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Series: House of Mystery

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Publisher: DC

Title: House of Mystery
Issue: 18
Page Count: 36
Publish Date: September 1953
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Contributors: Editor: Whitney Ellsworth (credited)

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House of Mystery 18
Owner: bomber-bob

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Story Title: The Devil-Bird! - cover
Pages:1
Pencils:Ruben Moreira
Inks:Ruben Moreira
Letters:Ira Schnapp
Genre:horror-suspense


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Garcelon Stamp Co.
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Dance of Doom! - comic story
Pages:6
Pencils:Leonard Starr
Inks:Leonard Starr
Genre:drama; crime
Synopsis:The ambitious dancer Darius sabotages the stage and sees to it that two rival colleagues are crippled. Now Darius is the leading man, but goes insane with hallucinations caused by his guilt.


Story Title: Ghost Patrol! - comic story
Pages:0.5
Pencils:Morris Waldinger
Inks:Morris Waldinger
Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:Ghost sightings in a cemetery in Georgia.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Bendix Coaster Brake
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset


Story Title: The Fallen Moon! - comic story
Pages:0.75
Pencils:Morris Waldinger
Inks:Morris Waldinger
Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:A weather balloon is confused with the moon.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Wildroot Cream-Oil
Pages:0.25


Story Title: The Bravest Man Alive! - comic story
Pages:6
Pencils:Curt Swan
Inks:Ray Burnley
Genre:drama
Synopsis:Two men, the American Emmet Carlton and the French Franz Dubois, claim to be the bravest man alive. They meet in Paris for a decisive battle. Each opponent starts pulling pranks to scare the other out of his wits – and thus be announced the winner. In the end they engage in a pistol duel and perish both.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Fleer; Dubble Bubble
Pages:0.5
Pencils:Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Inks:Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Letters:Ray Thompson ?
Genre:children
Characters:Pud


Story Title: Editorial Advisory Board - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Buzzy Asks: How Safe Is Your Driving? - public service announcement
Features:Buzzy
Pages:1
Pencils:Win Mortimer
Inks:Win Mortimer
Letters:Ira Schnapp
Genre:advocacy; teen
Characters:Buzzy


Story Title: Devil Bird! - comic story
Pages:5.67
Pencils:Ruben Moreira (signed)
Inks:Ruben Moreira (signed)
Genre:crime
Synopsis:Jules Diero kills a man and is led by the talking bird Jabez to a hidden treasure. The jewels, however, are fake and Diero is caught by the police.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Tootsie Roll
Pages:0.33
Letters:typeset


Story Title: The Mystery of the Hand Animals - text article
Pages:2
Pencils:Raymond Perry
Inks:Raymond Perry
Letters:typeset
Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:Dinosaur fossils were believed to be monster's bones.


Story Title: The Line of Stars Presents Tomahawk - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Tomahawk
Pages:1


Story Title: The Mechanical Mind! - comic story
Pages:6
Pencils:Howard Sherman
Inks:Howard Sherman
Genre:crime
Synopsis:Sam Larkin poisons professor Hartford and hooks the scientist’s brain to a mechanical thinking machine to calculate gambling odds. Larkin wins at roulette and boxing bets. When he takes every last penny to the horse races, he is taught a lesson: Hartford is still alive and rigged all his winnings to ruin his criminal assistant.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Jowett Institute of Physical Training
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Motor's Auto Repair Manual
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Lucky Song Parade Co.
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


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