House of Mystery #139
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Robot Rulers of Midville," a cunning con artist lures two explorers into joining him on a perilous quest for a long-lost treasure, promising to guide them through unknown dangers. Written by Howard Sherman and illustrated with sharp, atmospheric detail, the story unfolds as the explorers soon find themselves trapped by the very idol they sought—its ancient power awakening a hidden, mechanical guardianship. The cover, by Dick Dillin and Sheldon Moldoff, captures the eerie tension of the moment, hinting at the strange forces at play in this 1963 DC mystery.
In "The Impossible Illusions," a soldier haunted by visions of unseen threats finds himself isolated in a war-torn world where no one else can see the dangers closing in. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated by an unknown artist, the story unfolds with quiet dread as reality itself seems to fracture around him.
In "Creatures of the Vengeful Eye," a cunning crook offers himself as a guide to two explorers chasing a legendary treasure, promising access to riches beyond imagination. Though they reluctantly take him on, his betrayal unleashes the ancient, wrathful power of the idol that guards the prize—leaving them to face the consequences of their greed.
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Reprinted in Century Comic #93 (1965)
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