House of Secrets: The Bronze Age Omnibus #1

([April] 2018)

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

insert or dust jacket / 0 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Draut; Bernie Wrightson

Inks

Bill Draut; Bernie Wrightson

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Hal Grundy; Abel

Indexer Notes

Front interior dust jacket with brief synopsis of this collection, includes illustrations from House of Secrets #92 "After I Die!" and #99 "Welcome to the House of Secrets".

[Title Page] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bernie Wrightson; Nick Cardy; Bill Draut; Michael Wm. Kaluta

Inks

Bernie Wrightson; Nick Cardy; Bill Draut; Michael Wm. Kaluta

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Abel; Toby Jones; Hal Grundy

Indexer Notes

Title page includes illustrations from House of Secrets #103 Cover, #101 Cover, #92 "After I Die!", and #99 Cover.

[Title and Credits] (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Jack Sparling; Wally Wood; Dick Dillin; Jess Jodloman; Nick Cardy

Inks

Jack Sparling; Wally Wood; Frank Giacoia; Jess Jodloman; Nick Cardy

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Aaron Philips; Casandra Dawn; Morgan Stoddard

Indexer Notes

Title pages with creator credits, includes illustrations from House of Secrets #81 "Aaron Philips' Photo Finish!", #96 "The Monster", #88 "The Morning Ghost", #108 "Act III Eternity", #96 "The Monster", and #92 "The Beast from the Box".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bill Draut; Alfredo Alcala; Tom Palmer

Inks

Bill Draut; Alfredo Alcala; Tom Palmer

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Abel; Cardoti; Mordred; Buz Hitchcock

Indexer Notes

Indicia and publisher information, includes illustrations from House of Secrets #89 "Welcome to the House of Secrets", #109 "Museum of Nightmares", #84 "Epilogue", and #100 "Round-Trip Ticket".

[Table of Contents] (Table of Contents: 5)

table of contents / 6 pages (report information)

Letters

typeset

Foreword (Table of Contents: 6)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Dan DiDio

Pencils

Bill Draut; Alex Toth; Bernie Wrightson

Inks

Bill Draut; Alex Toth; Bernie Wrightson

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Abel; Swamp Thing

Indexer Notes

Foreword by Dan DiDio dated 2017, includes illustrations from House of Secrets #85 "Wecome to the House of Secrets", #94 "Track of the Invisible Beast", #107 Cover, #92 "Swamp Thing", and #83 "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of".

[House of Secrets #81] (Table of Contents: 7)

Abel / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Neal Adams

Inks

Neal Adams

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino ? (logo)

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (inset)

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #81 (August-September 1969)

Keywords

lightning; rain

Don't Move It! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Friedrich

Pencils

Jerry Grandenetti

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-320

Characters

House of Secrets (origin)

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #81 (August-September 1969)

House of Secrets (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-269

Characters

Abel; Cain

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #81 (August-September 1969)

Indexer Notes

First appearance of Abel in the House of Secrets title. Abel first appeared in DC Special #4 which has a date of July-September 1969, beating this issue by one month.

Aaron Philips' Photo Finish! (Table of Contents: 10)

Abel / comic story / 8.17 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Jack Sparling

Inks

Jack Sparling

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (host); Cain

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #81 (August-September 1969)

Indexer Notes

Story across 9 pages, page 7 is a half page, page 9 is 2/3 of a page.

[House of Secrets #82] (Table of Contents: 11)

Abel / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Neal Adams

Inks

Neal Adams

Colors

Neal Adams ?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #82 (October-November 1969)

[Welcome to the House of Secrets] (Table of Contents: 12)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2.67 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-310

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #82 (October-November 1969)

Indexer Notes

Introductory sequence concludes after the final story for this issue.

Realler Than Real (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 4.67 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Jack Sparling ?; Werner Roth ?

Inks

Vince Colletta

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn ?

Job Number

G-331

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #82 (October-November 1969)

Indexer Notes

Possible Sparling pencils from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credit Werner Roth as the penciller.

