House of Mystery 1951 #255 - 4.0 - $12.00

An orphanage director takes advantage of a boy with the power to create things from his imagination, but the director's mounting greed leads to his death.

Homer Finley, a poor accountant, is tempted by a female demon to change his life.

The famous animal tamer Erik Braden is looking for something to spice up his circus act when he acquires Fera, a female were-leopard.

Steve crosses wires on an electric sign advertising actress Cooky La Moo, causing it to come alive and go berserk, but Wonder Woman and Steve calm it with her lasso and Hostess Twinkies.

Abel contacts DC's PR representative, Mike Gold, for some new ideas on promoting his magazine, House of Secrets.

A homely witch tries to conjure up a mate but nothing seems to work out.

Heiress Lila van Avery is swindled by journalist Victor Bradley, but he doesn't get away with it.

When stage magician Frank Mason accidentally kills a msn, he flees to the jungle and tries to cheat the natives out of their gold, not knowing he is setting himself up as the ultimate victim.

A vampire chooses the wrong victim.

On-sale date from Comic Reader #146.

• When You Wish Upon a Star - Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin. Cover illustration was done some years earlier by Wrightson; interior story was later written to accompany it.
• - Framing sequence, with three pages at the beginning, one in the middle, and one at the end.
• - Letters submitted by Dan Rinke, Mike White, Frank A. Nigelson, Carla Moore and Mark Cohen.
• The Victim! - Alex Saviuk's first published work.
• Volume 77 Issue 33 - Week of August 15, 1977 - illustration is partial cover art from DC Super Stars (DC, 1976 series) #17 (first appearance of the Huntress [Helena Wayne])