House of Secrets (1956 1st Series) comic books 1960-1962

Featuring: "The Man Who Made Monsters" drawn by George Roussos; "Isle of Missing Men" drawn by Bill Ely; Mark Merlin in "The Menace of the Creeping Doom" drawn by Mort Meskin. Cover by Dick Dillin and Sheldon Moldoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Curse of the Forbidden Flora," art by Bill Ely; Adventurers are sent to collect specimens of flora grown by Tibetan wild men, but the specimens are protected by high priests who have placed a curse on anyone who picks their flowers. Ad for Tales of the Unexpected #46, My Greatest Adventure #40, and House of Mystery #95. 2/3 John C. Adams filler page, script by Julius Schwartz, art by Mort Drucker. "It's Fun to Help Others!" public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. "The Mystery of the Man-Made Monsters," art by Nick Cardy; A scientist has been experimenting on animals using radioactive isotopes, which cause a sheep to grow gold wool, spiders to spin webs made of silver, and caterpillars to weave indestructible cocoons; And that's before they increased in size. Ad for World's Finest Comics #107. One-page Moolah the Mystic story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Queen of the Beasts," pencils by Joe Kubert, inks by Mort Meskin; While investigating reports of strange creatures, Mark and Elsa discover a crack in a mountainside that leads to a hidden valley; In the valley they find creatures that appear to have come from underground. Elsa overpowered by fumes from the plant life, finds she can communicate with the creatures, and determines that together they can take over the earth. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Duel of the Super-Powers," art by George Roussos; Detective Pearce is flying over stormy mountains with his prisoner Chuck Wingart when their plane goes down; Separated after the crash, Pearce is befriended by the People of the Storm, while Wingart connects with the Sun People; Both men are given powers from their respective sponsors to help them survive. Ad for Strange Adventures #114, House of Mystery #97, and Tales of the Unexpected #47. Ad for Showcase #25. "Buzzy's Famous Books Quiz" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. One-page Peter Puptent, Explorer story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Spirits in the Smoke," art by Bill Ely; Guide Joe Red Feather helps Martin Hawks find a ancient Indian pipe told of in legend; According to the legend, Minoni, the medicine man, controlled the pipe and could call different spirits from it. After Minoni called the Eagle Spirit to kill Chief Tihuaki, the chief's son avenged his father by using a silver arrow. Ad for World's Finest Comics #108. "The Fiery Falcon" text story. "Demon Count" filler page by Mort Drucker. "The Creature City," pencils by Joe Kubert, inks by Mort Meskin; 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Hybrid Monster," pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; Mark and Elsa travel to a remote Polynesian island where a mad doctor kidnaps Mark in order to give his human intelligence to a creature he is building. "Aloha... Hawaii!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily; a celebration of Brotherhood Week and Hawaii as our 50th state. Mystery of the Martian Canals filler half-page, script by Julius Schwartz, pencils by Morris Waldinger. "The Creatures on the Cliff," art by Howard Purcell; Two mountain climbers encounter aliens at the top of Mount Majorca and assume they are planning an invasion. 2/3 Professor Eureka story by Henry Boltinoff. Ad for Rip Hunter... Time Master. "The Perfect Potion" text story. "The Human Wave," art by Russ Heath; Wealthy sportsman Dirk Huntley defies warnings and retrieves the lost sword of pirate captain Jean Latour, unleashing its watery guardian. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Prisoner of Formula Zero," "The Creature from the Book," and "The Test Tube World." Art by Mort Meskin? 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Fantastic Falcon," art by Bill Ely; Archaeologist Tod Farr discovers a giant falcon in suspended animation; When it is revived, the bird's initial good deeds change to more sinister ones. One-page Professor Eureka story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Island in the Sky," art by Lee Elias; Aliens come to Earth seeking refuge, but a gang of greedy humans steals the aliens' weapons and nearly starts a war. "The Deathless Mare" text story. One-page Science Says You're Wrong comic story about canals on Mars, script and art by Mort Drucker. One-page The Magic Genie story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Monster of the Mountain," pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; Mark and Elsa travel to the Andes to learn the secret behind a giant creature that is driving a mining crew away from their word. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "Free Speech--Free for All!" public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer; Tom is tearing down the campaign posters of the candidate his father opposes, until Buzzy shows Tom that his father is much more fair-minded. "The Puzzle of the Plundering Creatures," pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; When Mark Merlin is called in to investigate a fantastic bank robbery, he learns that an alien child was duped into helping a crook, and now the alien parents want their child back. "The Eyes Have It!" non-fiction page, script by Julius Schwartz, pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tommy Nicolosi. Green Lantern ad. "Curse of the Night People" text story. 