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Issue: House of Mystery #9
Publication Date: December 1952
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Issues: #9 of 321 Issues (405 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/06/1952
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth
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
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Title Page
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Secret of the Little Black Bag!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Ruben Moreira
Inker(s): Ruben Moreira
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Novelty Mart
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Secret of the Little Black Bag!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ruben Moreira
Inker(s): Ruben Moreira
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Synopsis: Louis the barber meets a childhood friend, Andy Decca. Decca is a rising counterfeiter in the mob hierarchy with contempt for the little people. The envious Louis steals his little black bag, containing the secret to his wealth, plates to print money with. The bag, however, is secured by a poison needle.
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In Content Item: FlagSuper DC Giant #S-23 published March 1971
as The Secret of the Little Black Bag! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: First-person narrative
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
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Pages: 0.33
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Dubble Bubble Gum
First Line: Whoopee! This is the real wild West!
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Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes a plug for The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
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Now More Than Ever-

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Action Comics
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Pages: 1
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Partners in Fear!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Leonard Starr (signed)
Inker(s): Leonard Starr (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Synopsis: Two friends try to outrival each other. One has high anxiety, the other goes mad with fear of falling.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: First-person narrative.
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Witch Hunter!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Morris Waldinger
Inker(s): Morris Waldinger
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: Account of relentless witch-finder Matthew Hopkins.
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In Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #90 published September 1959
as Witch Hunter! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Waldinger is possibly the scripter as well.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Smith Brothers Cough Drops
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Superman Shows How UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, superhero
Feature(s): Superman
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Pages: 1
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Ghost Writer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ed Smalle
Inker(s): Ed Smalle
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Synopsis: Billy Conway kills his ghost writer Foster – just because he wanted to be credited! Conway is visited by a ghostly audience exposing him as the murderer.
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In Content Item: FlagDC Special #4 published July 1969
as Ghost Writer [Story on Interior Page(s)]with splash panel removed
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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His X-Ray Eyes Startled the World

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller [as Jack E. Miller]
Penciller(s): Raymond Perry
Inker(s): Raymond Perry
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: Story of Kuda Bux, Indian fakir and yogi.
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Pages: 2
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The Unwanted Guest!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jerry Grandenetti
Inker(s): Ray Burnley
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Synopsis: Englishman Mark Yeaton blackmails his American relatives and moves into their home, indulging in luxuries. He behaves that erratically, because he killed a dog in the war and is haunted by his eternal howling.
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Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: First-person narrative
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Pages: 0.33
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Cracker Jack
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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