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Issue: House of Mystery #19
Publication Date: October 1953
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Issues: #19 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: 08/05/1953
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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 Strange Faces of Death!

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Genres: horror, mystery
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Feature(s): Novelty Mart
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Ghost Writer!

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Genres: horror
Synopsis: Ralph Desmond writes novels which are dictated to him by the ghost of his 17th century ancestor. On the height of his success, Desmond vanishes into the past.
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Black Fear!

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Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: In Sydney, Australia, a couple is chased by an evil tornado.
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Feature(s): Sky Bar
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Strange Sea Story!

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Synopsis: A ghostly apparition directs a ship on a rescue mission.
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Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Man of Evil!

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Genres: crime, horror, mystery
Synopsis: Eddie Bascomb escapes from prison and finds shelter with professor Judson Lamont. Lamont studies the evil in human nature and makes Bascomb commit crimes. When a rival of the professor is found dead, the police arrest both men.
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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Dubble Bubble Gum
First Line: Now that we're at the North Pole...
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Binky Says: "Give Your Pet All the Breaks!"

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Genres: opinion, teen
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The Strange Faces of Death!

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Genres: horror
Synopsis: Elmo Hackett, collector of death masks of people who died unnatural deaths, leads the reader through his exhibition. Until he finds his own mask on display.
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In Content Item: FlagDC Special #4 published July 1969
as The Strange Faces of Death! [Story on Interior Page(s)]splash panel reduced and each tier moved up one spot
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The Oldest Magic in the World

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Synopsis: Accounts of magic rings and good luck charms.
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The Line of Stars Presents Tomahawk

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Spirit's Revenge!

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Genres: horror, mystery
Synopsis: The magician Carlton Van Dru claims to have powers of real magic. Scorned by his unbelieving colleagues, Van Dru swears revenge. One day he is found dead, but returns from the grave to taunt his fellow magicians. A police detective investigates and exposes a hoax.
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Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
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Feature(s): Friendship Studios, Inc.
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Feature(s): Motor's Auto Repair Manual
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Feature(s): Cracker Jack
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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