House of Secrets (1956 1st Series) comic books 1961

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.