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Issue: House of Mystery #147
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
On Sale Date: 10/01/1964
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff
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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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The Orchestra of Doom!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Joe Certa
Joe Certa
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Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
superhero
J'onn J'onzz, Manhunter from Mars
Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Zook
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FlagShowcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #2 published July 2009
as House of Mystery #147 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Children of Tomorrow!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Schiff
Bernard Baily
Bernard Baily
Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
non-fiction
celebration of United Nations Day (October 24) with a description of the U.N. Declaration of the Rights of a Child
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover. Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated December 1960.
The Cosmic Curse

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Howard Sherman
Howard Sherman
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Stan Starkman
Subject Matter
science fiction
An astronaut is captured by shape-changing aliens, who send one of their own back to Earth in his place to steal top secret scientific information.
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Miscellaneous
7.67
[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Strange Adventures; Tales of the Unexpected
For the very best...
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0.33
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Henry Boltinoff
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Henry Boltinoff
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Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
fantasy, humorous
The Magic Genie
the Magic Genie
I was told that if I rub this lamp...
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Miscellaneous
0.5
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Monogram
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Miscellaneous
0.5
[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Mysteries of the Ages
Mrs. Edna Howell, a housewife, was working in the garden...
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The Riddle of the Weird Warrior!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Bernard Baily
Bernard Baily
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Subject Matter
fantasy
The construction of a new road to the town of Marlton releases a giant Indian warrior from suspended animation.
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Miscellaneous
7.67
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Silly Putty
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Miscellaneous
0.33
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Joe Kubert
Joe Kubert
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Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
war
Showcase; G. I. Joe
Whose face does the enemy see in his smoking sights?
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Miscellaneous
1
house ad for Showcase (DC, 1955 series) #53 [G. I. Joe]
[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
H. T. Elmo
H. T. Elmo (signed)
H. T. Elmp
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H. T. Elmo
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Quick Quiz
Why is a diploma called a sheepskin?
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Miscellaneous
0.67
Metamorpho

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Ramona Fradon
Charles Paris
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Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
superhero
Metamorpho
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Miscellaneous
0.33
house ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC. 1956 series) #57 [first appearance of Metamorpho], on sale October 29
The Orchestra of Doom!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Miller
Joe Certa
Joe Certa
?
Stan Starkman
Subject Matter
superhero
J'onn J'onzz, Manhunter of Mars
Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Zook; The Orchestra of Doom (villains)
The Idol-Head releases a band of living musical instruments, whose melodies have strange effects on everyone who hears them.
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FlagShowcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #2 published July 2009
as The Orchestra of Doom! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
9.67
25 Years of Batman

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Win Mortimer
Win Mortimer
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Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
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Miscellaneous
0.33
house ad for 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #5 [Batman Silver Anniversary Issue], on sale October 29
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Be first in your neighborhood...
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Electric Engine
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Hasbro's G. I. Joe
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Miscellaneous
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Inside back cover.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Aurora
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Miscellaneous
1
Back cover.

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