Price history & market evidence
PriceCharting guide history
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1 dated observation—one point does not establish a trend. Last recorded 2026-10-06. Source record #2408711
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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | $2,028.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1953-07-01 |
| 9.8 | $1,560.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1953-07-01 |
| RAW | $36.26 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1953-07-01 |
| 6.0 | $143.40 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1953-07-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 11 graded copies for House of Mystery #16 (1953). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Dead Men Tell No Tales
| StoryTitle2 = Lady Luck Wore Black! | Synopsis2 = Roger Conway, a State Department employee, takes a doctor mandated holiday and goes to Monte Carlo. On his first day there, a car almost hits him, but a mysterious woman tells him he'll be alright because she is Lady Luck and she's given him a four-leaf clover charm. The next day, scaffolding falls towards him, but Lady Luck appears again and gives him a rabbit's foot. Next day he visits the casino and is losing, until Lady Luck arrives, gives him a magnetic horseshoe and he starts winning, and continues to win in the coming days,. Then he leaves the horseshoe in his room, so he buys another at a curio shop. He still wins, but confronts Lady Luck because he noticed that the magnet she gave wasn't magnetic. She admits she's Alice Barry, an actress, and the accidents and the casino wins were set ups. He takes her to the police and she leads them to a spy ring which was using the horseshoes to pass stolen government microfilm; as Conway had Diplomatic Immunity he couldn't be searched by the police.
| StoryTitle3 = The Man Who Killed His Shadow | Synopsis3 =
| StoryTitle4 = His Name on a Bullet | Synopsis4 =
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Henry Johnson **Supporting Characters:** * Eric Johnson * Dave **Antagonists:** * Arnold Miles **Other Characters:** * Judson Hale **Vehicles:** * Sedan
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Roger Conway **Supporting Characters:** * Alice Barry **Antagonists:** * Pierre Rimbaud **Locations:** * Monaco ** Monte Carlo **Items:** * Four-leaf clover * Rabbit's foot * Horseshoe magnet
| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Flash Nesbit **Supporting Characters:** * Jeff Maxon **Antagonists:** * Big Jim Binder **Other Characters:** * Maria Mendoza * Detective Wilson **Locations:** * The Peacock Club * a movie theater **Vehicles:** * Nesbit's car
| Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * Lieutenant Jeff Hodges **Supporting Characters:** * Kalu, a witch doctor **Antagonists:** * The Burke Brothers **Other Characters:** * Running Elk **Items:** * a bullet with Hodges name on it
| Notes = * "The Man Who Killed His Shadow" is reprinted in *Ghosts* #4, which is reprinted again in *Showcase Presents: Ghosts* #1). * Other features appearing in this issue of House of Mystery were: ** *"Buzzy Says: "Get a Box-Seat to Nature's Wonders!"* (PSA) by Jack Schiff, Win Mortimer, and Ira Schnapp. ** *"The Haunted Airfield"*, reprinted in *House of Mystery* #71 and *My Greatest Adventure* #34. ** *"The Language of Magic"* (text article) by Jack Miller. | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: Jack Miller
Interior art: Leonard Starr, Curt Swan, Will Ely
Source records & attribution
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