House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) comic books
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Issue #4
$24.00
View scan- INCOMPLETE. Missing centerfold (affects art and story). Staining on back.
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Cover by Ruben Moreira. "The Man With the Evil Eye!," art by Ruben Moreira; Mobster Jim Keene is blinded, but kills his neighbor Bob who promised him an eye transplant; Police cant prove anything because Keene makes it look like an accident. "Friday the 13th Club," pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti; 13 men and women form a club to debunk superstition, but one by one they meet violent deaths. "Nightmare," art by Howard Purcell; John Howell randomly kills three people to cover up the murder of his business partner. "His Double - In Doom?," pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti; Dennis and David Stanton are twins and are able to share their feelings; They embark on a life of crime using their exact likeness to be one another's alibi. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #16
$83.00
View scans- .5" Spine split from top.
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Cover pencils by Curt Swan. "Dead Men Tell No Tales!," pencils by Leonard Starr; A crooked businessman tries to fool his partner by arranging for his brother's kidnapping. "Lady Luck Wore Black!;" A gambler in Monaco meets a mysterious "Lady Luck" who lets him win all the time. "The Man Who Killed His Shadow," script by Jack Miller, pencils by Curt Swan; After having murdered the private detective Maxon, the gangster Nesbitt is followed by Maxon's bodiless shadow. "His Name on a Bullet!," art by Bill Ely; Police detective lieutenant Hodges overcomes his superstitions. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #17
$45.00
View scans- 1" Cumulative spine split. Severe water damage.
Cover by Ruben Moreira. "Station G-H-O-S-T!," art by Ruben Moreira; Andrew Gill wants to buy the house his ancestor supposedly haunts and uses some trickery on the current owner. "Beauty and the Beast!," pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; Linda the lion tamer gets involved in the schemes of a criminal circus director. "The Man With The X-Ray Eyes!," art by Howard Sherman; Police plot to make a murderer confess to his crime. "The Ordeal of Roger Black," art by Bill Ely; The executioner Roger Black rigs his jobs so that the criminals can escape - and pay him well. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #41
$22.00
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- 5" cumulative spine split.
Cover art by Bill Ely. "The Impossible Tricks!", art by Leonard Starr; Two journalists work to expose a stage magician's tricks, but one of them is secretly working with the fraud to undermine the investigation. "The House That Couldn't Be Destroyed," art by Howard Sherman; A wrecking crew is unable to demolish a house until the last descendant of its ancestral family dies. One-page Moolah the Mystic story by Henry Boltinoff. "Greeting Cards of Destiny," art by Jim McArdle; Several people receive antique greeting cards which seem to successfully foretell coming disasters. Untitled Professor Eureka story by Henry Boltinoff; The professor investigates the tomb of King Tut-Anka. "Strangest Rainfalls in History" text article by Jack Miller. "Never Underestimate a New Idea!" public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "Dinosaur Island," art by Bill Ely; Dr. Wallace exposes two living dinosaurs as a hoax perpetrated by a lazy researcher. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #48
$65.00
View scanCover by Bill Ely. Featuring: 6 page story "The Man Marooned on Earth" drawn by Ruben Moreira; 6 page story "The Magic Monkey" drawn by Bill Ely; 6 page story "The Legend of the Black Swan" written by Bob Haney and drawn by Ramona Fradon & Charles Paris; 6 page story "The Man In the Mummy's Mask" drawn by Bill Ely. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
