House of Mystery #12 (1953) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Secret of the Matador's Sword!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira Schnapp
1	Always Remember!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5
3	The Devil's Chessboard	comic story	5.67	pencils: Leonard Starr; inks: Leonard Starr
5	The Trial of Harry New!	comic story	0.5
8	Editorial Advisory Board	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5
9	Men Never Die in Cell 13	comic story	6	pencils: Curt Swan
10	Spilled Salt!	comic story	0.5
12	Good Neighbor Spirit	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer
13	Black Future	comic story	6	pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed Smalle	Jud Taylor; Fortune Teller (unnamed); “Crash” Dillon; Cal Turner
14	America's Most Famous Ghost	text article	2	script: Jack E. Miller
15	The Secret of the Matador's Sword!	comic story	5.67	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein

Plus 6.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
House of Mystery #226	1974	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery #3 ISBN 978-1-4012-2183-6	2009	On eBay ›

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