House of Mystery (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 1959.
Synopsis for "Earth's Strangest Salesman"
Appearing in "Earth's Strangest Salesman"
Featured Characters:
- Stranger, an alien (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Mr. Wilson (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- The Vaarks, evil aliens (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Mr. Wilson (Single appearance)
- Charlie (Single appearance)
- George (Single appearance)
- Harry (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Zybar-2
- Earth
Items:
- Miniature Sun (Destroyed)
- The Silent Partner, a noise silencer (Destroyed)
- Weather Controller
Synopsis for "The Man with the Double Destiny"
Appearing in "The Man with the Double Destiny"
Featured Characters:
- Mr. Clyde (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Wakora (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Andor Verrill (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Government soldiers (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
- Weapon crates
- TNT
Animals:
- Pack Mules
Synopsis for "The Stone Sentinels of Giant Island"
A scientific expedition encounters a mysterious island containing huge stone sentinel rock carvings. The scientists also locate a tablet with strange inscriptions. One of the stone carvings suddenly comes to life and chases the scientists into a cave. Professor Spears, one of the scientists, states that he has deciphered the tablet they found. He says the sentinels were left on the island by creatures from another planet. The aliens built a dome-covered base, but they abandoned it and left the sentinels behind on the island. The inscription read that the dome base contained controls that would stop the sentinels. The scientists make their way to the alien base and use the controls to deactivate the sentinels. The scientific party departs from the island as it sinks into the sea.
Appearing in "The Stone Sentinels of Giant Island"
Featured Characters:
- Professor Spears (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Morgan (Single appearance)
- Drew (Single appearance)
- Harry (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Stone sentinels (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Pacific Ocean
- An uncharted island
Vehicles:
- Sailboat
Notes
- "The Stone Sentinels of Giant Island" was reprinted in DC Special #11.
- Other features appearing in this issue of House of Mystery include:
- "Peter Puptent, Explorer" by Henry Boltinoff. (1-Page humor strip)
- "What's Your B.Q.?", a quiz testing the readers Brotherhood Quotient. Written by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. (1-Page quiz)
- "Curious Names of Western Mines", telling how the Wake Up Jim, the Neversweat, and the Snowstorm mines all got their names. Scripted by Julius Schwartz, penciled by Morris Waldinger, inked by Tom Nicolosi, and lettered by Milt Snapinn. Originally appeared in Hopalong Cassidy #96. (1/2 Page comic strip)
- ""Ghost" in the Doorway" (1-Page text story)
Trivia
- Jack Kirby would reuse this cover idea two years later, for the cover of Tales to Astonish #16
See Also
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