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Publisher: DC

Title: House of Mystery
Issue: 19
Page Count: 36
Publish Date: October 1953
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Contributors: Editor: Whitney Ellsworth (credited)

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House of Mystery 19
Owner: bomber-bob

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Story Title: The Strange Faces of Death! - cover
Pages:1
Pencils:Ruben Moreira
Inks:Ruben Moreira
Letters:Ira Schnapp
Genre:detective-mystery; horror-suspense


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Novelty Mart
Pages:1


Story Title: Ghost Writer! - comic story
Pages:6
Pencils:Leonard Starr
Inks:Leonard Starr
Genre:horror-suspense
Synopsis:Ralph Desmond writes novels which are dictated to him by the ghost of his 17th century ancestor. On the height of his success, Desmond vanishes into the past.


Story Title: Black Fear! - comic story
Pages:0.5
Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:In Sydney, Australia, a couple is chased by an evil tornado.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Sky Bar
Pages:0.5


Story Title: Strange Sea Story! - comic story
Pages:0.67
Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:A ghostly apparition directs a ship on a rescue mission.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Wildroot Cream-Oil
Pages:0.33


Story Title: Man of Evil! - comic story
Pages:5.67
Pencils:Curt Swan
Inks:Ray Burnley
Genre:crime; detective-mystery
Synopsis:Eddie Bascomb escapes from prison and finds shelter with professor Judson Lamont. Lamont studies the evil in human nature and makes Bascomb commit crimes. When a rival of the professor is found dead, the police arrest both men.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Scripto
Pages:0.33
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Dubble Bubble Gum
Pages:0.5
Pencils:Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Inks:Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Genre:children


Story Title: Editorial Advisory Board - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Binky Says: "Give Your Pet All the Breaks!" - public service announcement
Features:Binky
Pages:1
Pencils:Win Mortimer
Inks:Win Mortimer
Letters:Ira Schnapp
Genre:advocacy; teen
Characters:Binky


Story Title: The Strange Faces of Death! - comic story
Pages:6
Pencils:Ruben Moreira (signed)
Inks:Ruben Moreira (signed)
Genre:horror-suspense
Synopsis:Elmo Hackett, collector of death masks of people who died unnatural deaths, leads the reader through his exhibition. Until he finds his own mask on display.


Story Title: The Oldest Magic in the World - text article
Pages:2
Letters:typeset
Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:Accounts of magic rings and good luck charms.


Story Title: The Line of Stars Presents Tomahawk - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Tomahawk
Pages:1


Story Title: Spirit's Revenge! - comic story
Pages:5.67
Pencils:Nick Cardy
Inks:Nick Cardy
Genre:detective-mystery; horror-suspense
Synopsis:The magician Carlton Van Dru claims to have powers of real magic. Scorned by his unbelieving colleagues, Van Dru swears revenge. One day he is found dead, but returns from the grave to taunt his fellow magicians. A police detective investigates and exposes a hoax.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Tootsie Roll
Pages:0.33


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Friendship Studios, Inc.
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Motor's Auto Repair Manual
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Cracker Jack
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


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