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Issue: House of Mystery #20
Publication Date: November 1953
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Issues: #20 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: 09/07/1953
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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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Mr. Mortem!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Genres: occult
First Line: There he goes-- every time death occurs, Mr. Mortem is on the scene!
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Pages: 1
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United Nations Day - October 24th

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: non-fiction, opinion
First Line: It's a far cry from the ancient Tower of Babel, with its confusion of many tongues...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Beast of Bristol

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: horror
Character(s): Alex Kent; Elliot Smathers; Meeker
First Line: I must be going mad! They can't both be the frauds I created! One of them must be... real
Synopsis: English horror actor Elliot Smathers fears to lose his mind. Is he really going on nightly killing sprees in his sleep? Or is it a scheme of his agent to drive him insane?
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In Content Item: FlagThe Unexpected #131 published January 1972
as The Beast of Bristol [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSkrekk Magasinet #12/1973 published December 1973
as Udyret fra Bristol [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHorror #17 published January 1974
as Der Würger von Bristol! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Schwinn
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Pages: 1
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Strange Dream!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Judge M. Berard; Mr. Benet; Mrs. Benet; Victor Arnaud (in a dream)
First Line: In Southern France, some 50 years ago, Judge M. Berard, while vacationing in an inn near Siegan, dreamed of a man, who, while sleeping in the judge's very bed, was knifed by the innkeeper and his wife!
Synopsis: In France, judge Berard dreams of a man's murder.
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Pages: 1
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Mr. Mortem!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Genres: horror
Character(s): Vera; Drew Wilson; Conrad Wilson; Mr. Mortem; Biff Saunders
First Line: Hide, Drew, hide---while I call the police!
Synopsis: 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.
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In Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #197 published December 1971
as Mr. Mortem! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2 published May 2007
as Mr. Mortem! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Pages: 5.67
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Pages: 0.33
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Have Fun with Gun

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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Pud; Tim; unnamed pigmies
First Line: Let's hurry – we'll make the native village by nightfall.
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Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Red Car of Death

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Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Archduke Francis Ferdinand; Duchess of Hohenberg Sophie; unnamed Austrian army officers; Yugoslav Governor; Dr. Sriskis; M. Tiber Hirschfield
First Line: When the Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife were killed in their red touring car at Saravejo in 1914, it started World War I!
Synopsis: Archduke Francis Ferdinand was killed in a red touring car in Sarajevo in 1914. Many other people found their untimely deaths while owning that car.
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The Lamp That Changed People!

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Genres: horror
Character(s): Jennie Doldrum; Casper Doldrum; Cleopatra; Caesar; Ann Boleyn
First Line: Go on, Jennie -- pick the one you'd like to be, and I'll make you her! Go on Jennie-- pick some one to be... anyone!
Synopsis: 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.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Witching Hour #19 published February 1972
as The Lamp That Changed People! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHaunted Tales #36 published August 1979
as The Lamp That Changed People [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Witching Hour #1 published May 2011
as The Lamp That Changed People! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5.67
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Scripto
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Pages: 0.33
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Prince of Prophets

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Almost 400 years ago, a prophet predicted the rise and fall of Hitler and Mussolini—and for good measure described the manner and time of their deaths.
Synopsis: The visions and prophecies of Nostradamus.
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Our Army at War
First Line: From the M-1 firing marines of Iwo Jima...
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Pages: 1
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The Hex on My House!

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Genres: horror
Character(s): Tom Crandall; Portia Crandall; Eliza Jason; Joad Jason; Ellen; D. A. Clark
First Line: But, darling... there's no one here but you and me! What you think you see is in your own mind --- the result of your fevered imagination!
Synopsis: The madwoman Eliza Jason goes around putting hexes on people. Her husband Joad collects money to make the curses go away. Finally district attorney Clark starts investigating and exposes the Jasons for extortion. Now he feels a hex on him.
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Pages: 6
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Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
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Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Feature(s): Littleton Stamp Co.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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