House of Secrets #30

(March 1960)

The Duel of the Super-Powers (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

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George Roussos

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George Roussos

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Content Information

Genre:

occult; science fiction

Characters:

Detective Jim Pearce; Chuck Wingart; Storm People; Sun Tribe

Synopsis:

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, but their goals remain the same, capture for one, escape for the other.

[Strange Adventures #114, House of Mystery #97, and Tales of the Unexpected #47 ad] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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[Showcase #25 ad] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Buzzy's "Famous Books" Quiz (Table of Contents)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Ruben Moreira

Inks:

Ruben Moreira

Colors:

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Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

teen

["I'll go into the tomb first, Puptent"] (Table of Contents)

Peter Puptent, Explorer / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

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Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

The Spirits in the Smoke (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Bill Ely

Inks:

Bill Ely

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Content Information

Genre:

occult; science fiction

Characters:

Martin Hawks (student of Indian life); Joe Red Feather (guide); Medicine Man Minoni; Chief Tihuaki; the chief's son; the Eagle Spirit; the Fire Spirit

Synopsis:

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. Rubbing it in the dirt he was able to kill the Eagle spirit, dipping it in water he was able to kill the Fire Spirit. Minoni took the pipe and buried it so that his son or his son's son could use it again someday. After putting the pipe on display, it is stolen, and the Spirits begin to appear again. Hawks pilots a plane he names the Silver Arrow and takes to the air to defeat the Spirits as the last descendent of Tihuaki.

[World's Finest Comics #108 ad] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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The Fiery Falcon (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

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Letters:

Typeset

Demon Count (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mort Drucker

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

Inks:

Mort Drucker

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Letters:

Mort Drucker

Content Information

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from The Phantom Stranger (DC, 1952 series) #5 (April-May 1953)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the GCD index for the original presentation of this story.

The Creature City (Table of Contents)

Mark Merlin / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller ?

Pencils:

Joe Kubert

Inks:

Mort Meskin

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Content Information

Genre:

occult; science fiction

Characters:

Mark Merlin; Elsa; Jim; Willy; Jim's father (friend of Mark Merlin); W'Dor (other dimensional criminal)

Synopsis:

While Jim and Willy are talking on their ham radios, Willy yells that he's being attacked by some sort of creature. Jim tells his dad who contacts Mark and Elsa. Driving to investigate, Mark and Elsa find the road elevating, twisting, turning, and finally dumping them out of their car. They walk into town and find no people, but giant shadows who fire a shell at them. Trapped by beams of light, they're transformed into shadows and transported to another dimension, where they find the missing townspeople. But Mark starts acting strangely, arming himself with weapons at a local arsenal. Using a dimension ray, he and Elsa return to Earth, where he uses an atomic alteration lens to return to his actual form of W'Dor, a wanted criminal from the other dimension, having made the switch during the shelling. W'Dor's people were trying to protect the people of this town by transferring them to their dimension while they hunted for W'Dor. But now W'Dor has weapons and a hostage. His people show up to capture him, but suddenly an elephant, really Mark having also used the alteration lens, immobilizes him.

Indexer Notes

Writer identification from Bob Hughes.