House of Mystery #21 (1953) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Magic Spotlight	cover	1	pencils: Leonard Starr; inks: Leonard Starr; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Ira Schnapp
2	The Man Who Could See Death!	comic story	5.67	pencils: Ruben Moreira; inks: Ruben Moreira
4	Amazing Power!	comic story	0.5	script: Julius Schwartz, Morris Waldinger; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Morris Waldinger
6	Binky Says: "Know Your Community!"	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
7	The Madman of Maricombe Island!	comic story	6	pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy
8	For the Thrill of Your Life!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Sy Barry	Rex the Wonder Dog
10	Editorial Advisory Board	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	letters: typeset
11	The Sorrow of the Spirits!	comic story	5.67	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Ray Burnley	Conrad Ganges; Martin Nerok; Governor Maitland; Genghis Khan (ghost); Sgt. Peters; Nero (ghost)
13	How "Mind-Readers" Trick You	text article	2	script: David Kahn; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
14	Death and the Icy Sea!	comic story	1	pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Morris Waldinger
15	The Magic Spotlight!	comic story	6	pencils: Leonard Starr

Plus 5.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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