2-page Peter Puptent Explorer story by Henry Boltinoff. "Bodyguards to a Planet!", art by George Roussos; A fugitive alien begs two Earth men to hide his home planet, which he has shrunk to tiny size, from dangerous space marauders. "Micro-Meteors" non-fiction page by Mort Drucker. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Interplanetary Target," pencils by Mort Meskin; Renegade aliens from Mercury plan to kill Mark Merlin because he accidentally discovered a way to destroy their transport vehicles. "Simon Newcomb" Giants of the Telescope non-fiction page by Mort Drucker. Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told ad. "Doom Was His Partner," pencils by Bernard Baily, inks by George Roussos; When an astronaut vanishes from a space capsule in flight, the effort to find him also releases a giant monster. "Phantom Footsteps" text story. One-page Professor Eureka story by Henry Boltinoff. "Lend a Friendly Hand!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; When Superman sees some boys being unkind to a refugee boy, he takes them across the world to see the conditions refugees have come from and tells them that they need to be nicer. "The Ancients Who Lived Again," art by Howard Purcell; A weird mineral gives control of a giant creature from legend to an unscrupulous man. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Creature Costumes," pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; Mark Merlin and Elsa travel to the Peruvian jungle to help defeat a witch doctor who controls a group of men in monster costumes; Merlin is forced to don one of the costumes and falls under the spell of the witch doctor himself. Cave Carson ad. "The Secret of the Lost Sea," art by Lee Elias; Two adventurers are hired by a rich man to help him find a hidden island. "The Haunted Caverns" text story. Half-page Dr. Floogle story by Henry Boltinoff. "Bike Safety = Bike Fun!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily; quiz based on the rules of the Bicycle Institute of America. "The Deadly Duplicate," art by Bill Ely; Robert Steele buys a robot double of himself so that he can go on vacation and leave the robot to manage his business, but the robot's inventor plots to take over Steele's life completely. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Featuring: Mark Merlin in "The Secret of the Captive Creature!" drawn by Mort Meskin and George Roussos; "Operation Cyclops" drawn by Bill Ely; "The Weird World of Anton Borka" by Howard Purcell. Plus, the text story "Secret of the Snows." Also, a gag tale by Henry Boltinoff. Cover by Dick Dillin and Sheldon Moldoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Mystery of Caveman Island," "The Anti-Matter Man," and Mark Merlin in "The Fantastic Flower Creatures." Full-page ad for Justice League of America # 1. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "Dramas of Doom," art by George Roussos; Larry's theater is about to close down when he decides to mount a fourteenth-century play by a cursed playwright; The play is a success but the curse seems to have taken hold of Larry. Superman Annual ad. One-page Moolah the Mystic story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Fabulous Eye of Fevos," art by Howard Purcell; Two explorers searching for a vast radium deposit encounter an amnesiac man with super-powers and enlist him to help them retrieve the radium. Cave Carson ad. "Flight to Nowhere" text story. "The Alien Bird of Prey," pencils by Joe Kubert, inks by George Roussos; Mark Merlin meets two Plutonian explorers who have brought a giant space bird to Earth, and then the bird goes berserk. "Children of Tomorrow!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily; Celebration of United Nations Day (October 24) with a description of the U.N. Declaration of the Rights of a Child. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Secret of the Enchanted Shell," art by Nick Cardy; Paul Reynolds is fascinated by the legend of a beautiful girl imprisoned n a seashell by a wizard, and one day he thinks that he has found the shell and can release the girl from captivity. Superman Annual ad. One-page Professor Eureka story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Man Who Stole an Alien Identity," art by George Roussos; Brad Wilson was attending a costume party dressed as an alien when he stumbled on a gang of real aliens—interplanetary criminals planning to test deadly super-weapons on Earth. "The Melting Hands" text story. "Get a Grip on Your Gripes!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily; Fred loses his temper all the time until he is confronted by Joe. 2/3-page "Christiaan Huygens"Giants of the Telescope story, script and art by Tommy Nicolosi. Aquaman ad. "Master of the Space Beasts," pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; Mark and Elsa encounter two giant creatures from another planet and must discover who is controlling them. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Great Space Impersonations," art by Howard Purcell; Aliens kidnap Earth men and impersonate them with the help of life-like masks. Justice League of America ad. "Our American Heritage" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily; historical quiz. One-page Hamid the Hypnotist story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Wizard's Revenge," art by Bill Ely; Reporter Jim Lowery travels to the European village of Waldyk to expose their legendary wizard as a hoax, but he can't explain the fantastic things that keep happening to him. One-page Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That cartoon about earthquakes by Mort Drucker. "The Dinosaur in Times Square," pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; Mark and Elsa are shocked when Professor Blore's life-ray animates a model of a dinosaur so that it can embark on a rampage. Statement of ownership; Average number copies sold during preceding 12 months: 194,000. Aquaman ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Man with the Alien Identity," pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; Mark is enlisted to assume temporarily the identity of Rej, an alien leader but soon realizes that it's a plot to overthrow Rej. One-page Doctor Rocket story by Henry Boltinoff. Ad for Rip Hunter... Time Master. "Don't Sell Nature Short!