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Issue: House of Mystery #153
Publication Date: September 1965
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Issues: #153 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: 07/01/1965
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 21 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from ad in Mystery in Space #101 and 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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The Giants Who Slept 1,000,000 Years!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Joe Certa
Inker(s): Joe Certa
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): J'onn J'onzz, Manhunter from Mars
Character(s): Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #2 published July 2009
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #2 published July 2009
as House of Mystery #153 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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40 Army-Navy-Marine Medals & Insignias

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Giants Who Slept 1,000,000 Years

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller
Penciller(s): Joe Certa
Inker(s): Joe Certa
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Stan Starkman
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): J'onn J'onzz, Manhunter from Mars
Character(s): Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Professor Arnold Hugo (villain)
Synopsis: Manhunter's old enemy Professor Hugo discovers three prehistoric giants in suspended animation and somehow transforms himself into a giant. Now Manhunter has four giants to deal with.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #2 published July 2009
as The Giants Who Slept 1,000,000 Years [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 14.67
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[untitled]

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll Pop
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: At the bottom of page 7 of the previous story sequence.
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Nature's Bill of Rights

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Two boys who are polluting a stream are given an anti-pollution lesson by a fisherman. Includes an excerpt from an 1869 Massachusetts Board of Health document.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): G. I. Joe Club
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following the previous sequence.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Moolah the Mystic
Character(s): Moolah the Mystic
First Line: Here I go on my flying carpet.
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 8 of the previous story sequence.
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What's All the Hullaballoo About?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Murphy Anderson
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Starman and Black Canary
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: House ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #61.

On the page immediately preceding page 8 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Willy and Dilly
Character(s): Willy; Dilly
First Line: My Wen-Mac Pursuit Plane is faster than yours.
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): Mysteries of the Ages
First Line: The ship owners were immensely proud of their new vessel...
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Pages: 1
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The Metal with a Memory

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dave Wood
Penciller(s): Lee Elias
Inker(s): Lee Elias
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Stan Starkman
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: A scientist discovers an unknown metal and uses it to build a house, but the house then transforms itself into a spaceship and returns to the planet where the metal came from, with several people inside.
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Pages: 8.67
Disclose Notes: Writer credit determined by textual analysis by Lou Mougin.
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See Lois Lane Challenge Her Rivals for Superman

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Kurt Schaffenberger
Inker(s): Kurt Schaffenberger
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: House ad for 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #14, on sale July 15.

On the page immediately following page 3 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 3 of the previous story sequence.
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The Kat Gets Cooled!

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): AMT
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 4 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Kubert
Inker(s): Joe Kubert
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Showcase; Enemy Ace
First Line: Readers-- Why do you force Enemy Ace to kill again...
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #58, on sale July 29.

On the page immediately preceding page 4 of the previous story sequence.
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll Pop
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Pages: 0.33
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10 Issues of House of Mystery for Only $1.00

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Professor Eureka
Character(s): Professor Eureka
First Line: The cleaning woman straightened out my laboratory.
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wallace Brown, Inc.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Go Full-Throttle with Wen-Mac

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wen-Mac
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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