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166April 1967
$0.12

House of Mystery #166

DC · April 1967 · on sale 1967-02-21

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Series
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series)
Issue
#166
Publication date
April 1967
Key date
1967-04-00
On-sale date
1967-02-21
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The King of the Curses!cover1pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Ira SchnappRobby Reed [Yankee Doodle Kid]; Cougar Man
1The King of the Curses!comic story14.5script: Dave Wood; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: George RoussosRobby Reed [as Yankee Doodle Kid; Chief Mighty Arrow]; Cougar Man; Professor Morgan; Boss Madden; Burke; Suzy
2The Flashiest News of the Year...promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira Schnapp
3-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando; letters: Ira Schnapp
4The Golden Rulepublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner; letters: Ira SchnappBob Hope
5-letters page1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Ira Schnapp; inks: Ira Schnapp
6Vulture's Crime Goliaths!comic story8.5script: Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa, George Roussos; letters: Joe LettereseMartian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; Marco Xavier]; Vulture (villains); Mr. V [Faceless] (villain); Zook
7Can Jimmy Change History?promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira Schnapp

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