House of Secrets #43

(April 1961)

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Honor House Prod. Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Captive Giant from Space (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ruben Moreira

Inks

Ruben Moreira

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Gleer (alien); Stu; Brad; Willy

Synopsis

A giant alien criminal threatens the Earth but three vacationing Americans figure out how to stop him.

Reprints

• in Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #39 ([July 1961])
• in Météor (Arédit-Artima, 1953 series) #143 (mai 1965)

Keywords

aliens

Animal Time-Sense! (Table of Contents: 3)

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Julius Schwartz

Pencils

Morris Waldinger

Inks

Tom Nicolosi

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Genre

non-fiction; animal

Reprints

• from The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog (DC, 1952 series) #22 (July-August 1955) [bottom half of page only]

Indexer Notes

Only the bottom half of the original feature is reprinted. Top half is reprinted in Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1957 series ) #19.

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Zenith Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

A Salute to Our American Indians! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

Synopsis

An accounting of American Indian achievements.

Keywords

ballet; baseball; Jim Thorpe; Maria Tallchief

The Imprisoned Mind! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Ely (signed)

Inks

Bill Ely (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Steve Waters; Professor Madison

Synopsis

A lab accident causes Professor Madison's mind to be transferred into a destructive robot and his assistant must save him.

Reprints

• in Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #39 ([July 1961])

Keywords

aliens; Morse code; robots

Your Passport to Amazing Adventures! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

House of Mystery; Tales of the Unexpected; My Greatest Adventure / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

The Capsule Out of Time (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Miller ?

Letters

typeset

Genre

science fiction

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

Doctor Rocket / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Let's prepare for a landing!

Genre

humor; science fiction

Characters

Doctor Rocket

Keywords

outer space; parking tickets

The Court of Creatures (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Mort Meskin

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; science fiction

Characters

Mark Merlin; Elsa; Governor Tarsus

Synopsis

Mark exposes Governor Tarsus' plot to keep himself in power by scaring his people with the Cottswald Creatures.

Reprints

• in The Hundred Plus Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 ? series) #58 ([July 1961])
• in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #43 (octobre 1961) [N&B/B&W]
• in Relatos Fabulosos (Editorial Novaro, 1959 series) #31 (1° de marzo de 1962)
• in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #174 (May-June 1968)
which is reprinted
• in Cuentos de Misterio (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #143 (1 de octubre de 1968)
• in House of Mystery: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2018 series) #1 (2018 [March 2019])
• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #8 (janvier 1970) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Le Manoir des Fantômes (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #11 (2ème trimestre 1979) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Fantomen (Semic, 1958 series) #11/1995 ([26. maj] 1995)
• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([April] 2006)

Keywords

monsters

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Blackhawk; Challengers of the Unknown / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Professor Eureka / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dr. Epee, the great French scientist, sent me this robot...

Genre

humor; science fiction

Characters

Professor Eureka

Reprints

• in Top Comics Die Grüne Laterne (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #106

Keywords

French; robots

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

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Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)