexer Notes

First-person narrative.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Mysterious Portrait (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

The painter Rossetti unknowingly recreates a painting which had been done 400 years before him.

How Would You Explain It? (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Jack Miller [as Jack E. Miller]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Article about "fate" versus "coincidence."

The Riddle of the Split Siamese Twins! (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Leonard Starr

Inks:

Leonard Starr

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

crime

Synopsis:

Peppi and Paul Belinda are Siamese twins working as a high wire act in the circus. When they are surgically separated, they keep sharing mind control and start a criminal career as robbers.

Indexer Notes

Possibly originally a Dr. 13, Ghostbreaker story intended for Star Spangled #131. First-person narrative.

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

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)