House of Secrets #61

(July-August 1963)

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

Doctor-7, King of the Supernatural (Table of Contents: 2)

Mark Merlin / comic story / 10.67 pages (report information)

Script

Arnold Drake ?

Pencils

Mort Meskin

Inks

Mort Meskin

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman ?

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; science fiction

Characters

Mark Merlin; Doctor-7; Elsa Magusson; Memakata

Synopsis

Doctor-7 finds a way to hypnotize Mark Merlin into stealing the ingredients he needs for his magic potions, but he is eventually outwitted by Merlin.

Indexer Notes

writer speculation by Bob Hughes

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Strange Lives of Batman and Robin (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

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

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Zenith Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

A Tree Grows on Second Street (Table of Contents: 7)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

Genre

advocacy

Synopsis

The Badger Club learns about the rules for planting trees along the streets in their town.

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

Eclipso, the Genius Who Fought Himself (Table of Contents: 8)

Eclipso / comic story / 13.67 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Haney

Pencils

Lee Elias (signed)

Inks

Lee Elias (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman ?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Eclipso [Bruce Gordon] (villain, introduction, origin); Mona Bennett; Professor Simon Bennett (Mona's father); Mophir (villain, flashback)

Synopsis

Bruce Gordon becomes Eclipso for the first time, destroying Solar City, and with the help of Professor Bennett, discovers explains how he was transformed into Eclipso during a solar eclipse.

Reprints

• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #411 (April 1972)
• in All Star Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #78 ([December 1972] ?)
• in Even More Secret Origins (DC, 2003 series) ([August] 2003)
• in Showcase Presents: Eclipso (DC, 2009 series) ([October] 2009)
• in DC Universe Secret Origins (DC, 2013 series) ([June] 2013)

Keywords

Black Diamond; Solar City

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

Mark Merlin's Mailbox / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Murray Boltinoff

Pencils

? (logo illustration)

Inks

? (logo illustration)

Colors

? (logo illustration)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Billy McIlhany, Tom Jones, and John Dunne. Also includes brief biography of artist Lee Elias.

On the page immediately following page 7 of the previous story sequence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You and your magic!

Genre

humor

Characters

Moolah; Mrs. Moolah

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 8 of the previous story sequence.

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

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

Fight Global Air Battles with Planes of All Nations (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Convoy Terror / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Task Force / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Wallace Brown, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)