House of Secrets (1956 1st Series) comic books 1973

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Cover art by Berni Wrightson. Intro page featuring Abel, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, art by Berni Wrightson. "The Curse of Harappa," script by Maxene Fabe, art by Ruben Yandoc (as Rubeny); A man in a foreign land encounters a woman whom the natives refer to as The Bride of Death who claims that he will end up digging his own grave if he pursues her; He ignores the warning and does indeed end up digging his own grave. "The Island of No Return," script by John Albano, art by Alex Niño; A husband and wife vampire team set up on a small island; They allow one victim to escape so that the story gets out and ensures a steady stream of curious prey for them. "This Will Kill You," script by Jack Oleck, art by Alfredo Alcala; Two pranksters attempt to scare a half-wit who sleeps in the small town undertaking parlor's back room with a story that the man currently lying in state is a vampire; Later that evening, one of them gets in a coffin after makeup has been applied by his female friend and lets out a groan. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Berni Wrightson. "Skin Deep," script by Jack Oleck, art by Alfredo Alcala; An ugly man has a mask made for himself in order to win the heart of a beautiful woman, but he is surprised by her reaction when he reveals his true face. Cain & Abel cartoon by Sergio Aragonés. "The Night of the Nebish!", script by Arnold Drake, art by Alfredo Alcala; To resist his malarial hallucinations, a man's doctor urges him to toughen up, which he does in time to repel an alien invasion. "Winner Take All!", script by Steve Skeates, art by Bernard Baily; During a storm, two men take shelter and fight over a suitcase full of money they find. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Jack Sparling. "Act III Eternity," script by George Kashdan, art by Jess Jodloman; A small town of psychopaths lure out to pasture actors to perform the role of a vampire being pursued which ends in the actor being staked for real. 2 Abel's Fables cartoon pages by Sergio Aragonés. "A New Kid on the Block," script by Maxene Fabe, art by Rico Rival; A young Egyptian boy attempts to befriend a local by showing him a fancy dagger that his uncle has warned him carries a curse upon it; The local kid wants to pawn it for cash, and the Egyptian reluctantly agrees, but the pawnshop owner cheats them. "The Ghost-Writer," script by Bill Riley, art by Gerry Talaoc; A writer who has been using another man to ghost write for him decides to murder him because he doesn't need him anymore; He pumps several bullets into him, but the man doesn't die, and he admits that he has been dead several years; He is a literal ghost writer. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Luis Dominguez. "The Witch Doctor's Magic Cloak," script by Michael Fleisher (script) and Russell Carley (art continuity), art by Rudy Nebres; A man steals a magic cloak from a witch doctor that has the power to re-grow limbs that have been torn off from animal attacks; In revenge, the witch doctor wraps the man in the cloak and generates various appendages all sprouting from different locations on his body. "The Case of the Demon Spawn!", script by Gerry Conway (as Gerard Conway), art by Luis Dominguez; Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (not the names used by the writer) are targeted by a pack of vampires because of their skepticism of the supernatural; They manage to escape, but not before Holmes is bitten by one of them. Holmes, in turn, puts the bite on Dr. Watson. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.