(July-August 1963)

DC, 1956 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1963-05-16
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Murray Boltinoff (credited)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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

Mark Merlin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lee Elias
Inks
Lee Elias
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
Characters
Mark Merlin; Doctor-7; Elsa Magussen; Eclipso [Bruce Gordon] (inset)
Cover Thumbnail for House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #61
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi! Boys and girls, here is your big chance...

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

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

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff; Dick Sprang
Inks
Charles Paris; Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp ?
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #5 (Summer 1963)

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Zenith Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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
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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Convoy Terror / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Task Force / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Doctor-7, King of the Supernatural
    Mark Merlin
  2. 1. ["Hi! Boys and girls, here is your big chance..."]
  3. 2. Doctor-7, King of the Supernatural
    Mark Merlin
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. The Strange Lives of Batman and Robin
    Batman
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Company
  8. 7. A Tree Grows on Second Street
  9. 8. Eclipso, the Genius Who Fought Himself
    Eclipso
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Mark Merlin's Mailbox
  11. 10. ["You and your magic!"]
    Moolah the Mystic
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll Pop
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll Fudge
  14. 13. Fight Global Air Battles with Planes of All Nations
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Convoy Terror
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Task Force
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    American Body Building Club
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Wallace Brown, Inc.
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