House of Secrets #22

(July 1959)

Buzzy Says "Be Sure of Your Facts!" (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Letters

Gaspar Saladino ?

Genre

advocacy; teen

Characters

Buzzy Brown

Synopsis

When the clubhouse boys jump to conclusions and believe Jim stole the club's money, Buzzy advises them to stay calm and double-check before making accusations.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated April 1952.

The Thing from Beyond (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Ely (signed)

Inks

Bill Ely

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman ?

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

A strange accident endows a fisherman with inexplicable mental powers that help him predict, then defeat an alien menace.

Reprints

• in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #39 ([December 1959])
• in Bat Man (Arédit-Artima, 1960 series) #5 (juin 1960) [N&B/B&W]

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Your Passport to Strange Journeys... (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Tales of the Unexpected; My Greatest Adventure / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ah! I see good things for you --

Genre

humor

Characters

Moolah the Mystic

The Man Who Changed History! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Lee Elias

Inks

Lee Elias

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Synopsis

A boastful general believes that he knows how he could have changed the course of history's greatest battles, and a magician gives him the opportunity to prove it by sending him into the past.

Reprints

• in Bat Man (Arédit-Artima, 1960 series) #5 (juin 1960) [N&B/B&W]
• in Green Lantern (Arédit-Artima, 1972 series) #31 (avril 1980) [Recadré ; N&B/Reframed; B&W]

Keywords

Battle of Tours; Richard III; time travel

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll Pop / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

The Curiosity Shop / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Martin Naydel ?

Pencils

Martin Naydel

Inks

Martin Naydel

Colors

?

Letters

Martin Naydel ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There are more hours of daylight...

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from Funny Stuff (DC, 1944 series) #40 (December 1948)

Indexer Notes

fun facts

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

Operation Blackhawks! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

The Incredible Grab Bag (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Miller ?

Letters

typeset

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

The Secret of the Bronze Man (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Meskin (signed)

Inks

Mort Meskin

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Synopsis

A jungle explorer finds a spring whose water temporarily changes his skin into metal. Returning home, he decides to use this ability to fight crime, but robbers try to steal the secret of his transformation and his doctor warns him that his skin could remain metallic forever.

Reprints

• in Bat Man (Arédit-Artima, 1960 series) #5 (juin 1960) [N&B/B&W]

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

Tootsie Roll Fudge / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Happy Hunting Ground (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Morris Waldinger

Pencils

Morris Waldinger

Inks

Morris Waldinger

Colors

?

Letters

Morris Waldinger

Synopsis

Native American customs regarding death

Reprints

• from Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #22 (February 1954)

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Body Building / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)