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House of Mystery #87

DC · Series began 1951 · June 1959

Dates

Cover date
June 1959
On sale
April 2, 1959
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Bob Brown, Mort Meskin, Gil Kane, Bernard Baily, Henry Boltinoff, Howard Purcell, Nick Cardyinks: Bob Brown, George Roussos, Bernard Baily, Gil Kane, Henry Boltinoff, Howard Purcell, Nick Cardyletters: Ira Schnapp, Henry Boltinoffscript: Henry Boltinoff, Jack Schiff

Stories

  • The Human Diamond · 5.67 pages

    On an expedition to test out a diamond-detector, a crew gets a strong reading near a seam in a rock. Upon entering the seam, one of the men falls into a gaseous pit. Out of the pit comes a man made of solid diamond.

  • The Secret of the Phoenix · 5.67 pages

    Harry Boone is about to finish his quest for an archaelogical treasure when the dangers of the jungle destroy his nerve. But when the natives point him toward the "deathless" Phoenix bird, he believes he's found a new source of courage.

  • The Underworld Sorcerer · 7 pages

    Rocky Martin, crime boss, has been deported, but still maintains his underworld ties. While in Europe, he runs into the last in a line of sorcerers and believes he's found his ticket back to the States and his empire.

  • The Man Who Outraced Light · 1 pages
  • The Menacing Pet from Pluto! · 5.67 pages

    An expedition finds freezing cold weather in the tropics. The cause appears to be a strange alien creature that seemingly escaped from a crashed ship and left behind the unconscious ship's captain. It's up to the expedition to find a way to stop the creature.

  • Superstitious Sayings · 0.5 pages

Characters

Moolah the Mystic

Reprinted in

Five-Score Comic Monthly (1958), Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (1956), Justice Traps the Guilty (1957), Colossal Comic (1958)

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