House of Mystery, #12

Published: March 1953

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House of Mystery #12

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Issue Contents:
Secret of the Matador's Sword!
1 page horror-suspense
Credits
Always Remember!
Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Story 2 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Devil's Chessboard
Story 3 6 pages horror-suspense
Storyline

Chess expert Alan Blake engages in a deadly game on the magical "devil's chessboard" where every lost piece equals a loss in real life. When Blake's queen is taken, his fiancée suffers a heart attack. She survives only, because Blake can promote a pawn to a queen.

Credits
Story Notes

First-person narrative.

Story 4 0 pages
The Trial of Harry New!
Story 5 1 page non-fiction
Storyline

A séance offers evidence of the innocence of Harry New who is standing on trial for murder in 1918.

Story 6 1 page
Story 7 1 page children

"To sum up, students..."

Credits
Editorial Advisory Board
Story 8 1 page
Story Notes

Includes a plug for The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.

Men Never Die in Cell 13
Story 9 6 pages crime
Storyline

Two newspaper reporters fake a murder to write a scoop from the death row. But then a real corpse turns up and things get serious.

Credits
Story Notes

First-person narrative.

Spilled Salt!
Story 10 1 page non-fiction
Storyline

Superstitions about salt.

Story 11 1 page
Good Neighbor Spirit
Story 12 1 page advocacy; teen
Credits
Black Future
Story 13 6 pages horror-suspense
Storyline

Every prophecy of a fortune teller comes true in the life of Jud Taylor. The fortune teller came from the future and knew about Taylor's life.

Characters
  • Jud Taylor
  • Fortune Teller (unnamed)
  • “Crash” Dillon
  • Cal Turner
Credits
Story Notes

First-person narrative.

America's Most Famous Ghost
Story 14 2 pages non-fiction
Storyline

Account of the Bell Witch from Tennessee.

Credits
The Secret of the Matador's Sword!
Story 15 6 pages horror-suspense
Storyline

Jose Pinto comes into possession of a magic sword, allowing him to win bullfights up to a certain number. In his last fight the sword proves to be cursed and leads to Pinto's death.

Credits
Story Notes

Cover story. First-person narrative.

Superman Is on Television!
Story 16 0 pages
Story 17 1 page
Story 18 1 page

Featuring Friendship Studios, Inc.

Story 19 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Bill Starts an Air Rifle Club
Story 20 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.