House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) comic books 1953

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. "The Wishes of Doom!," pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; The idol head of Shandu travels from hand to hand, granting the owners one wish. "The Brush That Could Haunt Men's Souls," art by Jim Mooney; A magic painter's brush travels from hand to hand, exposing bad people and helping the good ones. "The Weirdest Museum in the World," art by Bob Brown; Eli Thornton runs the town's "Animal Theater" with exhibits of wildlife; Mr. Redgrave and Mr. Kirkson threaten to ruin him if he's not able to pay his debts. "The Magician Who Haunted Hollywood," script by George Kashdan, art by Leonard Starr; When actor Dick Mayhew begins to play the part of a famous escape artist for a film does the ghost of the escape artist help him with the stunts? 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Leonard Starr. "The Deadly Game of G-H-O-S-T," art by Leonard Starr; Murderer is driven to a confession by making him believe hes being haunted by a ghost. "The Bewitched Clock!," art by Ruben Moreira; A man comes into possession of a magic clock and has to relive the same day for eternity. "The Demon," art by Bob Brown; A genie appearing from a magic lamp is an actor in a luminous suit. "Nine Lives Equal Death!," pencils by Curt Swan; George Crowley is granted the nine lives of a tiger he spares while on safari. He uses them up in criminal activities. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. "The Devil's Chessboard," art by Leonard Starr; Chess expert Alan Blake engages in a deadly game on the magical 'devil's chessboard' where every lost piece equals a loss in real life. 'Men Never Die in Cell 13," pencils by Curt Swan; Two newspaper reporters fake a murder to write a scoop from the death row. "Black Future," art by Ed Smalle; Every prophecy of a fortune teller comes true in the life of Jud Taylor; The fortune teller came from the future and knew about Taylor's life. "The Secret of the Matador's Sword!," pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Jose Pinto comes into possession of a magic sword, allowing him to win bullfights up to a certain number. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Leonard Starr. "The Theater of a Thousand Thrills!," art by Leonard Starr; An actor wants to poison his rival, but he's tricked into confessing his plan. "Album of Fear!," art by Ed Smalle; The horror-seeking eccentric Jasper Jennings records the sounds of dying men on his portable tape machine. "Nightmare Nemesis," pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; Engineer Hank is radiated while working at the atomic plant and suffers from clairvoyant delusions of machines wanting to kill him. "The Tell-Tale Mirror," art by Jerry Grandenetti; John Bowers finds a mirror that shows the future. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. "The Crimes of the Black Cat," art by Bob Brown; Joe Palmer is the last survivor of a robbers' gang; When his boss' black cat Damascus starts killing off the jurors who sentenced him to death and comes for him, Palmer is frightened and tries to get rid of the beast. "The Melody of Death," art by Bill Ely; Alex Breska runs a diner and worships Egyptian death god Anubis in his back room; A trio of be-bop musicians annoys his ears. "I Hired A Ghost!," pencils by Leonard Starr, inks by Bruno Premiani; Jason Hawley wears the cursed Malayan "moonstone" to a Halloween party; A demonic figure appears, chases Hawley through the house, but falls to his death. "The Case of the Deadly Dolls," pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; Ingenious doll maker Mr. Coner fabricates dolls of people who die shortly afterwards; Investigating lieutenant Farragut finally detects a pattern and arrests the doll maker. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan. "The Man Who Could Change People," pencils by Curt Swan; Professor Kley claims his ability to transform people into animals. "The Curse of the Golden Secret!," art by Leonard Starr; A chemist dabbles with the powers of ancient alchemy and creates gold. "The Winged Demon!," pencils by Ed Smalle, inks by Howard Sherman; Ward Creed killed a man to steal his precious pearls, but is haunted by the victims pet albatross Sinbad. "Last Mile Martin," art by Jerry Grandenetti; The murderer James Martin is pardoned because the electric chair is not functioning. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan. "Dead Men Tell No Tales!," pencils by Leonard Starr; A crooked businessman tries to fool his partner by arranging for his brother's kidnapping. "Lady Luck Wore Black!;" A gambler in Monaco meets a mysterious "Lady Luck" who lets him win all the time. "The Man Who Killed His Shadow," script by Jack Miller, pencils by Curt Swan; After having murdered the private detective Maxon, the gangster Nesbitt is followed by Maxon's bodiless shadow. "His Name on a Bullet!," art by Bill Ely; Police detective lieutenant Hodges overcomes his superstitions. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ruben Moreira. "Station G-H-O-S-T!," art by Ruben Moreira; Andrew Gill wants to buy the house his ancestor supposedly haunts and uses some trickery on the current owner. "Beauty and the Beast!," pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; Linda the lion tamer gets involved in the schemes of a criminal circus director. "The Man With The X-Ray Eyes!," art by Howard Sherman; Police plot to make a murderer confess to his crime. "The Ordeal of Roger Black," art by Bill Ely; The executioner Roger Black rigs his jobs so that the criminals can escape - and pay him well. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ruben Moreira. "Dance of Doom!," art by Leonard Starr; The ambitious dancer Darius sabotages the stage and sees to it that two rival colleagues are crippled. "The Bravest Man Alive!," pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; 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. "How Safe is Your Driving?" public service announcement with Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. "Devil Bird!," art by Ruben Moreira; Jules Diero kills a man and is led by the talking bird Jabez to a hidden treasure. "The Mechanical Mind!," art by Howard Sherman; Sam Larkin poisons professor Hartford and hooks the scientists brain to a mechanical thinking machine to calculate gambling odds. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ruben Moreira. "Ghost Writer!," art by Leonard Starr; Ralph Desmond writes novels which are dictated to him by the ghost of his 17th century ancestor. "Man of Evil!," pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; Eddie Bascomb escapes from prison and finds shelter with professor Judson Lamont. "The Strange Faces of Death!," art by Ruben Moreira; Elmo Hackett, collector of death masks of people who died unnatural deaths, leads the reader through his exhibition. "The Oldest Magic in the World" article; Accounts of magic rings and good luck charms. "Spirit's Revenge!," art by Nick Cardy; The magician Carlton Van Dru claims to have powers of real magic; Scorned by his unbelieving colleagues, Van Dru swears revenge. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Leonard Starr. "The Beast of Bristol," art by Jim Mooney; English horror actor Elliot Smathers fears to lose his mind; Is he really going on nightly killing sprees in his sleep? "Mr. Mortem!," art by Leonard Starr; When Drew Wilson sees a strange man at his uncle's funeral, and again at the death of a boxer he realizes that Death itself has been stalking him. "The Lamp That Changed People!," art by Nick Cardy; Jennie discovers that the junk lamp that her husband brought home is really a magic lamp that can make her the richest woman in the world. "Prince of Prophets" article by Jack Miller; The visions and prophecies of Nostradamus. "The Hex on My House!," art by Curt Swan; The madwoman Eliza Jason goes around putting hexes on people. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Leonard Starr. "The Man Who Could See Death!," art by Ruben Moreira; Under the command of the medium Tilang Meers, a band of mediums conspires to prevent their exposure as frauds by brave newspaperman Chuck Simms. "The Madman of Maricombe Island!," art by Nick Cardy; In the prison colony on Maricombe Island the guard Letrec tries to break the prisoner Dubois. Rex the Wonder Dog ad. "The Sorrow of the Spirits!," script by Jack Miller, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley; Conrad Ganges has found a way to see the spirit world and to communicate with its inhabitants. "How Mind-Readers Trick You" article by David Kahn (as Don King), art by Raymond Perry. "The Magic Spotlight!," pencils by Leonard Starr. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.