House of Secrets
#12
(September 1958)
DC,
1956 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1958-07-22
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Hole in the Sky!
cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No, no! Don't touch that bait--or you'll be drawn into another dimension like me!
- Reprints
-
in Relatos Fabulosos (Editorial Novaro, 1959 series) #1 (1 de septiembre de 1959) -
in The Jack Kirby Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #1 ([October] 2011) - in DC Comics Presents: Jack Kirby Omnibus Sampler (DC, 2011 series) #1 (December 2011)
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Indexer Notes
Cover colors credit from Greg Theakston via the GCD Error List.
3 Doors to Doom!
comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Our bullets... they're bouncing right off the dragon!
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Ken; Ward
- Reprints
-
in Blackhawk (Thorpe & Porter, 1956 series) #26 (1956) -
in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #32 (May 1959) - in Relatos Fabulosos (Editorial Novaro, 1959 series) #1 (1 de septiembre de 1959)
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Know Your Pet!
public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- But Mom, we're going swimming now!
- Genre
- advocacy
Indexer Notes
The PSA is produced in sequential-arts comics format.
The Spirit Sculptor
comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Th-this is impossible!
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Frank Mills; Edwin Phillips; Martha Mills; Roger Hoyt
- Reprints
- in Blackhawk (Thorpe & Porter, 1956 series) #26 (1956)
-
in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #28 ([January 1959]) - in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #32 (May 1959)
- in Relatos Fabulosos (Editorial Novaro, 1959 series) #1 (1 de septiembre de 1959)
- in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #18 (octobre 1959) [N&B/B&W]
-
[no title indexed]
Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as
Henry Boltinoff) - Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There are lots of tourists. But they walk right by!
- Genre
- humor
The Man with the Magic Touch
comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey--what did you do to my cab?!
- Characters
- Professor Corwin
- Reprints
- in Blackhawk (Thorpe & Porter, 1956 series) #26 (1956)
- in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #13 (mai 1959) [N&B/B&W]
- in Relatos Fabulosos (Editorial Novaro, 1959 series) #1 (1 de septiembre de 1959)
- in Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 series) #54 ([October] 1969)
-
Saved by a Dream
comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mr. Simpson was tired as he checked in at the rooming house on West 60th Street in January, 1906!
- Characters
- Mr. Simpson; Mrs. Simpson
- Reprints
- in Blackhawk (Thorpe & Porter, 1956 series) #26 (1956)
- in Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #66 (February-March 1969)
- in Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 series) #75 ([circa 1971-1972])
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Death from the Fourth Dimension
text story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In her room above the laundry, the elderly woman was preparing to retire for the night.
- Genre
- crime; fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
The Hole in the Sky
comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Keep your fingers crossed!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Paul Briggs; Dag; Tra
- Reprints
- in Blackhawk (Thorpe & Porter, 1956 series) #26 (1956)
- in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #8 ([December 1958])
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #35 (August 1959)
- in Relatos Fabulosos (Editorial Novaro, 1959 series) #1 (1 de septiembre de 1959)
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #20 (1974) [N&B [B&W]]
- in The Jack Kirby Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #1 ([October] 2011)
- in DC Comics Presents: Jack Kirby Omnibus Sampler (DC, 2011 series) #1 (December 2011)
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- Keywords
- Aliens
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Hole in the Sky!
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1.
["Are you skinny like I was?"]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
2.
3 Doors to Doom!
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3.
["Enter the big Tootsie Roll "Name the Bear" contest!"]
Tootsie Roll -
4.
Know Your Pet!
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5.
The Spirit Sculptor
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6.
["631 movie & TV star pictures 25¢"]
DeLuxe Photo Service -
7.
["There are lots of tourists. But they walk right by!"]
Moolah the Mystic -
8.
["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
9.
The Man with the Magic Touch
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10.
Saved by a Dream
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11.
Death from the Fourth Dimension
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12.
The Hole in the Sky
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13.
["Free! Hard-to-get Royal Family stamps!"]
Garcelon Stamps -
14.
["Do you want spending money?"]
Stephens Credit Sales -
15.
["Get these terrific prizes... or cash profits! At no cost to you!"]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards -
16.
["We'll ripple your body with muscles and load T-N-T in your fists"]
The National Sports Council
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Nick Caputo
- Gregory Fischer
- Merlin Haas
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Mark Muller
- Mike Nielsen
- Mark Q
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Stangas
- Brian Stewart
- Jim Van Dore
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