House of Mystery, #3
Published: April-May 1952
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The Dummy of Death!
Credits
- Pencils: Bob Brown
- Inks: Ray Burnley
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Buzzy Says "Be Sure of Your Facts!"
Storyline
When the clubhouse boys jump to conclusions and believe Jim stole the club's money, Buzzy advises them to stay calm and double-check before making accusations.
Characters
- Buzzy Brown
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Inside front cover. Later appears in DC comics cover-dated July 1959.
The Dummy of Death!
Storyline
Ventriloquist James Lang murders his colleague Wendell and steals his puppet "Blockhead". He manages to be successful, until Blockhead starts talking and revealing the murder of his former puppeteer.
Story Notes
First-person narrative.
What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!
Characters
- Gretchen Fraser
The Mysterious Painting!
Storyline
Two painters separately paint the same picture.
Credits
- Pencils: Morris Waldinger
- Inks: Morris Waldinger
- Letters: Morris Waldinger
"Lucky" Luden's and His Pal Go Exploring in a Haunted House...
She Wakes Up Screaming
Storyline
Mary Stokes suffers from bouts of madness. Her husband and her doctor surprise her with weird tricks to shock her back to sanity.
Credits
- Pencils:
- Inks:
Story Notes
First-person narrative.
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
Ancient Legend!
Storyline
Account of haunted landscapes.
Credits
- Pencils: Morris Waldinger
- Inks: Morris Waldinger
- Letters: Morris Waldinger
Out of This World
The Prophecy of Doom
Storyline
A party of explorers opens up an Egyptian tomb and is hit by a curse of death and madness. Professor Sutton, however, has been manipulating events for his own financial benefit.
Credits
- Pencils: Howard Purcell
- Inks: Howard Purcell
I Was a Victim of Black Magic!
Storyline
A wheat fungus makes a French woman fantasize about demons.
Credits
- Pencils: Jon Small
- Inks: George Roussos
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
First-person narrative.
He Hunted Ghosts
Storyline
Ghost-hunter Harry Price investigates haunted Borley Rectory in England.
Credits
- Script: Don King
- Pencils: Luca Maresca
- Inks: Luca Maresca
The House Where Evil Lived!
Storyline
Paul and Helen Morris win a house on the Mexican border which is said to be haunted. Three men died there, and nightly spooks keep running through the cellar. Turns out that illegal aliens are smuggled through the house into US territory.
Story Notes
First-person narrative
Featuring The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog
Hey Skinny! ...Yer Ribs Are Showing!
Story Notes
Inside back cover.