House of Mystery #51 is an issue of the series House of Mystery (Volume 1) with a cover date of June, 1956.
Synopsis for "The Man Who Stole Teardrops"
Appearing in "The Man Who Stole Teardrops"
Featured Characters:
- Elliot Mason (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Marcia (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Boxing champ (Single appearance)
- A small boy (Single appearance)
- King Gusteva (Single appearance)
Locations:
- An undisclosed city
Items:
- Queen's photo (Destroyed)
- Tear formula
Synopsis for "The Sea Witch"
Appearing in "The Sea Witch"
Featured Characters:
- Don Evans (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Roy Hansen (Single appearance; dies) (Flashback and main story)
Other Characters:
- Maru Maru (Flashback only)
- Ship captain (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
- A hazelwood warclub
Vehicles:
- "Sea Witch", a freighter
- A lifeboat
Synopsis for "The Fireworks of Prophecy"
Appearing in "The Fireworks of Prophecy"
Featured Characters:
- Walter North (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Arnold Mako (Single appearance)
Items:
- Fireworks
Vehicles:
- Rowboat
Synopsis for "The Second Death of Abraham Lincoln"
Appearing in "The Second Death of Abraham Lincoln"
Featured Characters:
- Bart Wade, an actor playing Abraham Lincoln (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- An actor playing "Mary Todd Lincoln" (Single appearance)
- An actor playing "Major Henry Rathbone" (Single appearance)
- An actor playing Clara Harris (Single appearance)
- Dr. Klaus (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Sam, an actor (Single appearance)
- An actor playing "Dr. Charles Leale" (Single appearance)
Locations:
- The Gem Theater
- Virginia
Notes
- "The Second Death of Abraham Lincoln" is usually credited as Arnold Drake's first story for DC Comics, but that seems to belong to "The Return of Mister Future" from Batman #98, March 1956.[1]
- "The Second Death of Abraham Lincoln" is reprinted in Super DC Giant #S-20.
- Other features appearing in this issue of House of Mystery include:
- "Binky Presents "Pioneers of 1976!" (PSA) written by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer, lettering by Ira Schnapp.
- "Moolah the Mystic" by Henry Boltinoff. Reprinted in Superman #127 and Super DC Giant #S-13.
- "The Ghost Chasers" (text article) by George Kashdan.
- "Shorty" by Henry Boltinoff. Reprinted in Blackhawk #198 and House of Mystery #173.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- House of Secrets (Volume 1)
- House of Secrets (Volume 2)
- House of Mystery (Volume 1)
- House of Mystery (Volume 2)
Links and References
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