House of Mystery, #72
Published: March 1958
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The Girl in the Glass Sphere!
"Are you skinny like I was?"
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Dark Journey
"Th-that sudden lightning... it's giving away my position to the men who want to kill me!"
Storyline
A man who takes a fortune that was meant to build a hospital in Africa is cursed by the village witch doctor.
Credits
- Pencils: Nick Cardy
- Inks: Nick Cardy
- Letters: Pat Gordon
The Line of Stars
Simon Newcomb
"The moon is precisely where Newcomb forecast it would be -- 2600 years ago!"
Credits
- Script: Mort Drucker
- Pencils: Mort Drucker
- Inks: Mort Drucker
- Letters: Mort Drucker
Story Notes
Some information for this sequence from Arthur Lortie. Script and art credits verified from copies of DC editorial records sent to Gene Reed from Nelson Bridwell in 1986.
The Return of the Masked Phantom
"Look! The phantom of Villemain has returned--just as he promised he would, 500 years ago!"
Storyline
A legendary masked patriot apparently returns from the dead to inspire his countrymen to turn against their tyrannical rulers.
Characters
- Phantom of Villemain [Duval]
- General Metaxa
Credits
- Pencils: George Roussos
- Inks: George Roussos
- Letters: Pat Gordon
Do You Know What's Behind a Law?
"Hop in, fellers! My mother left the keys in the car!"
Storyline
Jerry learns the importance of drivers' education.
Characters
- Jerry
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Bob Brown
- Inks: Bob Brown
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
The PSA is produced in sequential-arts comics format and in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
They Haunt the White House
"The little crew of gardeners had just arrived with tools and wheelbarrows, very proud to have been chosen for the job they were about to perform."
The Man Who Betrayed Earth
"No, Wright--don't turn that film over to these creatures!"
Storyline
A film director turns out to be the one man who can stop an alien invasion.
Characters
- Elliot Wright
- Emmet
- Professor King
- Marston
Credits
- Script: Jack Kirby (uncertain)
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Jack Kirby
- Letters: Pat Gordon
"They tell me you are a good guide to take along across the desert!"
Characters
- Moolah the Mystic
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
The Girl in the Glass Sphere
"No matter where they go, he keeps her imprisoned--and she allows him to! Why?... Why?"
Storyline
A reporter tries to solve the mystery of a man who keeps his wife sealed in various glass enclosures.
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Maneely
- Inks: Joe Maneely
- Letters: Artie Simek
Your Prize is Ready
Featuring Littleton Stamp Co.
"Treasure Chest of prized stamps from pirate strongholds!"
Featuring Stephens Credit Sales
"Do you want spending money?"
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
"Get these prizes or cash profits at no cost to you!"
Story Notes
Back cover.