House of Mystery #7 is an issue of the series House of Mystery (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1952.
Synopsis for "The Nine Lives of Alger Denham"
Appearing in "The Nine Lives of Alger Denham"
Featured Characters:
- Walt Stanton (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Alger Denham (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Mr. Potter (Single appearance)
- Jasper Clinton (Single appearance; dies)
Locations:
- An undisclosed city
Items:
- Several paintings
- A plastic replica stove
Synopsis for "The Devil Mask of Death!"
Appearing in "The Devil Mask of Death!"
Featured Characters:
- Harry Gordon (Single appearance)
- Dr. Rodney (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Mask shop owner (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Peter Brent (Single appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Pedro Vagar (Dies in flashback)
- a witch doctor (Flashback only)
- Ellen (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
- Cursed mask
Synopsis for "Museum of Murder!"
Appearing in "Museum of Murder!"
Featured Characters:
- Leroy (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Mr. Macklin (Single appearance)
- Detective Walter Chaplan (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- "Angel Face" Al Finny (Single appearance)
- Finny's gang (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Macklin's Wax Museum
Synopsis for "The Riddle of the Split Siamese Twins!"
Appearing in "The Riddle of the Split Siamese Twins!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Marie Leeds
- Lieutenant. Britten (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Paul Belinda (Single appearance)
- Peppi Belinda (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- J.J. Barnes (Single appearance)
- Jimmy, a bellhop (Single appearance)
Locations:
- An undisclosed city
- Barnes' Circus
Notes
- The Doctor Thirteen story in this issue appears not long after the character's cancellation during the restructuring of Star-Spangled Comics Vol 1 into Star-Spangled War Stories Vol 1.
- Also appearing in this issue of House of Mystery:
- "Binky Asks "What Do You Know About Other People?" (PSA) by Jack Schiff, Win Mortimer, and Ira Schnapp.
- "Lover From the Dead"
- "Strange Beliefs!", later reprinted in Tales of the Unexpected #14.
- "Mysterious Portrait"
- "How Would You Explain It?" (text article) by Jack Miller.
Trivia
- "Museum of Murder!" mistakenly credits the assassination of Abraham Lincoln to actor Edwin Booth, instead of his brother John Wilkes Booth.
- "The Riddle of the Split Siamese Twins!" mistakenly gives Marie Leed's surname as "Leroux" in this story.
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