Sudden Madness (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman

Pencils

Dick Giordano

Inks

Dick Giordano

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-335

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #82 (October-November 1969)

The Little Old Winemaker (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Jack Sparling

Inks

Jack Sparling

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-330

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #82 (October-November 1969)

The One and Only, Fully Guaranteed, Super-Permanent, 100%? (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman

Pencils

Dick Dillin

Inks

Neal Adams

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-293

Genre

humor; horror-suspense

Synopsis

Henpecked Stanley Landman mail-orders the answer to his problems.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #82 (October-November 1969)

[House of Secrets #83] (Table of Contents: 17)

Abel / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gray Morrow

Inks

Gray Morrow

Colors

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #83 (December 1969-January 1970)

[Welcome to the House of Secrets] (Table of Contents: 18)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Dick Giordano

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-312

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #83 (December 1969-January 1970)

Indexer Notes

Introduction to next sequence/story.

The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 6.5 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman

Pencils

Alex Toth

Inks

Alex Toth

Colors

?

Letters

Alex Toth

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Synopsis

A man must choose between living in this world or a dream world.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #83 (December 1969-January 1970)

[Interlude] (Table of Contents: 20)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Dick Giordano

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-313

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #83 (December 1969-January 1970)

Bigger Than a Breadbox (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 4.5 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Art Saaf

Inks

Frank Giacoia

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-375

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #83 (December 1969-January 1970)

Indexer Notes

Art credits per GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits Mike Royer on pencils and Mike Peppe on inks.

[Interlude] (Table of Contents: 22)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Dick Giordano

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-314

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #83 (December 1969-January 1970)

The House of Endless Years (Table of Contents: 23)

comic story / 6.5 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway (as Gerard Conway)

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-392

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Cain (story host); Judy (girl); Neal (Peggy's brother); old hag; Peggy (girl); Tippy (Peggy's dog)

Synopsis

Two girls, Judy and Peggy, in search of Peggy's lost brother Neal, enter an old house where lives an old hag who warns them to leave for their own good. They don't and find out that the evil house drains the life from those in it by leeching on their fear of death, condemning them to an endless eternity.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #83 (December 1969-January 1970)

[Epilogue] (Table of Contents: 24)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Dick Giordano

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-315

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel; Cain

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #83 (December 1969-January 1970)

[House of Secrets #84] (Table of Contents: 25)

Abel / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Neal Adams

Inks

Neal Adams

Colors

Neal Adams ?

Job Number

G-556

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #84 (February-March 1970)

[Welcome to the House of Secrets] (Table of Contents: 26)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn ?

Genre

humor; horror-suspense

Characters

Abel

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #84 (February-March 1970)

Indexer Notes

framing sequence

If I Had But World Enough and Time (Table of Contents: 27)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

Len Wein

Pencils

Dick Dillin

Inks

Mike Peppe

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-343

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel

Synopsis

Marvin literally lives through his television shows.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #84 (February-March 1970)

Double or Nothing (Table of Contents: 28)

comic story / 3.67 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman

Pencils

Sid Greene

Inks

Sid Greene

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-334

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense

Characters

Abel

Synopsis

Harvey Franklyn has a system to beat Clifford King at every type of gambling game.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #84 (February-March 1970)

The Unbelievable! The Unexplained! (Table of Contents: 29)

comic story / 6.5 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Skeates

Pencils

Jack Sparling

Inks

Jack Abel

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel

Synopsis

A woman wants to put her catatonic uncle into a home to claim his estate until she falls vicitm to the same malady.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #84 (February-March 1970)

If I Should Die Before I Wake... (Table of Contents: 30)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

Len Wein

Pencils

Jack Sparling

Inks

Jack Sparling

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-374

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel; Mordred

Synopsis

A man tries to run away from his dreams, but can't stay awake.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #84 (February-March 1970)

[Epilogue] (Table of Contents: 31)

Abel / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn ?

Job Number

G-428

Genre

humor; horror-suspense

Characters

Abel; Mordred

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #84 (February-March 1970)

[House of Secrets #85] (Table of Contents: 32)

Abel / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Neal Adams

Inks

Neal Adams

Colors

Neal Adams ?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #85 (April-May 1970)

[Welcome to the House of Secrets] (Table of Contents: 33)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-606

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel; Cain

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #85 (April-May 1970)

Indexer Notes

framing sequence

First caption: "Pitted Stone and Rotted Board, Moonlit Sky and Biting Wind-Caught Rain..."

