House of Secrets
#34
(July 1960)
DC,
1956 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1960-05-24
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Jack Schiff (editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Puzzle of the Plundering Creatures!
Mark Merlin / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; science fiction; adventure
- Characters
- Mark Merlin; Elsa
- Reprints
-
in Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #32 ([December 1960]) -
in Relatos Fabulosos (Editorial Novaro, 1959 series) #22 (1 de junio de 1961)
-
- Keywords
- monsters
Buzzy Says: "Free Speech -- Free For All!"
Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
- Characters
- Buzzy Brown; Tom Stone
- Synopsis
- Tom is tearing down the campaign posters of the candidate his father opposes, until Buzzy shows Tom that his father is much more fair-minded.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated January 1953.
The Puzzle of the Plundering Creatures
Mark Merlin / comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; science fiction; adventure
- Characters
- Mark Merlin; Elsa; Mr. Hanson
- Synopsis
- When Mark Merlin is called in to investigate a fantastic bank robbery, he learns that an alien child was duped into helping a crook, and now the alien parents want their child back.
- Reprints
- in Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #32 ([December 1960])
- in Relatos Fabulosos (Editorial Novaro, 1959 series) #22 (1 de junio de 1961)
-
Indexer Notes
writer identification by Bob Hughes
Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
Tales of the Unexpected; My Greatest Adventure; Strange Adventures / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dick Dillin; Sid Greene; Bob Brown
- Inks
- Sheldon Moldoff; Sid Greene; Bob Brown
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Space Ranger
- Synopsis
- House ad for Tales of the Unexpected #51, My Greatest Adventure #45, Strange Adventures #118.
The Eyes Have It!
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; animal
- Reprints
-
from The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog (DC, 1952 series) #22 (July-August 1955) - in My Greatest Adventure (K. G. Murray, 1955 series) #10 ([January 1956])
-
This Is It!
Green Lantern / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern
- Synopsis
- House ad for Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #1.
The Three-Headed Doom
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Synopsis
- Prince Muri's college roommate Larry appears to be menaced by legendary animal spirits when the young men visit Nuri's home country.
- Reprints
- in Doomsday Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #6 (April 1977)
-
For the Very Best in Comics Reading
Detective Comics; Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- historical; superhero; western-frontier
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Dan Hunter; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]
- Synopsis
- House ad for Detective Comics #281 and Tomahawk #69.
Curse of the Night People
text story / 1 page
- Script
- Jack Miller ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
[no title indexed]
Peter Puptent, Explorer / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Bodyguards to a Planet!
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- A fugitive alien begs two Earth men to hide his home planet, which he has shrunk to tiny size, from dangerous space marauders.
- Keywords
- shrinking
Micro-Meteors
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Reprints
- from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #13 (April-May 1953)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Puzzle of the Plundering Creatures!
Mark Merlin -
1.
Buzzy Says: "Free Speech -- Free For All!"
Buzzy -
2.
The Puzzle of the Plundering Creatures
Mark Merlin -
3.
Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
Tales of the Unexpected; My Greatest Adventure; Strange Adventures -
4.
The Eyes Have It!
-
5.
This Is It!
Green Lantern -
6.
The Three-Headed Doom
-
7.
For the Very Best in Comics Reading
Detective Comics; Tomahawk -
8.
Curse of the Night People
-
9.
["These natives don't look too friendly."]
Peter Puptent, Explorer -
10.
Bodyguards to a Planet!
-
11.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park -
12.
Micro-Meteors
-
13.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales -
14.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
15.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Gregory Fischer
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Mark Muller
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
- James Zee
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