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Issue: House of Mystery #50
Publication Date: May 1956
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Issues: #50 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: 02/28/1956
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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
Format Notes:  
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The Amazing Swami!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, science fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jowett Institute of Physical Training
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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I Rode Man o' Mars

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: A Martian takes over the mind of a horse.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Follow This Track

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Showcase; Kings of the Wild
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Moolah the Mystic
First Line: It's a wonderful day for a drive in the country!
Synopsis: Moolah predicts a nice drive in the country.
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In Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown #38 published June 1964
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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The Song That Haunted

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Synopsis: A man takes revenge on Broadway composers using a color organ.
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Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Shorty
First Line: Good-bye!" "Good luck!
Synopsis: Shorty's friend packs a picnic lunch to eat on their space mission.
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Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
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Pages: 0.33
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Get Your Ticket to the Treasury of Books!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, opinion, superhero
Character(s): Superman
Synopsis: Superman introduces a group of boys and girls to the public library.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

Though we briefly credited Wayne Boring with the Superman figures, due to an error report from Keith Chandler, the consensus of the members of the GCD Main list was that Mortimer was swiping or imitating Boring.
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I Was the Man in the Iron Mask

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: A scientist is forced to wear an iron mask after an accident gives him deadly radioactive vision.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Hundred Comic Monthly #3 published January 1956
as I Was the Man in the Iron Mask [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Marauders from Mars

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: An account of the famous Orson Welles radio broadcast of the "War of the Worlds"
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Professor Eureka
First Line: I found it! This city has been buried for over 5000 years
Synopsis: Professor Eureka's assistant tries to find money in Archaeology.
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In Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #128 published November 1962
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Pages: 1
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The Amazing Swami

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Synopsis: A newspaper reporter investigates a phoney swami and a million dollar robbery.
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Littleton Stamp Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Davy to the Rescue!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilson Chemical Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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