People Who Live in Glass Houses... (Table of Contents: 34)

comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script

Len Wein

Pencils

Don Heck

Inks

Don Heck

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

G-298

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #85 (April-May 1970)

[Interlude] (Table of Contents: 35)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

Ray Holloway ?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel; Cain

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #85 (April-May 1970)

Reggie Rabbit, Heathcliffe Hog, Archibald Aardvark, J. Benson Babboon and Bertram, the Dancing Frog (Table of Contents: 36)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Len Wein

Pencils

Ralph Reese

Inks

Ralph Reese

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

G-308

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #85 (April-May 1970)

House of Wacks (Table of Contents: 37)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

John Costanza

Pencils

John Costanza

Inks

John Costanza

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-627

Genre

humor; horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #85 (April-May 1970)

Second Choice (Table of Contents: 38)

Abel / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Neal Adams

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-316

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (host); Henry Lansbury; Black Wizard; Henry Lansbury; Glarn, the White Wizard

Synopsis

Henry Lansbury travels to Stonhenge to enlist the aid of the White Wizard against the Black Wizard.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #85 (April-May 1970)

[Epilogue] (Table of Contents: 39)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Letters

Ray Holloway ?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel; Cain

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #85 (April-May 1970)

[House of Secrets #86] (Table of Contents: 40)

Abel / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Neal Adams

Inks

Neal Adams

Colors

Neal Adams ?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Job Number

G767

Genre

science fiction; horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (vignette)

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #86 (June-July 1970)

Indexer Notes

Cover connects to the story "The Ballad of Little Joe."

[Welcome to the House of Secrets] (Table of Contents: 41)

Abel / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-758

Genre

humor; horror-suspense

Characters

Abel

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #86 (June-July 1970)

Indexer Notes

Framing sequence.

Strain (Table of Contents: 42)

Abel / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Skeates

Pencils

George Tuska

Inks

George Tuska

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-675

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (host)

Synopsis

A man is drawn to his death by piano music played by the wife he killed.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #86 (June-July 1970)

Indexer Notes

Script credit from GCD index for original issue, which was confirmed by Steve Skeates. The table of contents for this collection credits Gerry Conway as the writer for this story.

[Interlude] (Table of Contents: 43)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-759

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #86 (June-July 1970)

Indexer Notes

Abel sequence continues.

The Golden Tower of the Sun (Table of Contents: 44)

text story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway (signed)

Pencils

Gray Morrow (signed)

Inks

Gray Morrow (signed)

Colors

Gray Morrow ?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

G-658

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

A band member takes revenge on the rest of the band after they kill him to get him out of the group.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #86 (June-July 1970)

[Interlude] (Table of Contents: 45)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-760

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #86 (June-July 1970)

The Ballad of Little Joe (Table of Contents: 46)

comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut (credited as Big Bad Bill)

Inks

Bill Draut (credited as Big Bad Bill)

Colors

?

Letters

Ray Holloway ?

Job Number

G-660

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

A beloved ventriloquist's dummy is turned into a real boy by aliens to act as their spy on Earth, but he reveals their plans to his master then sacrifices himself to save the old man.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #86 (June-July 1970)

[Epilogue] (Table of Contents: 47)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-761

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #86 (June-July 1970)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 48)

The Day after Doomsday / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Len Wein ?

Pencils

Jack Sparling

Inks

Jack Sparling

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-591

First Line of Dialogue or Text

God, look at it!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Adam (intro); Gertrude (intro)

Synopsis

Adam and Gertrude meet in the ruins of New York City.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #86 (June-July 1970)

Indexer Notes

Series continues in House of Secrets #95 and #97, both are reprinted in this collection.

[House of Secrets #87] (Table of Contents: 49)

Abel / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Neal Adams

Inks

Neal Adams

Colors

Neal Adams ?

Job Number

G847

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #87 (August-September 1970)

And in the Darkness... Light (Table of Contents: 50)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

G-642

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #87 (August-September 1970)

Indexer Notes

First page of framing sequence

Death Has Marble Lips! (Table of Contents: 51)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Dick Dillin

Inks

Dick Giordano

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

G-769

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #87 (August-September 1970)

[Interlude] (Table of Contents: 52)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Letters

Milt Snapinn ?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (Host)

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #87 (August-September 1970)

Indexer Notes

2nd page of framing sequence.

