House of Mystery, #6

Published: September 1952

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House of Mystery #6

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Issue Contents:
The Monster in Clay!
1 page horror-suspense
Credits
Buzzy's Rules of Water Safety!
Story 1 1 page advocacy; teen
Credits
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Monster in Clay!
Story 2 8 pages detective-mystery; horror-suspense
Storyline

The sculptor Dwight Courtney models a bust of a black sorcerer from the past. He seems to gain uncanny abilities: whatever he makes is destroyed in real life. After the death of three of his colleagues, Courtney investigates the strange accidents.

Credits
Story Notes

First-person narrative.

Story 3 0 pages
Two More Thrilling Magazines for Mystery Fans!

Featuring Sensation Mystery; The Phantom Stranger

Story 4 1 page
Story 5 1 page children

"Golly, he's good!"

Credits
Editorial Advisory Board
Story 6 1 page
Story Notes

Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.

The Telltale Hand!
Story 7 6 pages crime
Storyline

George Karyl kills his client John Putnam and hides the body but the lines on his palm begin to form a hangman's noose.

Characters
  • George Karyl
  • John Putnam
  • Detective Bruce
Credits
Mysterious Princess!
Story 8 1 page non-fiction
Storyline

Account of a vagrant who called herself "Caraboo."

Characters
  • Princess Caraboo
Story 9 1 page
The Hidden Author!
Story 10 1 page non-fiction
Storyline

An Ouija board dictates poetry.

Story 11 1 page
I Was a Ghost for Hire!
Story 12 6 pages crime
Storyline

A medium and her aide stage elaborate seances and incorporate the dead very convincingly. The racket is brought down by frightening the ghost impersonators with a ghost impersonation.

Credits
Story Notes

First-person narrative.

Story 13 0 pages

"The oldest symbol in comics..."

Can Your Mind Be Read?
Story 14 2 pages non-fiction
Storyline

Account about telepathy.

Credits
The Devil Was My Partner!
Story 15 6 pages horror-suspense
Storyline

Arthur Drake gets addicted to casino gambling in Naples, Italy. He signs a pact with the devil and now wins every time he gambles. Satan, however, is an impostor and casino owner who steals Drake's identity to continue his life in the US.

Credits
Story Notes

First-person narrative

Story 16 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 17 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.