House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) comic books 1950-1959

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $570.00 View scans Paper: Off white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Label #0905115002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Ray Burnley. Be Sure of Your Facts public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "The Dummy Of Death!", art by Bob Brown; Ventriloquist James Lang murders his colleague Wendell and steals his puppet "Blockhead." Half-page filler "The Mysterious Painting!", art by Morris Waldinger; Two painters separately paint the same picture. "She Wakes Up Screaming," art by Ruben Moreira; Mary Stokes suffers from bouts of madness; Her husband and her doctor surprise her with weird tricks to shock her back to sanity. Half-page filler "Ancient Legend!", art by Morris Waldinger. "The Prophecy of Doom," art by Howard Purcell; A party of explorers opens up an Egyptian tomb and is hit by a curse of death and madness. "I Was A Victim of Black Magic!", pencils by Jon Small, inks by George Roussos; A wheat fungus makes a French woman fantasize about demons. "He Hunted Ghosts" text story by David Kahn (as Don King), art by Raymond Perry. "The House Where Evil Lived!", pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Paul and Helen Morris win a house on the Mexican border which is said to be haunted; Three men died there, and nightly spooks keep running through the cellar. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bill Ely. "The Magic Gloves," art by John Prentice; A pair of magic gloves prevents its wearer from any harm; A gang robs a safe, using the gloves as protection against the cops bullets. One-page story "Concerto from the Dead!" "The Invisible Man!", pencils by Howard Purcell, inks by Charles Paris; A herbal potion stolen from the Peruvian temple of Cibola bestows the gift of invisibility; Two gangsters use it to rob a bank; One, however, spills the back-to-visibility potion over the loot and is caught, while his partner is now doomed to be invisible for the rest of his life. One-page Professor Eureka story by Henry Boltinoff. "Dreams that Hit the Jackpot" text story by Jack Marston. "Pied Piper of the Sea!", script by Otto Binder, art by Bill Ely; Captain Barney joins the hunt for the "sea piper", a flute-playing phantom who lures ships to their doom on moonlit nights; Barney uncovers the phantom as a hoax, making clever us of sea drifts and abysmal music. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Illusions of Dambro!" (art by Ruben Moreira); "The Four Forbidden Secrets"; "The Phantom With the Funny Face"; and "The Magic Kite." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bob Brown. Featuring: 6 page story "The Miniature Disasters" drawn by George Roussos; 6 page story "The Last Sorcerer" drawn by Bernard Baily; 6 page story "Puppets of Doom" drawn by Howard Purcell; 6 page story "Dream Girl" drawn by Bob Brown; 2 page Just Imagine reprint story "The Rocket Lanes of Tomorrow" by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bob Brown. Featuring: 6 page story "Assignment: Unknown" drawn by Bill Ely; 6 page story "The Secret of the Black Abyss" drawn by Bernard Baily; 6 page story "The Fatal Masquerade" drawn by Bill Ely; 6 page story "I Tuned In The Past" drawn by Joe Maneely. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bob Brown. "The Man with Countless Faces!", art by Howard Purcell; A lab accident causes a man's face to keep changing into duplicates of the people he looks at. Superman ad. "Look to the Stars!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Lou Cameron; Bob and his friends are saved from being lost in the woods because Bob knows how to find Polaris, the North Star. "The Ghost Planet," art by Sheldon Moldoff; Two scientists return from an underground expedition to discover that everyone on Earth has become invisible. One-page Moolah the Mystic story by Henry Boltinoff. "Prisoner of the Empty Quarter," pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; A crooked oil surveyor plans to steal treasures from the Middle Eastern country he is working in, but magical forces prevent his crimes. "Secret of the Space Signals" text story. "Earth's Super Prisoner," art by Nick Cardy; Adam Seldes and his friends save the life of a giant from another dimension, whose people's search for him is inadvertently causing great destruction. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Prototype of Negative Man (Doom Patrol) in "The Negative Man" (art by Jack Kirby). Also in this issue: "The 100-Century Doom," "the Man Who Could Steal Anything," and "The Visitors From Kardus II." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bob Brown. "The Human Diamond," pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; On an expedition to test out a diamond-detector, a crew gets a strong reading near a seam in a rock; Upon entering the seam, one of the men falls into a gaseous pit; Out of the pit comes a man made of solid diamond. One-page Moolah the Mystic story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Secret of the Phoenix," art by Howard Purcell; Harry Boone is about to finish his quest for an archeological treasure when the dangers of the jungle destroy his nerve; But when the natives point him toward the "deathless" Phoenix bird, he believes he's found a new source of courage. "Fred Finds a Way!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. "The Underworld Sorcerer," art by Bernard Baily; Rocky Martin, crime boss, has been deported, but still maintains his underworld ties; While in Europe, he runs into the last in a line of sorcerers and believes he's found his ticket back to the States and his empire. "The Man Who Outraced Light" text story. "The Menacing Pet from Pluto!", art by Nick Cardy; An expedition finds freezing cold weather in the tropics; The cause appears to be a strange alien creature that seemingly escaped from a crashed ship and left behind the unconscious ship's captain. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bob Brown. "Invasion of the Energy Creatures!", art by Bill Ely; Engineers hired to help a developing country's mining industry find an army of subterranean creatures wreaking havoc on the countryside. "Water: A Good Friend or Deadly Enemy--Depending on You!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily; 2/3-page Professor Eureka story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Supernatural City," pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; At the 1000-year anniversary of the founding of a European city, events documented in the town's history, The Crimson Folio, begin happening again, and the city realizes that the book is actually a book of prophecies. "Secret of the Sphinx" text story. "The Runaway Bronc from Venus!", art by Ruben Moreira; In a South American town, photographer Ben Martin discovers an alien "bronc," a flying four-legged creature. Ben also finds a crashed spaceship with an injured pilot, who lets him know that Ben needs to ride the "bronc" back to the old corral, i.e., spaceship. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Riddle of the Alien Satellite," art by George Roussos; A glowing satellite lands on Earth, emitting rays that make everything around it shrink. "It's Fun to Learn!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily; Ted teaches Billy and Steve about levers while they are cleaning up a vacant lot, touting the value of science class. One-page Dr. Floogle story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Deadly Safaris," art by Bernard Baily; A swindler uses three enchanted artifacts to bring people under his control and force them to locate a fantastic lost treasure for him. "Death Knock!" half-page filler, script and art by Mort Drucker. Half-page Doctor Rocket story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Vengeful Victim" text story. "The Forbidden Face of Fa-San!", art by Bill Ely; Three treasure hunters encounter a strange three-headed idol; Two of the heads bring good fortune, but the third punishes the greedy hunter who tries to cheat his partners. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.