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Cover: Jack Sparling

House of Mystery #155

Dec 1965 · DC · 0.12 USD
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In "The Giant Genie of Gensu," Detective John Sutter stumbles into a subway train that shouldn't exist—one leading to a world beyond his own. Written by Jack Miller and illustrated by Jack Sparling, this eerie tale blends dimension-hopping mystery with a touch of the surreal, as Sutter’s strange journey through another realm helps him crack a case back home. The cover by Jack Sparling captures the story’s otherworldly tension in bold, expressive lines.

Contains 3 stories
The Giant Genie of Gensu
8.67 pp · Superhero
Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]The Genie of Fensu (villain)"Mousy" Malloy (villain)Duke Durgon
The Human Hurricane
7.67 pp · Science Fiction
The Nightmare Express
7.67 pp · Science Fiction

In "The Nightmare Express," Detective John Sutter stumbles onto a subway train that doesn’t belong to his world, plunging him into a strange, parallel city where the rails run on mystery and the passengers carry secrets. As he aids the other-dimensional police in unraveling a baffling case, he begins to see echoes of his own world’s unsolved crime—and the clues might just lead back home.

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Raw (VG) $7
CGC 9.6 · 2 in census $898*
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $460*
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 · 2 in census $181*
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $124*
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $95*
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CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $76*
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $64*
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $47*
CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $37*
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $30*
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Full credits

artist, inker Jack Sparling
letterer Stan Starkman
cover pencils, inks Jack Sparling

Reprints

Reprinted in Flash #30 (1976), Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #2 (2009)

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