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Issue: House of Mystery #16
Publication Date: July 1953
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Issues: #16 of 321 Issues (405 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/06/1953
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #224-229)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Man Who Killed His Shadow!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Pages: 1
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Buzzy Says: "Get a Box-Seat to Nature's Wonders!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, teen
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Dead Men Tell No Tales!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Leonard Starr
Inker(s): Shelly Moldoff ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Synopsis: A crooked businessman tries to fool his partner by arranging for his brother's kidnapping.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: First-person narrative. "No" is X-ed through in the title.
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Schwinn Traveler
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Fleer; Dubble Bubble
First Line: It's stopped snowing at last!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Sequential art ad for Fleers Dubble Bubble chewing gum
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The Haunted Airfield

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: A take-off spot on an air field is supposed to be haunted.
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Pages: 0.5
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Lady Luck Wore Black!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (Unk A)
Inker(s): ? (Unk A)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Synopsis: A gambler in Monaco meets a mysterious "Lady Luck" who lets him win all the time. It is, however, a set-up for international spies smuggling microfilms.
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Pages: 5.5
Disclose Notes: First-person narrative
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes a plug for The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
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Victory by Reflection

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Sam Glankoff (signed)
Inker(s): Sam Glankoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Major Mars; Popsicle
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Sequential panel art ad for Popsicle.
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The Line of Stars

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 1
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The Man Who Killed His Shadow

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, horror
Synopsis: After having murdered the private detective Maxon, the gangster Nesbitt is followed by Maxon's bodiless shadow. He can't shake the crime re-enacting shadow of his victim and drives his car into a tree.
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In Content Item: FlagGhosts #4 published March 1972
as The Man Who Killed His Shadow [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Ghosts #1 published January 2012
as The Man Who Killed His Shadow [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5.75
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Pages: 0.25
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The Language of Magic

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller [as Jack E. Miller] (credited)
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Facts about witchcraft, spells and incantations.
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Pages: 2
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Bearcat Sets Basepath on Fire

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): A Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Full page sequential panel art ad for P-F Canvas Shoes.
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His Name on a Bullet!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Ely (signed)
Inker(s): Bill Ely (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Synopsis: Police detective lieutenant Hodges overcomes his superstitions. Having been shot, Hodges was convinced to be doomed, but pulls through in the hospital.
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Giant Beach Ball
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Thom McAn
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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