House of Mystery, #16

Published: July 1953

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House of Mystery #16

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Issue Contents:
The Man Who Killed His Shadow!
1 page horror-suspense
Credits
Buzzy Says: "Get a Box-Seat to Nature's Wonders!"
Story 1 1 page advocacy; teen
Credits
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Dead Men Tell No Tales!
Story 2 6 pages detective-mystery
Storyline

A crooked businessman tries to fool his partner by arranging for his brother's kidnapping.

Characters
  • Henry Johnson
  • Dave
  • Arnold Miles
  • Julius Caesar
  • General George Custer
  • Eric Johnson
Credits
Story Notes

First-person narrative. "No" is X-ed through in the title.

Story 3 1 page
Story Notes

Ad for the Schwinn Traveler model.

Story 4 1 page children

"It's stopped snowing at last!"

Credits
The Haunted Airfield
Story 5 1 page non-fiction
Storyline

A take-off spot on an air field is supposed to be haunted.

Lady Luck Wore Black!
Story 6 6 pages spy
Storyline

A gambler in Monaco meets a mysterious "Lady Luck" who lets him win all the time. It is, however, a set-up for international spies smuggling microfilms.

Story Notes

First-person narrative

Editorial Advisory Board
Story 7 1 page
Story Notes

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

Victory by Reflection
Story 8 1 page science fiction
Credits
The Line of Stars
Story 9 1 page
The Man Who Killed His Shadow
Story 10 6 pages crime; horror-suspense
Storyline

After having murdered the private detective Maxon, the gangster Nesbitt is followed by Maxon's bodiless shadow. He can't shake the crime re-enacting shadow of his victim and drives his car into a tree.

Credits
Story Notes

Writer identified by Martin O'Hearn in Apa-I.

Story 11 0 pages
The Language of Magic
Story 12 2 pages non-fiction
Storyline

Facts about witchcraft, spells and incantations.

Credits
Bearcat Sets Basepath on Fire
Story 13 1 page adventure; sports
His Name on a Bullet!
Story 14 6 pages drama
Storyline

Police detective lieutenant Hodges overcomes his superstitions. Having been shot, Hodges was convinced to be doomed, but pulls through in the hospital.

Credits
Story 15 1 page
Story 16 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 17 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.