House of Mystery (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1960.
Synopsis for "The Wizard's Gift"
Appearing in "The Wizard's Gift"
Featured Characters:
- Joe Wales, American tourist (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Gladwyne of Tane (Flashback only)
- Chalton (Flashback only)
- The Wizard (Flashback only)
Antagonists:
- Simon the Red (Flashback only)
- his army
- Zor the Giant (Flashback only)
- A dragon
- Prince John (Flashback only)
- his son Guillaume (Flashback only)
Locations:
Items:
- Magic branch (Destroyed)
Synopsis for "Operation Space-Saver"
Appearing in "Operation Space-Saver"
Featured Characters:
- Harvey Keans (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- The National Space Council (Single appearance)
- Jovians
- Saturnians
Antagonists:
- Alien scavengers (Single appearance)
Locations:
Vehicles:
- Harvey's Rocketship
- Saturnian Warships
- Jovian Spacecrafts
Synopsis for "Doorway in the Sky"
Appearing in "Doorway in the Sky"
Featured Characters:
- Yvar-2, alien (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Em-El, alien (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- The Zrakon, a hybrid beast (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Police officers (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Unknown Dimension
- Laboratory of Stezz
- Earth
Items:
- H-4 Beam Gun
- Searchlight
Notes
- "The Wizard's Gift" was reprinted in Weird Mystery Tales #3.
- Other features appearing in this issue of House of Mystery include:
- "Dr. Floogle" by Henry Boltinoff. Reprinted in Justice League of America #114. (1/2 Page humor strip)
- "Superboy Says: "It's Fun to Help Others!" - Written by Jack Schiff, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye, and lettered by Ira Schnapp. (1-Page Public Service Announcement)
- "New Year Superstitions" by Mort Drucker. Originally appeared in Sensation Comics #108. Appears again in Wonder Woman #168. (1-Page comic story)
- "The Build-It-Yourself Creature" (1-Page text story)
- It is unknown which of the princes named John (see wikipedia) participates in the first story. The year is not indicated. He has a son named Guillaume, who seems to have no connection with any historic John.
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