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Issue: House of Mystery #72
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
On Sale Date: 12/31/1957
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (6 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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reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
Disclose Images2
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
 
 
The Girl in the Glass Sphere!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
Subject Matter
Who is that woman?
Reprinting
FlagBig Boy #27 published December 1958
as La fille sous la sphère de verre [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?; ? (photograph)
?; ? (photograph)
typeset
Subject Matter
Are you skinny like I was?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover.
Dark Journey

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
crime, horror, occult
Th-that sudden lightning... it's giving away my position to the men who want to kill me!
A man who takes a fortune that was meant to build a hospital in Africa is cursed by the village witch doctor.
Reprinting
FlagBig Boy #27 published December 1958
as Le voyage dans l'ombre [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagHouse of Mystery #196 published November 1971
as Dark Journey [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagFantomet #2/1995 published January 1995
as Mørk reise [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2 published May 2007
as Dark Journey [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
 
Miscellaneous
6
The Line of Stars

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
house ad for DC comics
Simon Newcomb

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
informational, non-fiction, science and technology
The moon is precisely where Newcomb forecast it would be -- 2600 years ago!
Reprinting
FlagMystery in Space #10 published October 1952
was Simon Newcomb [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
The Return of the Masked Phantom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
Phantom of Villemain [Duval]; General Metaxa
Look! The phantom of Villemain has returned--just as he promised he would, 500 years ago!
A legendary masked patriot apparently returns from the dead to inspire his countrymen to turn against their tyrannical rulers.
Reprinting
FlagBig Boy #27 published December 1958
as Retour du fantôme masqué [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Do You Know What's Behind a Law?

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
informational, opinion
Jerry
Hop in, fellers! My mother left the keys in the car!
Jerry learns the importance of drivers' education.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
The PSA is produced in sequential-arts comics format and in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
They Haunt the White House

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction, occult
The little crew of gardeners had just arrived with tools and wheelbarrows, very proud to have been chosen for the job they were about to perform.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
The Man Who Betrayed Earth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Elliot Wright; Emmet; Professor King; Marston
No, Wright--don't turn that film over to these creatures!
A film director turns out to be the one man who can stop an alien invasion.
Reprinting
FlagThe Unexpected #162 published March 1975
as The Man Who Betrayed Earth [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Jack Kirby Omnibus #1 published October 2011
as The Man Who Betrayed Earth [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Moolah the Mystic
They tell me you are a good guide to take along across the desert!
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
The Girl in the Glass Sphere

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
fantasy, occult
No matter where they go, he keeps her imprisoned--and she allows him to! Why?... Why?
A reporter tries to solve the mystery of a man who keeps his wife sealed in various glass enclosures.
Reprinting
FlagBig Boy #27 published December 1958
as La fille sous la sphère de verre ! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagHouse of Mystery #227 published October 1974
as The Girl in the Glass Sphere [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagHorror #61 published ?
as Das Mädchen im Glashaus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Your Prize is Ready

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Littleton Stamp Co.
Treasure Chest of prized stamps from pirate strongholds!
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
Stephens Credit Sales
Do you want spending money?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Get these prizes or cash profits at no cost to you!
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Back cover.

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