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House of Secrets (1956 1st Series) comic books 1969

  • Issue #81
    House of Secrets (1956 1st Series) 81
    • Three center wraps detached at one staple.
    • Water damage. Centerfold detached at one staple.
    • Water damage. Centerfold detached at one staple. Staple rust.
    • 3" Cumulative spine split.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #1074448009
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • Restoration. Color touch. Water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    First 15-cent cover. First appearance of Abel. Abel acts as a storyteller and host of the series, as well as the caretaker of the House of Secrets. Cover art by Neal Adams. "Don't Move It!", script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Jerry Grandenetti, inks by George Roussos; This story provides the background of the House of Secrets, who built it and its history, and leads into the next story which talks about Abel's taking possession of it. "House of Secrets," art by Bill Draut; A realty agent helps Abel move into the House of Secrets where Abel bumps into Cain; When Cain asks Abel who he is talking to, Abel indicates the realty agent who dissipates into a spirit which merges into the House of Secrets. "Burn This House!" text story. "Aaron Philips' Photo Finish!", script by Gerry Conway, art by Jack Sparling; Abel tells Cain a story about a photographer who takes blackmail photos being sent out to photograph the House of Secrets, but the house swallows him up, leaving only a photograph of the man's shocked expression as the only evidence he was ever inside. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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    4 days left Auction HOUSE OF SECRETS #81 [1969 GD+] 1ST ABEL DC COMICS

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  • Issue #82
    House of Secrets (1956 1st Series) 82

    Cover art by Neal Adams. "Realler Than Real," inks by Vince Colletta; An obnoxious film producer gets his just rewards when he is slain by an arrow shot from a screening room projection screen. "His Last Resting Place!" text story. "Sudden Madness," inks by Dick Giordano; Aliens disperse puzzle boxes across Earth which produce violent psychosis in those who attempt to solve them so they can take over easily. "The Little Old Winemaker," art by Jack Sparling; A man builds a water-tight wine cellar while plotting to kill his nephew, and the nephew obliges by smashing open the wine casks obsessed with the idea the man has killed his wife and hidden her body inside one of them. "The One and Only, Fully Guaranteed, Super-Permanent, 100%?", script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Neal Adams; Henpecked Stanley Landman mail-orders the answer to his problems. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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    $78 House Of Secrets #82 VF+ 8.5 Neal Adams Cover! DC Horror! DC Comics 1969
    $99 House Of Secrets #82 CBCS FN/VF 7.0 White Pages Neal Adams Cover! DC Horror!

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