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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):  
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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!

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Genres: horror
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Judy and Jim Defy Savage Gorilla!

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Genres: adventure
Synopsis: Comic strip style ad for selling salve door-to-door.
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The Stranger from Out There

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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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Genres: informational, non-fiction
First Line: Why do some folks consider black cats... ill omens?
Synopsis: Four questions and answers.
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Synopsis: Miniature Spy Camera
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The Ink That Mastered Men's Minds

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Genres: fantasy, 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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Genres: humorous
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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Synopsis: Daisy Manufacturing Company
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Genres: humorous
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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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

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Synopsis: Archaeologists dig up an ancient temple in Greece with a statue that knows everything that has happened.
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The Mystery of Dreams

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Synopsis: Stories of famous people who solved puzzles in their dreams.
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The Talking Toys of Lost Valley

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Genres: horror, 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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The Insult that Turned a "Chump" into a Champ

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