House of Mystery Vol 1 3

"The Dummy of Death": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

"The Dummy of Death"
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House of Mystery Vol 1 #3
May, 1952
Executive Editor	Whitney Ellsworth
Cover Artists	Bob Brown Ray Burnley Ira Schnapp
The Dummy of Death
Pencilers	Bob Brown
Inkers	Bob Brown
Editors	Jack Schiff Mort Weisinger George Kashdan
She Wakes Up Screaming
Pencilers	Ruben Moreira
Inkers	Ruben Moreira
The Prophecy of Doom
Pencilers	Howard Purcell
Inkers	Howard Purcell
I Was a Victim of Black Magic
Pencilers	Jon Small
Inkers	George Roussos
The House Where Evil Lived
Pencilers	Curt Swan
Inkers	Stan Kaye
Previous Issue	House of Mystery # 2
Next Issue	House of Mystery # 4

House of Mystery #3 is an issue of the series House of Mystery (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1952.

Appearing in "The Dummy of Death"

Featured Characters:

• James Lang (Single appearance)
• Wendell (Single appearance; dies)

Other Characters:

• Dawson (Single appearance)
• Garland (Single appearance)
• Captain Ames (Single appearance)
• Alf (Single appearance)
• Agnes (Single appearance)

Locations:

• London

Items:

• Jobo, a Ventriloquist Dummy
• Blockhead, a Ventriloquist Dummy
  

Appearing in "She Wakes Up Screaming"

Featured Characters:

• Mary Stokes (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• John Stokes (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Dr. Moray (Single appearance)

Animals:

• Toby, a house cat (Single appearance)

Locations:

• A New England Seaside Lodge
  

Appearing in "The Prophecy of Doom"

Featured Characters:

• Gil Lewison (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Ted Young (Single appearance; dies)

Antagonists:

• Professor Horace Sutton (Single appearance)
• Miki (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Egypt
  

Appearing in "I Was a Victim of Black Magic"

Featured Characters:

• Henri Lemain (Single appearance)
• Marta Lemain (Single appearance; dies)

Supporting Characters:

• Louis Lemain (Single appearance)
• Doctor Farron (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Pierre Vachon (Dies in flashback)
• Jeanine Lemain (Dies in flashback)
• Antony Lemain (Flashback only)
• Marie Lemain (Dies in flashback)
• Alfonso Lemain (Flashback only)

Locations:

• France
  • Compagnon, a small village
    

Appearing in "The House Where Evil Lived"

Featured Characters:

• Paul Morris (Single appearance)
• Helen Morris (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Tommy Bolton (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Manuel Segura (Appears only as a corpse) (Flashback only)
• Louis Tomas (Appears only as a corpse) (Flashback only)
• Peter Wogile (Dies in flashback)

Notes

• "I Was A Victim of Black Magic" is reprinted in The Phantom Stranger (Volume 2) #17.

Trivia

• Also appearing in this issue of House of Mystery were:
  • Buzzy Says: "Be Sure Of Your Facts!" (PSA) by Jack Schiff, Win Mortimer, and Ira Schnapp
  • The Mysterious Painting! by Morris Waldinger, which is reprinted in Tales of the Unexpected #12, and again in House of Secrets #57
  • Ancient Legend! by Morris Waldinger
  • "He Hunted Ghosts" (text story) by David King, illustrated by Raymond Perry

See Also

• Cover gallery for the House of Mystery series

Recommended Reading

• House of Secrets (Volume 1)
• House of Secrets (Volume 2)
• House of Mystery (Volume 1)
• House of Mystery (Volume 2)

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