House of Secrets #18

(March 1959)

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Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Prisoner of the Sorcerer-Stone! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Meskin (signed as Meskin)

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Thaddeus Watkins; Parno; King Walthrup; Rondell

Synopsis

While trying to turn other elements into gold, the alchemist Rondell created a magic stone that grants the holders every wish, but slowly turns them evil.

Reprints

• in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #16 ([August 1959])
• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #39 (décembre 1959)
• in The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #158 (July-August 1974) [retitled]
which is reprinted
• in Terror Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #3 ([June 1977]) [Page headings deleted: “Prisoner of the Power-Stone” (odd pages) and “The Unexpected” (even pages), except for pp2.]
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #23 (mai 1975) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]

Keywords

alchemy; magic

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Family Favorite! (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

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American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Criminal Who Couldn't Be Caught! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Sgt. Mike Warner; Mr. Quicksilver; Mr. Garner; Mac; Chief Raa

Reprints

• in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #17 ([September 1959])
• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #39 (décembre 1959)
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #23 (mai 1975) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]

Keywords

mercury; Pluto; Plutonians; quicksilver

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Peter Puptent, Explorer / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mr. Puptent, that man has been here for years.

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #39 ([December 1959])
• in All Star Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #10 (1961)

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

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Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Creatures in Orbit (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Ely

Inks

Bill Ely

Colors

?

Letters

?

Reprints

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #39 (décembre 1959)
• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #23 (mai 1975) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]

Vengeance of the Sacred Tiger (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Kashdan

Letters

typeset

The Fantastic Typewriter (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Jay Manson; Hannibal; Publicus

Reprints

• in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #17 ([September 1959])
• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #38 (novembre 1959)
• in Monde Futur (Arédit-Artima, 1971 series) #18 (février 1975) [N&B [B&W]]

Keywords

Hannibal; typewriters

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Colorfoto Natural Color Photos / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Exact Replica Army Grenade / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)