House of Mystery #50

A turbaned fortune teller and a skeptical onlooker peer intently at a glowing crystal ball, where the snarling face of a lion materializes — prompting the very reasonable question of where one would encounter such a beast in the city. This May 1956 DC anthology delivers four tales of the uncanny, headlined by "The Amazing Swami!" and joined by "I Rode Man o' Mars," "The Song That Haunted!," and "I Was the Man in the Iron Mask!" Ruben Moreira's cover art sets a pleasantly eerie mood, balancing mystery and a touch of dry humor that makes this ten-cent package a fine snapshot of mid-1950s DC storytelling.