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  • Item #45206893
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    House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 23 PR 0.5

    Interior is complete. Full length spine split.

    Ended May 28 2018
    Winning Bid $5

    Cover art by Ruben Moreira. "The Flying Dutchman!", art by Jim Mooney; Unemployed seaman Mike Dillon gets shanghaied onto the fabled Flying Dutchman where he has to do menial work; Dillon protests and drives a cutlass through the cruel captains heart. Superman DC National Comics ad. "The Phantom Highwayman Rides Again!", art by Ramona Fradon; London eccentric Derek Drew falls in love with a young woman named Minerva and starts to court her; Drew has a dark secret, he was a highwayman of the 16th century who was betrayed by a woman also named Minerva. One-page "Body Possessed" story, art by Morris Waldinger. "The Gangster and the Ghost!", pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; American gangster Earl Crandall learns that he has English roots and used to be the Earl of Crandall; Not believing, of course, that a ghost haunts the castle he inherits, Crandall enters the premises in the company of a "ghost-breaker." "The Man Who Made Gold" text story by Jack Miller (as John Marlowe), art by Raymond Perry. "Voice from Nowhere!" filler page, art by Morris Waldinger. "The Stamps of Doom!", art by Ruben Moreira; Collector Alex Manning excavates the quarters of a Nazi concentration camp commander—where 13 rare stamps depicting atrocities are kept. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: PR 0.5 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)