House of Mystery, #8
Published: November 1952
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Issue Contents:
Tattoos of Doom
Credits
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- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Buzzy Says "You Get What You Vote For!"
Characters
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Tattoos of Doom!
Storyline
On the skin of Leroy, the tattooed man, pictures appear which foreshadow doom. But it's all a trick to cover up robberies.
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"Here comes that new kid..."
Credits
- Pencils: Ray Thompson
- Inks: Ray Thompson
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
Featuring Big Town
Featuring World's Finest Comics
Nemesis from the Grave!
Storyline
While on a treasure hunt, Danvers murders his partner Rainier. His guilty conscience makes him see Rainier on different occasions. The police confront Danvers with an agent in a ghost suit to make him confess his crime.
Credits
- Pencils: Howard Purcell
- Inks: Charles Paris
Story Notes
First-person narrative.
Puppet's Revenge
Storyline
Two puppeteers hate each other. George kills Paul in a rage, but confesses to his crime later on.
Credits
- Pencils: Jerry Grandenetti
- Inks: Jerry Grandenetti
Story Notes
First-person narrative
They Deal in Destiny
Storyline
How astrologers influenced history throughout the centuries.
Credits
- Script: Jack Miller
Tree of the Dead!
Storyline
A date tree sprouts in New Orleans on the spot where a man has been murdered.
The Grim Jester!
Storyline
A city councilman plans the demise of the mayor who refuses to buy property from him. The councilman uses the involuntary help of a practical joker, having rigged a haunted house with special gimmicks.
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Ray Burnley
Get a Daisy and Get in on the Fun!
"Hurry - see these beautiful, brand-new Daisy Air Rifles at..."
Characters
Story Notes
Inside back cover ad for the Daisy 1000-shot Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine from Daisy Manufacturing Company, Dept. 1682, Plymouth, Michigan.
The Chain Gang by Thom McAn
"From campus to campus they all agree..."
Story Notes
Back cover ad for Thom McAn's Chain-Gang (style #6389) shoe.