House of Mystery, #171
Published: December 1967
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The Micro Monsters!
Characters
- Robby Reed [as Robby Go-Go]
Credits
- Pencils: Nick Cardy
- Inks: Nick Cardy
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Why Fight? Read All Three!!
Characters
- Bob Hope
- Scooter
- Stanley Dover
- Spot
Credits
- Pencils: Bob Oksner (uncertain)
- Inks: Bob Oksner (uncertain)
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino (uncertain)
Story Notes
inside front cover; house ad for Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series), Swing with Scooter (DC, 1966 series), and The Fox and the Crow (DC, 1952 series) [starring Stanley and His Monster]
The Micro-Monsters!
"Surrender, Doc Morhar, before it's too late!"
Storyline
An accident during a fight at Doc Morhar's laboratory shrinks Robby and the evil scientist's gang into a micro-world. The inhabitants of that world enlist Doc Morhar to help them grow and invade Earth.
Characters
- Robby Reed [as King Viking, Robby Go-Go, Whirl-i-Gig]
- Doc Morhar (villain)
Credits
- Script: Dick Wood
- Pencils: Frank Springer
- Inks: Frank Springer
Story Notes
Script credit from Martin O'Hearn.
"Hello, Jason! Hi, Moolah! How's the fortune telling business?"
Characters
- Moolah the Mystic
- Jason
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
"Joe -- Get under cover!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Joe Kubert
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Joe Kubert
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
house ad for G. I. Combat (DC, 1957 series) #127, contained in a Boltinoff humor strip
Credits
- Script: George Kashdan (uncertain)
- Pencils: Ira Schnapp
- Inks: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
letters submitted by Robert Jablon; John Washburn; Steven Stone; Mather Pfeiffenberger; Jay Ruder; Harry Hallet; Kim Jensen; William Robertson
The Martian Marauders
"From the Martian Manhunter's home planet, it came hurtling to Earth"
Storyline
A Martian invasion force comes to Earth, disguising themselves as Mountain M Mannixes, giant Martian monsters.
Characters
- Martian Manhunter (mainstream Universe)
- J'Onn J'Onzz (mainstream Universe)
- Zook
Credits
- Script: Jack Miller
- Pencils: Joe Certa
- Inks: Joe Certa
Credits
- Pencils: Gil Kane
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
- Inks: Sid Greene
- Inks: Mike Esposito
Story Notes
Listing of DC comics on sale mid-October 1967; includes cover art from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #57 and Batman (DC, 1940 series) #197
Bad News!
Characters
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: George Klein
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
house ad for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #202 [80 Page Giant #G-42], on sale October 17
"Look at this issue of Bob Hope!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Neal Adams
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Neal Adams
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
house ad for The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series) #107, contained in a Boltinoff humor strip
"I can't race my car."
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
hint submitted by Ray Oakley of St. Louis, Missouri
Greatest Action Teams in History!
Credits
- Pencils: Mike Sekowsky
- Pencils: Bruno Premiani
- Pencils: Dick Dillin
- Pencils: Joe Orlando
- Inks: Bernard Sachs
- Inks: Bruno Premiani
- Inks:
- Inks: Mike Esposito
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
inside back cover; house ad promoting DC's superhero teams, including the Justice League of America, the Doom Patrol, the Blackhawks, and the Inferior Five