House of Mystery #14 Values

Publisher: DC, 1953

About House of Mystery #14

Curt Swan cover. Swan, Bob Brown, and Leonard Starr art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: The Deadly Dolls

Pencils: Curt Swan

Inks: Ray Burnley

Letters: Ira Schnapp

STORY DETAILS

(10 Stories)

Title: The Crimes of the Black Cat

Synopsis: Joe Palmer is the last survivor of a robbers' gang. When his boss' black cat Damascus starts killing off the jurors who sentenced him to death and comes for him, Palmer is frightened and tries to get rid of the beast. But bullets can't do no harm, because the police staged the whole affair - to make Palmer confess his crimes.

Pages: 5.670

Pencils: Bob Brown

Inks: Bob Brown

Title: Strange Fears!

Synopsis: Superstitions explained.

Pages: 0.500

Pencils: Morris Waldinger

Inks: Morris Waldinger

Reprints: Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #25 (May 1958), | Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion (DC, 1972 series) #12 (August-September 1973), | Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #16 (October-November 1960)

Notes: Art credit by Bob Rozakis and Gene Reed.

Title: Bells and Noises!

Synopsis: The tolling of bells keeps evil spirits away.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Morris Waldinger

Pencils: Morris Waldinger

Inks: Morris Waldinger

Letters: Morris Waldinger

Reprints: House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #73 (April 1958)

Title: The Melody of Death

Synopsis: Alex Breska runs a diner and worships Egyptian death god Anubis in his back room. A trio of be-bop musicians annoys his ears. They come for breakfast and start pulling Breska’s leg. He warns them to play his Egyptian notes, because they will profane the holy music. The boppers start jamming, turn into mummies and die.

Pages: 6.000

Pencils: Bill Ely

Inks: Bill Ely

Title: The Tree of Death!

Synopsis: The tree of Edgewell is connected to the lives of the Dalhousie clan.

Pages: 0.500

Script: Morris Waldinger

Pencils: Morris Waldinger

Inks: Morris Waldinger

Letters: Morris Waldinger

Reprints: Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #45 (August-September 1965), | Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #40 (August 1959), | House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #75 (June 1958)

Notes: Credits by Bob Rozakis and Gene Reed.

Title: I Hired a Ghost!

Synopsis: Jason Hawley wears the cursed Malayan "moonstone" to a Halloween party. A demonic figure appears, chases Hawley through the house, but falls to his death. It was Hawley's manservant Weems, trying to rob the precious jewel.

Pages: 5.670

Pencils: Leonard Starr

Inks: Bruno Premiani

Notes: First-person narrative.

Title: The Case of the Deadly Dolls

Synopsis: Ingenious doll maker Mr. Coner fabricates dolls of people who die shortly afterwards. Investigating lieutenant Farragut finally detects a pattern and arrests the doll maker.

Pages: 6.000

Pencils: Curt Swan

Inks: Ray Burnley

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5

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