House of Mystery 1951 #153 - reader copy - $9.99

partially detached cover, spine wear, staining

Manhunter's old enemy Professor Hugo discovers three prehistoric giants in suspended animation and somehow transforms himself into a giant. Now Manhunter has four giants to deal with.

Two boys who are polluting a stream are given an anti-pollution lesson by a fisherman. Includes an excerpt from an 1869 Massachusetts Board of Health document.

A scientist discovers an unknown metal and uses it to build a house, but the house then transforms itself into a spaceship and returns to the planet where the metal came from, with several people inside.

On-sale date from ad in Mystery in Space #101 and copyright registration.

• 40 Army-Navy-Marine Medals & Insignias - Inside front cover.
• The Giants Who Slept 1,000,000 Years - Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/; previously credited to Dave Wood.
• - At the bottom of page 7 of the previous story sequence.
• Nature's Bill of Rights - Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly. On the page immediately following page 7 of the previous story sequence,
• - On the page immediately following the previous sequence.
• - On the page immediately preceding page 8 of the previous story sequence.
• What's All the Hullaballoo About? - House ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #61. On the page immediately preceding page 8 of the previous story sequence.
• The Metal with a Memory - Writer credit determined by textual analysis by Lou Mougin.
• See Lois Lane Challenge Her Rivals for Superman - House ad for 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #14, on sale July 15. On the page immediately following page 3 of the previous story sequence.
• - On the page immediately following page 3 of the previous story sequence.
• The Kat Gets Cooled! - On the page immediately preceding page 4 of the previous story sequence.
• - House ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #58, on sale July 29. On the page immediately preceding page 4 of the previous story sequence.
• - Inside back cover.
• Go Full-Throttle with Wen-Mac - Wen-Mac models also mentioned in the Willy and Dilly feature elsewhere in this issue. Back cover.