House of Mystery #21 is an issue of the series House of Mystery (Volume 1) with a cover date of December, 1953.
Synopsis for "The Man Who Could See Death!"
Appearing in "The Man Who Could See Death!"
Featured Characters:
- Chuck Simms (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Tilang Meers (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Farmer Bevins (Single appearance; dies)
- Doctor Anderson (Single appearance)
Locations:
- The Morning Star newspaper office
Synopsis for "The Madman of Maricombe Island!"
A prisoner named Dubois is jailed in a jungle prison. He attracts the attention of a sadistic jailer named Letrec who seems bent on making Dubois suffer. Letrec and Dubois seem to know each other from the past but their relation is not revealed until the end of the story. No matter how hard he tortures Dubois, Letrec is unable to dampen his spirit. Dubois taunts the jailer and he seems to grow more confident with each passing punishment that Letrec dishes out. At one point Letrec fires a rifle at Dubois but the prisoner remains unharmed. Letrec eventually goes mad as a result of not breaking Dubois. It is later revealed that Dubois used a batch of mysterious pills that allowed him to endure all the punishments dished out by Letrec. He also replaced the bullets in Letrecs rifle with blanks to make it appear that he was invulnerable. Dubois reveals that he wanted revenge on Letrec for the brutality that he showed his brother who was imprisoned in the same jail five years earlier. He vengeance was now complete.
Appearing in "The Madman of Maricombe Island!"
Featured Characters:
- Renault (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Andre DuBois (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Letrec (Single appearance)
Locations:
- France
- Maricombe Island Prison
Synopsis for "The Sorrow of the Spirits!"
Appearing in "The Sorrow of the Spirits!"
Featured Characters:
- Conrad Ganges (Single appearance; dies)
- Governor Maitland (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Martin Nerok (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Sgt. Peters (Single appearance)
- The spirit of Nero
Locations:
- Ganges' Laboratory
- The Governor's office
Synopsis for "The Magic Spotlight!"
Appearing in "The Magic Spotlight!"
Featured Characters:
- Soames (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Mr. Bond, a Director (Single appearance)
- William Knell (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Sheldon Grew (Single appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- "Hiya" Norton (Single appearance)
Locations:
- The Magnate Theatre
Items:
- Floodlights with color filters
Notes
- "The Madman of Maricombe Island!" is reprinted in The Unexpected #133.
- "The Sorrow of the Spirits!" is reprinted in Ghosts #2, which is itself reprinted in Showcase Presents: Ghosts Volume 1.
- Other features appearing in this issue of House of Mystery are:
- "Amazing Power!" by Julius Schwartz and Morris Waldinger.
- "Binky Says: "Know Your Community!" (PSA) by Jack Schiff, with art by Morris Waldinger, and letters by Ira Schnapp.
- "How "Mind-Readers" Trick You" (text article) by David Kahn, with illustrations by Raymond Perry.
- "Death and the Icy Sea" by Morris Waldinger.
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