House of Mystery #153 is an issue of the series House of Mystery (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 1965.
Synopsis for Martian Manhunter: "The Giants Who Slept 1,000,000 Years"
Professor Arnold Hugo escapes from jail again and locates three frozen, indestructible, giant cavemen whose powers once ruled the Earth. He uses his power-transfer machine to duplicate the giants' power in his own body, becoming a giant and defeating the Martian Manhunter in battle. While Hugo terrorizes a nearby town, J'onn J'onzz must deal with the three super-cavemen, who have broken free from their ice prison. J'onzz arranges for the caveman trio to battle Hugo, who is forced to create a freeze-ray and return the three to their icy imprisonment. Then J'onzz trains the ray on Hugo, who shrinks and loses his powers. J'onzz captures Hugo and says that he will restore the frozen cavemen to their cavern.
Appearing in Martian Manhunter: "The Giants Who Slept 1,000,000 Years"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
Locations:
- Town of Seaside
- Mayville
Items:
- Hugo's Power-Transfer Machine
- Hugo's Freeze Ray
Synopsis for "The Metal with a Memory"
Appearing in "The Metal with a Memory"
Featured Characters:
- Hal Knight (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Rita (Single appearance)
- Bobby (Single appearance)
- Brad (Single appearance)
- Ul-Ri, an alien (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Larok, an alien (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Earth
- Planet Staron
Items:
- Malleable metal
Vehicles:
- Rocketship created from malleable metal
Notes
- "The Giants Who Slept 1,000,000 Years" was reprinted in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter Vol. 2
- Other features appearing in this issue of House of Mystery include:
- "Nature's Bill of Rights" - Written by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff, and lettered by Ira Schnapp. (1-Page Public Service Announcement)
- "Moolah the Mystic" by Henry Boltinoff. (Half-Page humor strip)
- "Willy and Dilly" by Henry Boltinoff. (Half-Page humor strip)
- "Mysteries of the Ages" (1-Page text article)
- "Professor Eureka" by Henry Boltinoff. Originally appeared in My Greatest Adventure #36. (Half-Page humor strip)
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