House of Mystery #59 is an issue of the series House of Mystery (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1957.
Synopsis for "The Tomb of Ramfis"
A young scientist named Edson Daniels is accused of forging ancient documents to further his career. Daniels proclaims his innocence and uses and ancient scroll to travel back in time to ancient Egypt to prove his innocence. He finds himself in the presence of King Menkahor who depends on Daniels as a prophet that advises him on military matters. Everyone refers to Daniels as Ramfis and he is the Kings trusted advisor. Unfortunately Menkahor does not like listening to bad news and he threatens Ramifs that if his army is defeated then he will hold the prophet responsible for his loss. This would result in his immediate death. Ramfis knows from history the Menkahor is about to suffer a great military defeat and advises Menkahor not to start a battle. Menkahor chooses to ignore Ramfis and marches on to battle. Ramfis knows that his time is limited so he uses the ancient scroll to transport himself back to 1972. Daniels then realizes that he must have lived in a past life as Ramfis and that is why he was so familiar with ancient Egyptian history.
Appearing in "The Tomb of Ramfis"
Featured Characters:
- Professor Edson Daniels/Ramfis the Prophet (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Dr. Van Tarr (Single appearance)
- King Menkahor (Single appearance)
Locations:
- City Museum
- Egypt, 25th Century BCE
Items:
- Scroll of Ramfis
Synopsis for "The Second Man in the Moon"
Appearing in "The Second Man in the Moon"
Featured Characters:
- Hank Larkin (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Football coach (Single appearance)
- Hank's college professor (Single appearance; dies)
- Cosgrove (Single appearance)
Locations:
- An undisclosed town
- South American jungle
- Moon
Items:
- A robot
Vehicles:
- Hank's Amphibo-car (Destroyed)
- Rocket
Synopsis for "Secret of the Magic Shirt"
Appearing in "Secret of the Magic Shirt"
Featured Characters:
- Elmo Burns (Single appearance; dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Captain Carey (Single appearance; dies)
- Marie (Single appearance)
- Jim (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Black knight (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- Eric (Flashback only)
- Cybald the Sorcerer (Flashback only)
- Navy captain (Single appearance)
- Navy lieutenant (Single appearance)
Locations:
- A remote island
- A circus
- 13th Century, England
Items:
- A magic shirt
Vehicles:
- Navy Warship
- Train (Destroyed)
Synopsis for "I Battled the Creatures of Mount Olympus"
Appearing in "I Battled the Creatures of Mount Olympus"
Featured Characters:
- Professor Holder (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Professor Kraus (Single appearance)
- Professor Smythe (Single appearance)
- Minotaur robot (Destroyed)
- Cerberus robot (Destroyed)
Other Characters:
- Neptune (Imagined)
- Ulysses (Imagined)
- Hercules (Imagined)
- The Nemean Lion (Imagined)
- A Cyclops (Appears only as a corpse) (Imagined)
Locations:
- Blare University
- Greece
- Mount Olympus
- Temple of Olympus
- Mount Olympus
Vehicles:
- Plane
Notes
- "The Tomb of Ramfis" was reprinted in House of Secrets #97, which was then reprinted in Showcase Presents: The House of Secrets #1.
- Other features appearing in this issue of House of Mystery include:
- "Robbie the Robot" by Irwin Hasen. The strip originally appeared in Strange Adventures #16.
- "The Saragossa Ghost" (text article)
- "Professor Eureka" by Henry Boltinoff
- "Winter Sports Champions of the World" (1956 Winter Olympic winners) by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira, lettering by Ira Schnapp.
- "Moolah the Mystic" by Henry Boltinoff.
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