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Issue: House of Mystery #42
Publication Date: September 1955
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Issues: #42 of 321 Issues (405 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/03/1955
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (6 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 Talking Toys of Lost Valley!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Bill Ely
Inker(s): Bill Ely
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Pages: 1
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Judy and Jim Defy Savage Gorilla!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ray Thompson [as R. T.] (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Thompson [as R. T.] (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Wilson Chemical Company
Synopsis: Comic strip style ad for selling salve door-to-door.
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Pages: 1
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The Stranger from Out There

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ramona Fradon
Inker(s): Charles Paris
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Mr. Cosmo
Synopsis: A stranger comes to a town that has cut itself off from the world and he appears to be from outer space.
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Pages: 6
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
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Pages: 1
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Quick Quiz
First Line: Why do some folks consider black cats... ill omens?
Synopsis: Four questions and answers.
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Pages: 0.5
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Miniature Spy Camera
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The Ink That Mastered Men's Minds

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Creig Flessel ?
Inker(s): Creig Flessel ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Synopsis: A man accidentally gets ahold of magic ink that will command anyone to do whatever he wants them to.
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In Content Item: FlagCentury, The 100 Page Comic Monthly #15 published August 1957
as The Ink That Mastered Men's Minds [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Moolah the Mystic
Character(s): Moolah the Mystic
First Line: I see great things for you in the future... next client!
Synopsis: Moolah's wife demands a new fur coat.
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Pages: 0.67
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Company
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Pages: 0.33
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Professor Eureka
Character(s): Professor Eureka
First Line: Come, Doctor, I want to show you something!
Synopsis: Professor Eureka's atom smasher is used for cracking walnuts.
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Pages: 0.75
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Credits
Writer(s): Al Capp (credited)
Penciller(s): Al Capp (credited)
Inker(s): Al Capp (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil; Fearless Fosdick
Character(s): Fearless Fosdick
First Line: Gangway, Fosdick!!
Synopsis: Crooks bust out of jail, but come back once they hear the Fearless Fosdick has Wildroot Cream-Oil.
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The Voice from 2,500 Years Ago

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jim McArdle
Inker(s): Jim McArdle
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Synopsis: Archaeologists dig up an ancient temple in Greece with a statue that knows everything that has happened.
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Pages: 6
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The Mystery of Dreams

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller (credited)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: Stories of famous people who solved puzzles in their dreams.
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Pages: 2
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The Talking Toys of Lost Valley

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Ely
Inker(s): Bill Ely
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Synopsis: A man steals the plans to small toys that can act as though they are humans but he has trouble bringing the toys to market.
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Pages: 6
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): DeLuxe Photo Service
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Zenith Co.
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Colonial Studios, Inc.
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Pages: 1
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The Insult that Turned a "Chump" into a Champ

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Charles Roman
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Charles Atlas
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Fashion Frocks, Inc.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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