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Issue: House of Mystery #14
Publication Date: May 1953
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Issues: #14 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: 03/09/1953
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited)
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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The Deadly Dolls

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Ray Burnley
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
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Pages: 1
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Honor House Products Corp.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Crimes of the Black Cat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Brown
Inker(s): Bob Brown
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Synopsis: 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. But bullets can't do no harm, because the police staged the whole affair - to make Palmer confess his crimes.
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Pages: 5.67
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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): 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: Here's the maze of mirrors, Pud...
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Strange Fears!

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: Superstitions explained.
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In Content Item: FlagTales of the Unexpected #25 published May 1958
as Strange Fears! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 0.5
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Bells and Noises!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Morris Waldinger
Penciller(s): Morris Waldinger
Inker(s): Morris Waldinger
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Morris Waldinger
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: The tolling of bells keeps evil spirits away.
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In Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #73 published April 1958
as Bells and Noises! [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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The Melody of Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Ely
Inker(s): Bill Ely
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Synopsis: Alex Breska runs a diner and worships Egyptian death god Anubis in his back room. A trio of be-bop musicians annoys his ears. They come for breakfast and start pulling Breska’s leg. He warns them to play his Egyptian notes, because they will profane the holy music. The boppers start jamming, turn into mummies and die.
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The Line of Stars

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The Tree of Death!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Morris Waldinger
Penciller(s): Morris Waldinger
Inker(s): Morris Waldinger
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Morris Waldinger
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: The tree of Edgewell is connected to the lives of the Dalhousie clan.
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In Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #75 published June 1958
as The Tree of Death! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagTales of the Unexpected #40 published August 1959
as The Tree of Death! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagChallengers of the Unknown #45 published August 1965
as The Tree of Death! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Disclose Notes: Includes a plug for The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
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I Hired a Ghost!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Leonard Starr
Inker(s): Bruno Premiani
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, horror
Synopsis: 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. It was Hawley's manservant Weems, trying to rob the precious jewel.
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Disclose Notes: First-person narrative.
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Superman Is on Television!

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Adventures of Superman
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Haunted Happenings

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller (credited)
Penciller(s): Raymond Perry
Inker(s): Raymond Perry
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: Accounts of supernatural phenomena.
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Pages: 2
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Black Magic!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Morris Waldinger
Penciller(s): Morris Waldinger
Inker(s): Morris Waldinger
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Morris Waldinger
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: The "deathbone" curse of the Australian bushmen.
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The Case of the Deadly Dolls

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Ray Burnley
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Synopsis: 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.
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Pages: 6
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jowett Institute of Physical Training
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Buzzy Gets Tips on Choosing a Profession!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Buzzy
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Thom McAn
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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