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily; A wildlife preserve wins out over plans to build a new shopping center. "Prisoner of Sorcerers' City," art by Ruben Moreira; Researcher Edwin Locke finds himself transported to Marsus, the fabled City of Sorcerers, where he must find the spell that will free several sorcerers that have been imprisoned there. "The Forest of Captive Creatures" text story. "The Thief of Time," art by George Roussos; Harry Logan steals an invention that allows him to see into other time periods, but he discovers a giant alien in each of them, and then the alien is drawn into Harry's time. Ad for Aquaman and Aqualad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Captive Giant from Space," art by Ruben Moreira; A giant alien criminal threatens the Earth but three vacationing Americans figure out how to stop him. Half-page Animal Time-Sense cartoon, script by Julius Schwartz, pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tommy Nicolosi. "A Salute to Our American Indians!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily; An accounting of American Indian achievements featuring Jim Thorpe and Maria Tallchief. "The Imprisoned Mind!", art by Bill Ely; A lab accident causes Professor Madison's mind to be transferred into a destructive robot and his assistant must save him. Hawkman ad. "The Capsule Out of Time" text story. One-page Doctor Rocket story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Court of Creatures," pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Mort Meskin; Mark exposes Governor Tarsus' plot to keep himself in power by scaring his people with the Cottswald Creatures. One-page Professor Eureka story by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Featuring: "Prisoners of the Wizard's Maze!" drawn by Howard Purcell; "The Mind Marauder" drawn by Lee Elias; Mark Merlin in "The Valley of the Doomed Creatures!" drawn by Mort Meskin and George Roussos. Cover by Dick Dillin and Sheldon Moldoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Dooms from Kyro's Cave," art by Howard Purcell; Two geologists stumble upon the ancient lab of an alchemist and accidentally release his curse. One-page Dr. Floogle story by Henry Boltinoff. "Parents Have Rights, Too!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily; Bob convinces his sister Laurie that she should be more considerate of their parents. "The Secret of the Sinister Structures," art by Bill Ely; A scientist mysteriously builds strange structures including a giant automatic pistol and a bow and arrow but won't tell anybody the reason. "Behind the Dungeon Door" text story. "Destiny of Dooms," pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; Mark and Elsa meet a Professor Volo who claims to have a camera that sees the future; Mark scoffs at the idea and accuses the Prof of perpetuating a hoax; So Volo sics a big monster on them. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Pied-Piper Creature!", art by Bill Ely; A space ship containing weird interplanetary creatures crashes on Earth and the pilot is injured and unable to help round them up when they escape. Half-page Dolly and the Professor story by Henry Boltinoff. "Gifts from Your Elders!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily; A group of teens discover that they can learn many things from older people. Ad for Rip Hunter... Time Master #3, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "The Second Life of Simon Steele," art by Howard Sherman; The ghost of a lawyer who relied on sorcery returns after 150 years to take revenge on the descendant of the person who stopped him originally. "Last Trip to Lo'Ana" text story. One-page Moolah the Mystic story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Invasion of the Fish-Men," pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; Mark and Elsa encounter an invasion force of fish creatures from another dimension. Superman ad. Secret Origins ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "Return of the Phantom Physician," art by Bill Ely; Dr. Miles Menken is visited three times by his fabled ancestor Anselmo the Great, a physician with great healing powers. One-page Moolah the Mystic story by Henry Boltinoff. Superman ad. Secret Origins ad. "The Man With the Mineral Powers," art by Howard Sherman; Geologist Bart Hobbs convinces a grand jury that inexplicable transformations of his body forced him to commit various thefts, but his lies are eventually exposed. The Inside Stories of Batman and Robin's Top Secrets ad. "The Day the World Vanished" text story. "The Creatures of Camouflage Forest," script by Jack Miller, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; Astronauts bring back plants from an asteroid that are actually creatures that can change their forms. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Great Dimensional Brain Swap" (art by Alex Toth), "The Invention That Went Berserk," "Beware the Guardian Beast!" (a Mark Merlin mystery; art by Mort Meskin). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Reluctant Sorcerer," script and art by Howard Purcell; When Tommy helps a woman in trouble, she gives him magic powers but what he really wants is for his missing parents to come home. Ad for The Atom. "A Message from Otto the Robot!