House of Mystery Vol 1 86

"The Baffling Bargains": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

"The Baffling Bargains"
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House of Mystery Vol 1 #86
May, 1959
Executive Editor	Jack Schiff
Cover Artists	Bob Brown Ira Schnapp
The Baffling Bargains
Pencilers	Lee Elias
Inkers	Lee Elias
Editors	Jack Schiff Murray Boltinoff George Kashdan
The Atom Detective
Pencilers	Will Ely
Inkers	Will Ely
Editors	Jack Schiff Murray Boltinoff George Kashdan
The Beast That Slept 1,000 Years
Pencilers	Mort Meskin
Inkers	George Roussos
Editors	Jack Schiff Murray Boltinoff George Kashdan
Previous Issue	House of Mystery # 85
Next Issue	House of Mystery # 87

House of Mystery #86 is an issue of the series House of Mystery (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1959.

Appearing in "The Baffling Bargains"

Featured Characters:

• Professor John Slater (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Alien from Galaxy Command (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Harry (Single appearance)

Locations:

• An undisclosed town

Items:

• Printing Press
• Radium
• Lead Bars
• Medicine

Vehicles:

• Spaceship
  
  

Appearing in "The Atom Detective"

Featured Characters:

• Vic Randall (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Ted Trent (Single appearance)

Antagonists:

• Lober (Single appearance)
• Tony, Lober's thug (Single appearance)
• Frisco, Lober's thug (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Police lieutenant (Unnamed) (Single appearance)

Locations:

• An undisclosed city
  • Lober's office building

Items:

• Numbers receipt
  

Appearing in "The Beast That Slept 1,000 Years"

Featured Characters:

• Carl Thornton (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Blake (Single appearance)
• Unfrozen Alien Creature (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Coast Guard crew (Single appearance)
• George Martin (Single appearance)
• Alaskan Bush Pilots (Unnamed) (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Pacific Ocean
• United States of America
  • California Coast
  • Alaska
• Canada
  • Vancouver

Items:

• Stone Markers

Vehicles:

• Coast Guard Cutter
• Fighter Planes
• Spaceship

Notes

• Other features appearing in this issue of House of Mystery include:
  • "Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself?" Written by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily, and lettered by Ira Schnapp. (1-Page Public Service Announcement)
  • "Peter Puptent Explorer" by Henry Boltinoff. (1-Page humor strip)
  • "Doctor Rocket" by Henry Boltinoff. (1-Page humor strip)
  • "Wedding Rings!" the different cultural traditions involving the wedding ring, including France, England, and Russia. Originally appeared in Wonder Woman #69. (1/2 page comic story)
  • "Maritime Magician" (1-Page text story)

See Also

• Cover gallery for the House of Mystery series

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