Comic Title: House of Mystery #143
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: June 1964
On Sale Date: April 2, 1964 Newsstand Date April 2, 1964
Source: House Ad, Strange Adventures #164, Page 19

Copyright Date April 2, 1964
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1964

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of February, May, August and November
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Giant-Maker"
Pages: 10

Feature(s):
Martian Manhunter (of Earth-1)

Writer: Jack Miller
Artist: Joe Certa

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Martian Manhunter Vol. 2 TPB (2009)

Feature Character(s)

• Martian Manhunter (last appearance in Justice League of America #27; next appearance in Green Lantern #29)

Supporting Character(s)

• Zook (last appearance in Detective Comics #326; next appearance in House of Mystery #144)

Villain(s)

• The giant-maker (destroyed in this story; no further appearances)
• Malador (a wizard; no further appearances)
• The Idol-Head of Diabolu (last appearance in Detective Comics #326; next appearance in House of Mystery #144)

Other Character(s)

• An unnamed farmer (no further appearances)

Comments:
Martian Manhunter's series is continued from the second story of Detective Comics #326.

Synopsis:
After another full moon, the Idol-Head of Diabolu creates a strange monster. The monster touches a nearby farmer causing him to grow to giant size and become a menace. J'onn J'onzz knocks the farmer out, while Zook follows the creature.

The creature touches Zook before the alien can use his powers. Zook grows into a giant and attacks J'onn. The Martian Manhunter takes out his partner, but the giant-maker has reached another target, a miniature wizard called Malador.

Malador attacks J'onn with sorcery. The magic is able to remove J'onn's powers. Zook recovers consciousness, but he is still an out-of-control giant. The alien uses his powers against both J'onn and Malador, encasing them both inside blocks of ice. J'onn's powers are restores allowing him to escape the ice. By intensifying Zook's freezing effect on Malador, J'onn causes the wizard to shrink to harmless size. Zook and the farmer then return to their normal size and demeanor.