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily; Bobby dreams about the fantastic future that robots will provide, but the robot in his dream reminds him that humans will always be needed too. "The Forbidden Stones of Zhatec," art by Bill Ely; When an ancient temple is moved and rebuilt at a city museum, two giant phantom warriors emerge and battle each other, looking for a lost treasure. "Challenge for a Coward" text story. Half-page Peter Puptent Explorer story by Henry Boltinoff. "Captives of the Parallel World!", pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; Mark and Elsa are drawn into another dimension to help capture a criminal from their own world. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Town That Lost its Face," "Pageant of the 300-Year Doom," and "The Last Survivors of Planet Earth" (art by Mort Meskin). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Featuring: "The Man on Disaster Hill" drawn by Ruben Moreira; "Cry, Clown, Cry" drawn by Bill Ely; Mark Merlin in "The Mystery of the Stolen Creature" drawn by Mort Meskin and George Roussos. Cover by Dick Dillin and Sheldon Moldoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Alien Trap That Backfired!", art by Howard Purcell; Three men on a hunting trip encounter alien invaders. Giant Batman Collection ad. "The Secret of the Happy Pig!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Rube Grossman; Peter tells Mervin that the secret of really being happy is just to be yourself rather than trying to be like everyone else. Half-page Moolah the Mystic story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Curse of the Kung Lo Diamond," art by Howard Sherman; A cursed diamond is cut up into smaller diamonds and appears to be spreading the curse all over town. One-page Doctor Rocket story by Henry Boltinoff. Ad for the fourth Superman Annual. "Mystery of the Disappearing Islands" text story. "The Guardian Lion-Man," script by Jack Miller, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; The nation of San Morro has been free of crime for centuries through the supernatural protection of El Leone, the Lion-Man; When Mark Merlin comes to San Morro to investigate the legend, he is tricked by Count Tassini into revealing how El Leone can be overcome so that the count can steal the country's crown jewels. Aquaman ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

"The Secret Seven of Staleyville," "The Creatures That Changed the Future" (art by Howard Purcell), and "Mark Merlin's Giant Double." Statement of ownership--average paid circulation 205,000. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Featuring: "The Tapestry of Doom" drawn by Ruben Moreira; "Ruse of the Thought Thief" drawn by George Roussos; Mark Merlin in "Volunteer for Disaster" drawn by Mort Meskin and George Roussos. Plus, the text article "The Day the Earth Stops Spinning." Also, gag tales by Henry Boltinoff. Cover by Dick Dillin and Sheldon Moldoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover art by Mort Meskin. "The Menace of the Magic Metal," art by Howard Sherman; A sculptor's unique creations come to life and threaten the men that they are modeled on. One-page Moolah the Mystic story by Henry Boltinoff. "Superman Says... Be a Good Citizen!, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff; Superman teaches two kids about picking up their toys and not littering. Batman and Robin ad. Lois Lane ad. "The Battle of the Titans," script by Jack Miller, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; A rampaging crystalline creature can only be stopped by the Professor's giant robot. Superman ad. "The Remote-Controlled Man," art by Howard Purcell; An astronaut returns from space and believes that he is now being controlled by aliens. Amazing Ratios science cartoon, script by Julius Schwartz, pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tommy Nicolosi. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos. "The Secret of the Spectral Crimes," script by Arnold Drake, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; Mark and Elsa try to solve the mystery of three crimes seemingly committed by ghosts from the past. Half-page Moolah the Mystic story by Henry Boltinoff. Superman ad. "Prisoner of the Sub-Microscopic World!", art by Lee Elias; Roger Manfried is exposed to a mysterious gas that causes him to shrink into a microscopic world, where he helps the people there to fight a giant monster. "Buzzy's Rules of Water Safety!" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer; Wolfie learns a lesson about playing pranks while swimming. Brief biography of artist Lee Elias. "The Tiger-Man of the Desert," art by Howard Purcell; Harry Judson travels to the distant city of Majpol to find his missing cousin and is changed into a tiger-man by a magic amulet. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos. "The Invader from the Shadow World," art by Mort Meskin; Mark Merlin's shadow becomes possessed by a being from another dimension, separates itself from Mark, and then goes on a rampage. One-page The Magic Genie story by Henry Boltinoff. Batman ad. "25 Cents to Nowhere," art by Howard Purcell; Four people on a roller coaster are transported to another world and each must display an individual talent to find the way home. 2/3-page "The Mysterious Painting!" story, art by Morris Waldinger. "The Spectral Sniper in Kronen Castle," art by Bill Ely; During World War II, Private Curt Vogel's life is saved when he miraculously finds a spare bullet; Years later, the man who provided the bullet demands a favor in return. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.