House of Secrets #61

(July-August 1963)

Doctor-7, King of the Supernatural (Table of Contents)

Mark Merlin / comic story / 10.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Arnold Drake ?

Pencils:

Mort Meskin

Inks:

Mort Meskin

Colors:

?

Letters:

Stan Starkman ?

Content Information

Genre:

occult; adventure

Characters:

Mark Merlin; Doctor-7; Elsa Magusson; Memakata

Synopsis:

Doctor-7 finds a way to hypnotize Mark Merlin into stealing the ingredients he needs for his magic potions, but he is eventually outwitted by Merlin.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Even More Secret Origins (DC, 2003 series) #[nn] (June 2003)

Indexer Notes

writer speculation by Bob Hughes

The Strange Lives of Batman and Robin (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff; Dick Sprang

Inks:

Charles Paris; Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp ?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #5 (Summer 1963)

A Tree Grows on Second Street! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Letterese

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

The Badger Club learns about the rules for planting trees along the streets in their town.

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

Eclipso, the Genius Who Fought Himself (Table of Contents)

Eclipso / comic story / 13.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Haney

Pencils:

Lee Elias (signed)

Inks:

Lee Elias (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Stan Starkman ?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Eclipso (introduction; origin); Bruce Gordon; Mona Bennett; Professor Simon Bennett; Mophir (flashback)

Synopsis:

Bruce Gordon becomes Eclipso for the first time, destroying Solar City. Flashback explains how Bruce Gordon was transformed into Eclipso during a solar eclipse.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #411 (April 1972)
• in All Star Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #78 ([December 1972] ?)
• in Even More Secret Origins (DC, 2003 series) #[nn] (June 2003)
• in Showcase Presents: Eclipso (DC, 2009 series) #[nn] ([August] 2009)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Murray Boltinoff

Pencils:

? (logo illustration)

Inks:

? (logo illustration)

Colors:

? (logo illustration)

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Billy McIlhany; Tom Jones; John Dunne.
Also includes brief biography of artist Lee Elias.

["You and your magic!"] (Table of Contents)

Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Moolah; Mrs. Moolah