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Issue: House of Mystery #2
Publication Date: February 1952
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Issues: #2 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: 12/03/1951
Volume: none
Pages: 44
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (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
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I Was a Dead Man!

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Genres: horror, occult
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Buzzy Says: "Be Yourself-- Your Best Self!"

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Genres: opinion, teen
Character(s): Buzzy
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The Mark of X

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Genres: horror, occult
Synopsis: Suspense writer Grace Deems creates a high-flying TV show about a hairy monster called "X". But then an X-like creature materializes and starts harassing people.
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Feature(s): Out of This World; Necco
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What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!

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Feature(s): Wheaties
Character(s): George Mikan
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The Secret of Salzo the Great!

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Genres: crime
Synopsis: Stage magician Salzo commits crimes by hypnotizing his victims.
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In Content Item: FlagDC Special #4 published July 1969
as The Secret of Salzo the Great! [Story on Interior Page(s)]1st panel modified
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Pages: 3.67
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Feature(s): Vitalis Hair Cream
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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
First Line: W-we're lost in this cave!
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Tree of Doom!

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Genres: crime, horror
Synopsis: Jared Long kills his older cousin Paul Moresby to inherit his fortune. It's buried under Moresby's beloved magic tree which comes alive and ends Long's life.
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Feature(s): Luden's Cough Drops
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The Radar Rescue

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): the Professor
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I Was a Dead Man!

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Genres: crime, horror
Synopsis: Uranium prospector Clyde is tricked into believing that he died and walks around as a ghost. His criminal partner Steve wants to drive him mad to get his hands on the valuable claim.
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Ghost River!

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Genres: horror
Synopsis: English folklore about Peg O'Nell. Once a year a man drowns where Peg drowned.
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Feature(s): Charlie Wild; Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Secret Inks

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Genres: historical, informational, non-fiction
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The Strange Experiment of Dr. Grimm!

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Genres: horror, science fiction
Character(s): Nick Nolan; John Grimm; Warden Lewis; Dave Strong
Synopsis: John Grimm keeps a convicted murderer's brain alive after his execution but finds himself controlled by the brain to commit murder.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Unexpected #159 published September 1974
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Motor's Auto Repair Manual
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Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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