House of Secrets #58

(January-February 1963)

104 Kings' Knights (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Trial by Fire (Table of Contents: 2)

Mark Merlin / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script

Arnold Drake ?

Pencils

Mort Meskin (signed)

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; adventure; science fiction

Characters

Mark Merlin; Elsa; Count Myro; Merlin the Mighty (flashback)

Synopsis

Mark Merlin relates the story of his first case: how he solved the murder of his father, a stage magician.

Indexer Notes

origin story; writer identification by Bob Hughes

Touchdown for Picasso! (Table of Contents: 3)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

Synopsis

Stan is surprised to learn that his favorite football player also enjoys the fine arts.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

On the page immediately following page 5 of the previous story sequence.

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

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

The Brave and the Bold; Strange Sports Stories / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Magic Genie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Genie, go to Australia for me.

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Magic Genie

Synopsis

The genie is worn out by his master's many requests.

Time Bomb from 1500 A.D. (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Paul Parker

Inks

Paul Parker

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

Genre

adventure

Synopsis

Journalist Hal Breese discovers a buried weapon invented by Leonardo da Vinci, but it is stolen and he must find a way to keep it from being used against the world.

Reprints

• in The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #134 (April 1972)
• in La Maison du Mystère (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #4 (4ème trimestre 1976) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]

Keywords

Leonardo da Vinci

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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Varsity Vic / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Coming to the museum is very educational!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Varsity Vic

Synopsis

Vic thinks he sees a walking mummy in the museum's Egyptian collection.

Reprints

• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #47 (February 1956)

Keywords

mummies; museums

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Mark Merlin's Mailbox / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Murray Boltinoff

Pencils

? (logo illustration)

Inks

? (logo illustration)

Colors

? (logo illustration)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Bob F., Roberta Lessing, Ronn Foss, Pete O'B., Paul Gambaccini, and Orville Bancroft.

The Wondrous Witch's Cauldron (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 3.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Lee Elias

Inks

Lee Elias

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Synopsis

A witch's cauldron that brings its owner fame, fortune, and long life passes from owner to owner.

Reprints

• in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #50
• in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #174 (May-June 1968)
which is reprinted
• in House of Mystery: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2018 series) #1 (2018 [March 2019])
• in The Witching Hour (DC, 1969 series) #16 (August-September 1971)
which is reprinted
• in Weird Mystery Tales (K. G. Murray, 1972 series) #37 ([December 1978])
• in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([April] 2006)
• in Showcase Presents: The Witching Hour (DC, 2011 series) #1 ([May] 2011)

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

Convoy Terror (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Convoy Terror / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Task Force (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Task Force / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

150 Civil War Soldiers! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)