House of Mystery #16 is an issue of the series House of Mystery (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 1953.
Synopsis for "Dead Men Tell No Tales"
Appearing in "Dead Men Tell No Tales"
Featured Characters:
- Henry Johnson (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Eric Johnson (Single appearance)
- Dave (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Arnold Miles (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Judson Hale (Single appearance; dies)
Vehicles:
- Sedan (Destroyed)
Synopsis for "Lady Luck Wore Black!"
Roger Conway, a State Department employee, takes a doctor mandated holiday and goes to Monte Carlo. On his first day there, a car almost hits him, but a mysterious woman tells him he'll be alright because she is Lady Luck and she's given him a four-leaf clover charm. The next day, scaffolding falls towards him, but Lady Luck appears again and gives him a rabbit's foot. Next day he visits the casino and is losing, until Lady Luck arrives, gives him a magnetic horseshoe and he starts winning, and continues to win in the coming days,. Then he leaves the horseshoe in his room, so he buys another at a curio shop. He still wins, but confronts Lady Luck because he noticed that the magnet she gave wasn't magnetic. She admits she's Alice Barry, an actress, and the accidents and the casino wins were set ups. He takes her to the police and she leads them to a spy ring which was using the horseshoes to pass stolen government microfilm; as Conway had Diplomatic Immunity he couldn't be searched by the police.
Appearing in "Lady Luck Wore Black!"
Featured Characters:
- Roger Conway (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Alice Barry (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Pierre Rimbaud (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Monaco
- Monte Carlo
Items:
- Four-leaf clover
- Rabbit's foot
- Horseshoe magnet
Synopsis for "The Man Who Killed His Shadow"
Appearing in "The Man Who Killed His Shadow"
Featured Characters:
- Flash Nesbit (Single appearance; dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Jeff Maxon (Single appearance; dies)
Antagonists:
- Big Jim Binder (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Maria Mendoza (Single appearance)
- Detective Wilson (Single appearance)
Locations:
- The Peacock Club
- a movie theater
Vehicles:
- Nesbit's car (Destroyed)
Synopsis for "His Name on a Bullet"
Appearing in "His Name on a Bullet"
Featured Characters:
- Lieutenant Jeff Hodges (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Kalu, a witch doctor (Flashback only)
Antagonists:
- The Burke Brothers (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Running Elk (Flashback only)
Items:
- a bullet with Hodges name on it
Notes
- "The Man Who Killed His Shadow" is reprinted in Ghosts #4, which is reprinted again in Showcase Presents: Ghosts #1.
- Other features appearing in this issue of House of Mystery were:
- "Buzzy Says: "Get a Box-Seat to Nature's Wonders!" (PSA) by Jack Schiff, Win Mortimer, and Ira Schnapp.
- "The Haunted Airfield", reprinted in House of Mystery #71 and My Greatest Adventure #34.
- "The Language of Magic" (text article) by Jack Miller.
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