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Issue: House of Mystery #137
Publication Date: September 1963
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Issues: #137 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: 07/03/1963
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): George Kashdan
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
Format Notes:  
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Tunnel to Disaster!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Dick Dillin
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, horror, occult, science fiction
Character(s): Mike Hunter; unnamed monsters
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Fill the Gaps in Your Family's Education with the Amazing Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Cadillac Publishing Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for 25 volume Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia.
On inside front cover.
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The Girl from Two Worlds

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mort Meskin [as Meskin] (signed)
Inker(s): George Roussos
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Jack Ward; Ellen Ward; unnamed cousin of Ellen Ward and his gang
Synopsis: Ellen Ward's cousin concocts an elaborate scheme posing as aliens in an attempt to claim her inheritance from a deceased uncle, but Jack Ward figures out the hoax and captures Ellen's cousin and his gang.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly #6 published October 1965
as The Girl From Two Worlds [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
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Try a Tongue Teaser!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad for Tootsie Rolls with a tongue twister phrase.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual
First Line: Celebrate the silver anniversary of Superman!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Giant Superman Annual, on sale June 13th, and Giant Batman Annual, now on sale, showing covers of both.
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116 Planes; 102 Ships of All Nations

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ads for toy airplanes and ships from unknown company.
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Tunnel to Disaster!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Howard Sherman
Inker(s): Howard Sherman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, science fiction
Character(s): Mike Hunter; Eddie Hunter; employees of Hunter Brothers Construction; Emile LaTour (as monster); employees of Emile LaTour (as monsters); French government official and police
Synopsis: Mike and Eddie Hunter's construction company is hired to bore a road tunnel through Giant's Tooth, a mountain in the French Alps. As they complete the tunnel they are attacked by beasts, who turn out to be Emile LaTour's tunnel crew from a century before. The beasts save the Hunters' crew from being transformed into beasts and are retrapped in a tunnel cave-in.
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Pages: 8.67
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Your Eyes May Play Tricks...But Not Your Taste!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll Pop
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad for Tootsie Roll Pops with an optical illusion.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Moolah the Mystic
Character(s): Moolah The Mystic; hotel bellhop
First Line: What a bed.
Synopsis: Moolah decides he cannot sleep on a normal bed in a hotel he is staying at, so he has room service deliver a hammer and he rebuilds the bed as a bed of nails.
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
Character(s): Superman
First Line: Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for amusement park, with coupons.
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America's Most Exciting War Game

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Helen of Toy Co.
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Reprint Notes:  
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Task Force game and extra toys.
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The Amazing Modern Ancients

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: Information about ancient technological feats, including tunnels, cities, rock paintings and more.
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Pages: 1
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The Gift of-- Doom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): George Roussos
Inker(s): George Roussos
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Roger Steele; unnamed old man; Sam Stevens; Bobo Tillison (death)
Synopsis: Roger Steele is given a diamond by an unnamed man and told it has a curse that may doom him. He is unable to throw it away without it returning but it is finally stolen and the thief is killed by it.
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In Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #175 published July 1968
as The Gift of-- Doom [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #1 published April 2006
as The Gift of -- Doom [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
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Great Masterpieces

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll Fudge
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad for Tootsie Roll Fudge, with image of "The Fifer" by Edouard Manet.
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104 Kings' Knights; 150 Civil War Soldiers!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Josely Company
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for 2 different toy sets.
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If You Know Just 20 People...

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wallace Brown, Inc.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for sales people for Christmas Cards.
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime 10¢?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Body Building Club
Character(s): Ben Rebhuhn; Bill Butler
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for body building course, with photos of the author and a successful student.
On inside back cover.
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100 Toy Soldiers

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for toy soldiers from unknown company.
On back cover.

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