House of Secrets #30

(March 1960)

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

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Duel of the Super-Powers (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Roussos

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Detective Jim Pearce; Chuck Wingart; Storm People; Sun Tribe

Synopsis

Detective Pearce is flying over stormy mountains with his prisoner Chuck Wingart when their plane goes down. Separated after the crash, Pearce is befriended by the People of the Storm, while Wingart connects with the Sun People. Both men are given powers from their respective sponsors to help them survive, but their goals remain the same, capture for one, escape for the other.

Reprints

• in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #43 (octobre 1961) [N&B/B&W]

Your Passport to Amazing Adventures! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

The Man Who Conquered Time! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Showcase; Rip Hunter... Time Master / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Buzzy's "Famous Books" Quiz (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Ruben Moreira

Inks

Ruben Moreira

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

non-fiction; advocacy; teen

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

I'll go into the tomb first, Puptent

Genre

humor

The Spirits in the Smoke (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Ely

Inks

Bill Ely

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Martin Hawks (student of Indian life); Joe Red Feather (guide); Medicine Man Minoni; Chief Tihuaki; the chief's son; the Eagle Spirit; the Fire Spirit

Synopsis

Martin Hawks searches for and finds a ancient Indian pipe told of in legend. The legend claims Minoni, the medicine man, controlled the pipe and could call different spirits from it. After Minoni called the Eagle Spirit to kill Chief Tihuaki, the chief's son avenged his father by using a silver arrow. Minoni took the pipe and buried it so that his descendants could use it again someday. The pipe is put on display but is stolen, and the Spirits begin to appear again. Hawks pilots a plane named the Silver Arrow and defeats the Spirits as the last descendant of Tihuaki.

Reprints

• in Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #26 ([June 1960])

Keywords

Asbestos; Foamite; Native Americans; Oil

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World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

The Fiery Falcon (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Demon Count (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mort Drucker

Pencils

Mort Drucker

Inks

Mort Drucker

Colors

?

Letters

Mort Drucker

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from The Phantom Stranger (DC, 1952 series) #5 (April-May 1953)

Indexer Notes

Credits from the GCD index for the original presentation of this story.

The Creature City (Table of Contents: 11)

Mark Merlin / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller ?

Pencils

Joe Kubert

Inks

Mort Meskin (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; science fiction; adventure

Characters

Mark Merlin; Elsa; Jim; Willy; Jim's father (friend of Mark Merlin); W'Dor (other dimensional criminal)

Synopsis

Mark and Elsa are contacted about strange creatures attacking a nearby town. They walk into town and find no one but giant shadows who fire a shell at them. They're transformed into shadows and transported to another dimension, where they find the missing townspeople. But Mark starts arming himself with weapons. He and Elsa return to Earth, where he uses an alteration lens to return to his actual form of W'Dor, a criminal from the other dimension who switched during the shelling. His people show up to capture him, but an elephant (Mark having also used the alteration lens) immobilizes him.

Reprints

• in Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #26 ([June 1960])
• in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #44 (novembre 1961) [N&B/B&W]

Indexer Notes

Writer identification from Bob Hughes.

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Pyro Plastics Corp. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Jaro Stamp Co.; Maxim Stamp Co. Inc. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

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American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)