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Issue: House of Mystery #143
Publication Date: June 1964
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Issues: #143 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 Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/02/1964
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from ad in Strange Adventures #164 and 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 Giant-Maker!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Zook
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #2 published July 2009
as House of Mystery #143 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: First solo cover appearance of the Martian Manhunter.
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Are You a Good Neighbor?

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, teen
Synopsis: The boys learn a lesson about littering.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
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The 300-Year Old Manhunt

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Synopsis: An embittered author discovers that a rival novelist has discovered the secret of time travel, which allows him to write with more historical accuracy. He accidentally kills the man, then steals the secret, goes back in time, and is arrested for a crime his rival previously committed.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: Writer credit determined by textual analysis by Lou Mougin.
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Watch for the First Superboy Annual!

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Genres: superhero
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: house ad for Superboy Annual (DC, 1964 series) #1, on sale April 23
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Emerging from His Cloak of Shadows

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Genres: espionage
Feature(s): I -- Spy!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #50, featuring King Faraday.
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Moolah the Mystic
First Line: Don't leave your job...
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Pages: 1
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The Man Who Borrowed Brains

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Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: A scientist discovers a ray that can steal the intelligence of animals and people. However, when he uses it on an alien invader, it leads to his death.
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Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: Writer credit determined by textual analysis by Lou Mougin.
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): House of Secrets; Tales of the Unexpected
First Line: For the very best...
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Be first in your neighborhood...
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): Mysteries of the Ages
First Line: In the year 1799, Thomas Bruce...
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Pages: 1
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The Giant-Maker

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Zook; Malador (villain)
Synopsis: The latest menace released from the Idol-Head of Diabolu is a creature that can turn people into giants. It releases Malador, an ancient sorcerer who had been shrunken to microscopic size as punishment.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #2 published July 2009
as The Giant-Maker [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Feature continues from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #326. From #143-158 J'onn J'onzz appears with alien pal Zook, usually battling the monthly menaces from the Idol-Head of Diabolu.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Be my guest at America's greatest amusement park
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Pages: 0.5
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100 Magnets

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126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos

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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Boys! Men! My secret new dynaflex method...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Fighting Ships

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Sold by Helen of Toy, Co.
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