House of Mystery #51

DC Comics
United States
- Published
- June 1956
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
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DC: Superman National Comics
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- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/12851
Credits
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, Editor [credited]
Issue contents

Featuring
- Genre
- Detective-mystery
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Leonard Starr, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer

Featuring
- Feature
- Wilson Chemical Co.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Inside front cover.

Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Jim Mooney, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Century the 100 Page Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #13 ([June 1957?]) — The Man Who Stole Teardrops
- Printed in
- Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #13 ([June 1957] ?)

Featuring
- Feature
- Jackie Gleason and the Honeymooners
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer

Featuring
- Feature
- Binky
- Genre
- Advocacy; teen
Credits
- Writing
- Jack Schiff, scripter
- Art
- Win Mortimer, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer

Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Bill Ely, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
My Greatest Adventure (Colour Comics, 1955 series) #18 ([September 1956]) — The Sea Witch
- Printed in
- My Greatest Adventure (K. G. Murray, 1955 series) #18 ([September 1956])

Featuring
- Feature
- DeLuxe Photo Service
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset

Featuring
- Feature
- Palisades Amusement Park
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer

"Aha - I see you will meet a man soon..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Moolah the Mystic
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer [signed]
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #93 ([November 1956?]) — Untitled
-
Super DC Giant (DC, 1970 series) #S-13 (September-October 1970) — "Aha - I see you will meet a man soon..."
- Printed in
- Colossal Comic (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #35 ([November 1965])
- Superman (DC, 1939 series) #127 (February 1959)

Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
The Hundred Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #6 ([March 1957?]) — The Fireworks of Prophecy
- Printed in
- The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #6 ([March 1957])

Credits
- Writing
- George Kashdan, author
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset

"We'll try to locate the buried city..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Shorty
- Genre
- Humour
- Characters
- Shorty
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #80 ([February 1957]) — Untitled
-
Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #80 (May 1957) — Untitled
-
Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #198 (July 1964) — No title recorded
-
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #173 (March-April 1968) — "We'll try to locate the buried city."
-
Giant Superboy Album (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #13 ([October 1975?]) — Untitled
Synopsis
Shorty and his friend dig separate holes to try to find a buried city.

Featuring
- Feature
- Wildroot Cream-Oil
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer

Featuring
- Genre
- Detective-mystery
Credits
- Writing
- Arnold Drake, scripter
- Art
- Leonard Starr, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
The Hundred Plus Comic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #47 ([July 1960?]) — The Second Death of Abraham Lincoln
-
Super DC Giant (DC, 1970 series) #S-20 (October-November 1970) — The Second Death of Abraham Lincoln
- From GCD
- from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #51 (June 1956)
Notes
Writer credit from Bob Hughes. Usually credited as Arnold Drake's first story for DC, but that seems to belong to "The Return of Mister Future" from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #98 (March 1956).

Featuring
- Feature
- 100 Autos, Buses & Trucks
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer

Featuring
- Feature
- Stephens Credit Sales
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Inside back cover.

Featuring
- Feature
- Movyland Studios; Dean Studios
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Back cover.
Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.