(October 1960)

DC, 1956 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1960-08-18
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
Jack Schiff (credited) (editor); Murray Boltinoff (credited) (associate editor); George Kashdan (credited) (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Secret of the Captive Creature! (Table of Contents)

Mark Merlin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Earthman doesn't realize that my capture will lead to his own destruction!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction; adventure
Characters
Mark Merlin
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Cover Thumbnail for House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #37
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Test Your Talent! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Art Instruction, Inc. courses / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Secret of the Captive Creature! (Table of Contents: 2)

Mark Merlin / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller ?
Pencils
Mort Meskin
Inks
George Roussos
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Great scott! He--he's melting down my weapon with a more powerful ray gun!
Feature Logo
A Mark Merlin Mystery
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction; adventure
Characters
Mark Merlin; Elsa
Reprints

Indexer Notes

writer identification by Bob Hughes

Your Passport to Amazing Adventures! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tales of the Unexpected; Challengers of the Unknown; Strange Adventures / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Hamid the Hypnotist / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I will now put you to sleep...
Genre
humor
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Commercial Trades Institute Courses / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Operation Cyclops (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Ely (signed as Bill Ely)
Inks
Bill Ely (signed as Bill Ely)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
That hand... it's crushing our tank like a toy!
Reprints

Just Imagine! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Justice League of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Secret of the Snows (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ituk knew, although he couldn't understand their language completely, that Bogart and Daly were enemies.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

How Are Your Shopping Manners? (Table of Contents: 11)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh, Mom, I sure can use a soda, after all that shopping!
Genre
advocacy

Indexer Notes

The PSA is produced in sequential-arts comics format.

The Weird World of Anton Borka (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Howard Purcell
Pencils
Howard Purcell (signed as Howard Purcell)
Inks
Howard Purcell (signed as Howard Purcell)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look--please... don't you see them?
Characters
Anton Borka
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Detective Comics; Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Hi-Power Binoculars / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Midwest Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Secret of the Captive Creature!
    Mark Merlin
  2. 1. Test Your Talent!
    Art Instruction, Inc. courses
  3. 2. The Secret of the Captive Creature!
    Mark Merlin
  4. 3. Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
    Tales of the Unexpected; Challengers of the Unknown; Strange Adventures
  5. 4. ["I will now put you to sleep..."]
    Hamid the Hypnotist
  6. 5. ["You'll soon be happy in a great new job..."]
    Commercial Trades Institute Courses
  7. 6. Operation Cyclops
  8. 7. Just Imagine!
    Justice League of America
  9. 8. Secret of the Snows
  10. 9. ["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  11. 10. ["Free! New issue Ghana stamps"]
    Garcelon Stamps
  12. 11. How Are Your Shopping Manners?
  13. 12. The Weird World of Anton Borka
  14. 13. ["This famous symbol..."]
    Detective Comics; Batman
  15. 14. ["Do you want spending money? Sell these popular patriotic and religious mottoes"]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  16. 15. ["Big enough for 2-3 kids!"]
    Frontier Cabin
  17. 16. ["See up to 18 miles..."]
    Hi-Power Binoculars
  18. 17. ["Check the kind of body you want!"]
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  19. 18. ["It's easy to have plenty of extra money for anything you want to buy"]
    Midwest Cards
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
  • Brian Stewart
  • Jim Van Dore
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