House of Mystery #36 is an issue of the series House of Mystery (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1955.
Synopsis for "The Treasure of Montezuma!"
Appearing in "The Treasure of Montezuma!"
Featured Characters:
- Jeff Crane (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Moctzin (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Leo Dakka (Single appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Hernán Cortés (Flashback only)
- Montezuma (Dies in flashback)
- Aztecs (Flashback only)
Locations:
Items:
- Montezuma's treasure
Synopsis for "The Runaway Robot!"
Appearing in "The Runaway Robot!"
Featured Characters:
- Joe Frankenstein (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- "Big-Boy" Claymore (Single appearance)
Locations:
- An undisclosed city
Items:
- Frankenstein's giant
Synopsis for "The Prisoner of Clock Island"
Appearing in "The Prisoner of Clock Island"
Featured Characters:
- John Able (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- George Cranshaw (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- An unnamed woman (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Clock Island
Synopsis for "The Fountain of Youth"
Convict Roger Hall is about to be released from prison, but he is scheduled to stand trial for another crime which will put him away for a sizable portion of his remaining life. Hall fears that by the time he gets out he will be too old to enjoy any of the ill-gotten gains he has obtained. His cellmate then relates a story of a man named Christopher Moss who discovered a fountain of youth while exploring the rain forest of Peru. Moss was able to bring back a small supply of the youth water which he is willing to sell in individual portions for half a million dollars. He was even able to turn a wealthy millionaire into a robust young man. Upon hearing the story, Hall agrees to seek out Christopher Moss after he is released. He finds Moss and asks for a demonstration of the water. Moss then turns an old woman into a young beauty. Hall is convinced and he hurries to his hiding place to retrieve the stolen million dollars he has stashed away. He brings the money back to Moss and drinks the youth water but there is no change in his appearance. The police immediately show up to arrest Hall and they explain that the whole youth water story had been a scheme to recover the stolen money that Hall had hidden away. The old woman, the young beauty, the cellmate and Christopher Moss were actually undercover detectives that had worked together to convince Hall that the youth water story was true. Hall realizes that the was a fool to think that he would be able to wipe out all the mistakes in his life.
Appearing in "The Fountain of Youth"
Featured Characters:
- Roger Hall (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Christopher Moss (Flashback and main story)
- Crabbe (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- May Johnson (Single appearance)
- J.T. Farnley (Flashback only)
- James (Flashback only)
Locations:
Notes
- "The Fountain of Youth" is reprinted in The Unexpected #158.
- Other features appearing in this issue of House of Mystery include:
- "Your United Nations at Work!" (PSA) by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer, and lettering by Ira Schnapp.
- "Shorty" by Henry Boltinoff.
- "Ancient Plague"
- "Solving Some Mystical Mysteries" (text article)
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