House of Secrets #2

(January-February 1957)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Witch's Candles! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Prentice

Inks

John Prentice

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Candles, candles burning bright...

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Roger Arness; Mr. Crandell

Reprints

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #21 (June 1958)
• in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #2 ([June 1958])
• in DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #4 (1971)
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #8 (1972) [N&B [B&W]], #58 (1982) [N&B [B&W]]

Keywords

Old Salem; witch

Meet the League of Death-Cheaters! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Buzzy's "Famous Books" Quiz (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Ruben Moreira

Inks

Ruben Moreira

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In what story did a cabin boy become captain of a large schooner after a mutiny?

Genre

advocacy; teen

The Brain Thief (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Nick Cardy

Inks

Nick Cardy

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

No one's thoughts were safe from "The Great Dante"-- not even yours!

Characters

The Great Dante

Synopsis

After having his mind-reading show exposed as a fraud, The Great Dante gains the ability to actually read minds.

Reprints

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #21 (June 1958)
• in The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #129 (November 1971)
which is reprinted
• in Terror Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #9 ([January 1979]) [Job number (B-1119) deleted from this reprint.]
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #8 (1972) [N&B [B&W]], #58 (1982) [N&B [B&W]]

Keywords

mind reader

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All-American Sports Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Bed of Nails] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

This isn't bad, once you get used to it!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #21 (June 1958)

Mars Calling (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Meskin

Inks

Mort Meskin

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

To contact oueter space, to talk with beings from another planet...

Genre

science fiction

Reprints

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #21 (June 1958)
• in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #3 ([July 1958])
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #8 (1972) [N&B [B&W]], #58 (1982) [N&B [B&W]]

The Phantom Sniper (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

George Kashdan

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Not long ago, a man and his wife were driving leisurely along a lonely stretch of road in Surrey, England.

Genre

non-fiction; horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

text w/illo

The Mask of Fear (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Inks

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The trainer entered the cage!

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Captain Hercule; Monsieur Varon; Jacques; Major Marouf

Reprints

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #21 (June 1958)
• in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #15 ([July 1959])
• in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #155 (February 1966)
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #4 (1971), #54 (1982) [N&B [B&W]]

Keywords

animal trainers; circuses; gorillas; ringmasters

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Anra, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Nutty Putty / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)