House of Mystery #39 (1955) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits
0	I Was a Prisoner in a Roman Galley!	cover	1	pencils: Bill Ely; inks: Bill Ely; letters: Ira Schnapp
2	Professor Smith's Magic Lamp	comic story	6	pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney
3	Strange Adventures; My Greatest Adventure	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
4	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
5	The Unlucky Chain Letters	comic story	6	pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Ray Burnley
6	-	comic story	2	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
7	Secret of the Phantom Indian	comic story	6	pencils: Jim McArdle; inks: Jim McArdle
8	Dolls of Destiny	text article	2	script: Joseph Marks
9	The Missing Husband!	comic story	0.67
11	I Was a Prisoner in a Roman Galley	comic story	6	pencils: Bill Ely; inks: Bill Ely
13	Buzzy Says: "There May Be a Career in Health for You!"	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp

Plus 3.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
House of Mystery #100	1960	On eBay ›
House of Mystery #112	1961	On eBay ›

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