House of Mystery, #138
Published: October 1963
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Issue Contents:
That Creature Must Die!
Credits
- Pencils: Dick Dillin
- Inks: Sheldon Moldoff
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Play It Safe!
Storyline
A day in the life of a forest ranger (billed as a "true story from the records of the Minnesota Warden Service").
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks: Sheldon Moldoff
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
The Deadly Duplicates
Storyline
Escaped convict Stacy Derron steals an alien device that allows him to create multiple duplicates of himself, which he uses to launch a crime wave.
Credits
- Pencils: Mort Meskin
- Inks: George Roussos
- Letters: Stan Starkman
"Try a tongue teaser!"
"The flashiest news of the year... a giant Flash Annual!"
Credits
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
- Inks: Joe Kubert
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
house ad for Flash Annual (DC, 1963 series) #1, on sale August 15
"This coupon entitles you to free admission..."
"I'd like you to tell my fortune, Moolah."
Characters
- Moolah the Mystic
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
The Arrow That Saved the World
Storyline
A hunter is given the enchanted bow and golden arrow of Odin to use against Loki, the god of mischief, who tried to escape punishment by having himself exiled to the future.
Characters
- Thor
- Loki
- Odin (flashback)
Credits
- Pencils: George Roussos
- Inks: George Roussos
- Letters: Stan Starkman
"Your eyes may play tricks... but not your taste!"
"Fight global air battles with planes of all nations"
207 Stamps
Puzzle of the Northern Lights
Credits
- Script: Jack Miller (uncertain)
That Creature Must Die
Storyline
Miner Bart Latham finds a blind alien creature which he raises as a pet. Years later, when the alien seems to become violent, he must agree to kill it.
Credits
- Pencils: Howard Sherman
- Inks: Howard Sherman
- Letters: Stan Starkman
"For party fun! Game of the month!"
"Get these favorite, exciting and entertaining comics magazines..."
Story Notes
subscription advertisement (ten cents per issue for a two-year subscription)
Blast Off
Story Notes
Sold by Five Star Toys.
Task Force
Story Notes
Sold by Helen of Toy.
100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
Story Notes
Sold by Josely Co.
104 Kings' Knights
"Boys, girls, men, women..."
Story Notes
Inside back cover.