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Issue: House of Mystery #77
Publication Date: August 1958
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Issues: #77 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 Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/03/1958
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
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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Title Page
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I Was Trapped on the Chessboard of Giants!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Brown
Inker(s): Bob Brown
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
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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): Stephens Credit Sales
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Eyes That Went Berserk

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bernard Baily
Inker(s): Bernard Baily
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: An artist agrees to participate in an experiment, but it has bizarre effects on his eyesight that keep changing.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBig Boy #34 published July 1959
as Les Yeux fous [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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This Famous Symbol Is Your Guarantee...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Gil Kane
Inker(s): Gil Kane
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Mystery in Space; Strange Adventures
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: house ad for Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #45 and Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #94
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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, science fiction
Feature(s): Doctor Rocket
Character(s): Doctor Rocket
First Line: Welcome to our planet!
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In Content Item: FlagMighty The 100-Page Comic! #10 published March 1959
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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The Prophetic Camera

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jim McArdle
Inker(s): Jim McArdle
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: An old man finds an alien camera that takes pictures of future events. A crook steals it and tries to use it for profit, but nothing works out for him.
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In Content Item: FlagBig Boy #31 published April 1959
as La Caméra prophétique [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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My Forbidden Face!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Howard Purcell (signed)
Inker(s): Howard Purcell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Synopsis: A man awakens from unconsciousness not knowing who he is, and everyone recoils from his face for some reason.
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In Content Item: FlagBig Boy #31 published April 1959
as Ma figure interdite [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Wanted: A Pal!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Lou Cameron
Inker(s): Lou Cameron
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
Synopsis: Frankie and Bob talk about having a close friend.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
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Spectral Stories for Sale

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Synopsis: stories of haunted houses
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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I Was Trapped on the Chessboard of Giants

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ruben Moreira (signed)
Inker(s): Ruben Moreira
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Synopsis: An expedition is shipwrecked on an island inhabited by giants, who force the crew to act as chess pieces in a game for their freedom.
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In Content Item: FlagBig Boy #31 published April 1959
as Les Pions d'un échiquier de géants [Story on Interior Page(s)]original title: I Was Trapped on the Chessboard of the Giants
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Garcelon Stamp Co.
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifle
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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): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Junior Sales Club of America
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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