House of Secrets #73

(July-August 1965)

Fighting Ships (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Fighting Ships / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Death of Mark Merlin (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Bob Haney

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; adventure; science fiction

Characters

Prince Ra-Man [Mark Merlin] (origin, first appearance as Ra-Man); Elsa Magussen; Gargoyle; Kranak; Rimah; Gamal

Synopsis

The Gargoyle banishes Mark Merlin to the dimension of Ra, where Merlin gains great magical power, but only if he returns to Earth in the body of Prince Ra-Man.

Reprints

• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #12 (février 1971) [N&B [B&W]]

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn.

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G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Strange Adventures; House of Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Binky Shows "How to Make New Friends!" (Table of Contents: 5)

Binky / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bob Oksner

Inks

Bob Oksner

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; teen

Characters

Allergy; Binky; Bob; Pete

Synopsis

Binky suggests Allergy make friends with a new kid, Bob, but Pete does instead and then gets Allergy and the rest of the gang interested.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated July 1957.

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

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Hawk Models / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Eclipso Battles the Sea Titan (Table of Contents: 8)

Eclipso / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Haney

Pencils

Jack Sparling

Inks

Jack Sparling

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

Genre

superhero

Characters

Eclipso; Bruce Gordon; Mona Bennet; Professor Bennet; Sea Titan (Monster)

Synopsis

Bruce accidentally releases the Sea Titan from the bottom of the ocean. Eclipso must team up with Bruce to help stop the Sea Titan.

Reprints

• in Spectre (Arédit-Artima, 1967 series) #2 (juillet 1967) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]
• in Showcase Presents: Eclipso (DC, 2009 series) ([October] 2009)

How to Beat Your Dad at Racing! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

AMT Models / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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Big State Coins / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

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Silly Putty / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

World of the Weird / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Miller ?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In Western Europe, during medieval times...

Genre

non-fiction; fantasy-supernatural

40 Army-Navy-Marine Medals & Insignias (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

40 Army-Navy-Marine Medals & Insignias / advertisement / 1 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 / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)