House of Secrets #1

(November-December 1956)

Draw Me (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Phantom Duel (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Ely

Inks

Bill Ely

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Two men at swords' points over the love of a girl...

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Pierre Monsard; Raoul D'Arles; Jean the gardener

Synopsis

Pierre Monsard's ghost returns from the dead to finish his duel with Raoul.

Reprints

• in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #16 ([September 1957])
• in Magnus (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #24 (September 1970) [reprint guess based on a) story title and b) by title is from owner National Publication ]
• in The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #157 (May-June 1974)
• in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #22 ([August 1976])

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[First Men on the Moon] (Table of Contents: 4)

Shorty / comic story / 0.5 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

Well, we made it!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #31 ([April 1959])

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

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[TV or Not TV] (Table of Contents: 6)

Moolah the Mystic / 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

Moolah, there's a good fight on television tonight...

Genre

humor

The Unlucky Beauties (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A strange, odly shaped package arrives from the far East...

Characters

Helen Blare; Bill; Mrs. O'Brien; Grace; Natalie; Mr. Blare

Reprints

• in Top Comics (BSV - Williams, 1969 series) #5
• in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #14 ([July 1957])

Indexer Notes

Natalie is called Natalie Vale in one panel, Natalie Simms in another.

Binky's Special Election Exhibit (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bob Oksner

Inks

Bob Oksner

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hi kids! Are you old enough to vote?

Genre

advocacy; teen

[Superstition] (Table of Contents: 9)

Jerry the Jitterbug / 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

Don't put your hat on the bed. It's unlucky!

Genre

humor

The Sorcerer's Handcuffs (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Drucker

Inks

Mort Drucker

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What if the handcuffs that bound the captured criminal to the policeman could never be taken off?

Characters

Gregory the Great; Winston the Wizard; Windy Sam

Synopsis

A set of magical handcuffs binds any two people together until good triumphs over evil.

Reprints

• in Top Comics (BSV - Williams, 1969 series) #9
• in The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #132 (February 1972)
which is reprinted
• in Weird Mystery Tales (K. G. Murray, 1972 series) #10 ([April 1974])
• in Atome Kid (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #29 (1977)

Keywords

handcuffs

The Strange Mind of Mother Shipton (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

George Kashdan (credited as Gus Kelly)

Pencils

? (illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

For years, people believed her predictions, but research has proved them to be purely fictional.

Indexer Notes

text w/illo

The Hand of Doom (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Presenting... the greatest mystery of all time!

Characters

Ted Slawson; Professor Goode

Synopsis

Two giant hands appear in the sky and break off parts of famous landmarks.

Reprints

• in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #14 ([June 1959])
• in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #202 (July 1967)

Keywords

Big Ben clock; Eiffel tower; Mount Rushmore; photographers; sphinx; Statue of Liberty; Taj Mahal

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100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Littleton Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals / advertisement / 1 page (report information)