House of Secrets #42

(March 1961)

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

Joe Weider / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Man with the Alien Identity (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Meskin

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Mark Merlin; Elsa; Rej; Vorl

Synopsis

Mark is enlisted to assume temporarily the identity of Rej, an alien leader but soon realizes that it's a plot to overthrow Rej.

Reprints

• in Relatos Fabulosos (Editorial Novaro, 1959 series) #30 (1° de febrero de 1962)

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

Doctor Rocket / 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

This missile will be fired tomorrow!

Genre

humor; math & science

Characters

Doctor Rocket

Keywords

flying saucers; rockets

Now in a Magazine of His Own! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Don't Sell Nature Short! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp ?

Genre

advocacy

Synopsis

A wildlife preserve wins out over plans to build a new shopping center.

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

Prisoner of Sorcerers' City (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ruben Moreira

Inks

Ruben Moreira

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Synopsis

Researcher Edwin Locke finds himself transported to Marsus, the fabled City of Sorcerers, where he must find the spell that will free several sorcerers that have been imprisoned there.

Reprints

• in The Witching Hour (DC, 1969 series) #21 (June-July 1972)
• in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #37 ([November 1979])

Your Passport to Amazing Adventures! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

House of Mystery; My Greatest Adventure; Tales of the Unexpected / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Strange Satellites! / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Because of the absence of any atmosphere...

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #69 (June 1956)

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Forest of Captive Creatures (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Miller ?

Letters

typeset

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

The Thief of Time (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Roussos

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

Harry Logan steals an invention that allows him to see into other time periods, but he discovers a giant alien in each of them, and then the alien is drawn into Harry's time.

Reprints

• in Atome Kid (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #24 (1975)

Keywords

Egypt; England; pirates; San Francisco; time travel; World War II

The Sea Beasts from One Billion B. C.! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Aquaman and Aqualad / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

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

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)