The Man (Table of Contents: 53)

comic story / 6.5 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman

Pencils

Ross Andru

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

G-520

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #87 (August-September 1970)

[Interlude] (Table of Contents: 54)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Letters

Milt Snapinn ?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (Host)

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #87 (August-September 1970)

Indexer Notes

3rd page of framing sequence

The Coming of Ghaglan (Table of Contents: 55)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Raymond Marais

Pencils

Michael Wm. Kaluta

Inks

Michael Wm. Kaluta ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

G-480

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

Archaeologists find an Egyptian scroll that can be used to raise the dead to wipe out humanity, but they lose it to someone who has been seeking it for quite a long time.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #87 (August-September 1970)

[Epilogue] (Table of Contents: 56)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn ?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (Host)

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #87 (August-September 1970)

Indexer Notes

Last page of framing sequence

[House of Secrets #88] (Table of Contents: 57)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Neal Adams (painting)

Inks

Neal Adams (painting)

Colors

Neal Adams (painting)

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #88 (October-November 1970)

[Welcome to the House of Secrets] (Table of Contents: 58)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn ?

Job Number

G-799

Genre

humor; horror-suspense

Characters

Abel; Cynthia

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #88 (October-November 1970)

Indexer Notes

Framing sequence.

The Morning Ghost (Table of Contents: 59)

comic story / 10.5 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman

Pencils

Dick Dillin

Inks

Frank Giacoia

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza ?

Job Number

G-379

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #88 (October-November 1970)

[Interlude] (Table of Contents: 60)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn ?

Job Number

G-800

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel; Cynthia

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #88 (October-November 1970)

Eyesore! (Table of Contents: 61)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut (credited as Wild Bill)

Inks

Bill Draut (credited as Wild Bill)

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-801

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #88 (October-November 1970)

[Epilogue] (Table of Contents: 62)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel; Cynthia

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #88 (October-November 1970)

[House of Secrets #89] (Table of Contents: 63)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gray Morrow (signed)

Inks

Gray Morrow (signed)

Colors

Gray Morrow ?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

G-1078

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #89 (December 1970-January 1971)

Indexer Notes

This cover mimics the Paperback Library Gothic series that was popular at the time, including the oval over a gold background and rendering the series name in the font Cooper Black. Perform an internet image search for "Dark Shadows Marilyn Ross" to see a comparison.

[Welcome to the House of Secrets] (Table of Contents: 64)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

Ray Holloway

Job Number

G-1040

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #89 (December 1970-January 1971)

Indexer Notes

framing sequence

Where Dead Men Walk! (Table of Contents: 65)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Gray Morrow (signed)

Inks

Gray Morrow (signed)

Colors

Gray Morrow ?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-914

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Philip Hastings; Anne Hastings; Jamieson (Servant)

Synopsis

Philip and Anne inherit the Hastings Castle, and plan to move there. But the place seems haunted, and Jamieson helps them escape and burn down the Castle - or so it seems.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #89 (December 1970-January 1971)

Indexer Notes

Set in 1840.

[Interlude] (Table of Contents: 66)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

Ray Holloway

Job Number

G-1042

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #89 (December 1970-January 1971)

Indexer Notes

2nd page of framing sequence.

A Taste of Dark Fire! (Table of Contents: 67)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Don Heck

Inks

Don Heck

Colors

?

Letters

Ray Holloway

Job Number

G-911

Characters

Father John Christian; Rabbi Samuel Shulman

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #89 (December 1970-January 1971)

Indexer Notes

Father John and Rabbi Samuel appeared next in Sinister House of Secret Love, The (DC, 1971 series) #2 (December 1971-January 1972)

[Epilogue] (Table of Contents: 68)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

Ray Holloway

Job Number

G-1041

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #89 (December 1970-January 1971)

Indexer Notes

Last page of framing sequence

[House of Secrets #90] (Table of Contents: 69)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Neal Adams

Inks

Neal Adams

Colors

Neal Adams ?

Job Number

1509

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #90 (February-March 1971)

[Welcome to the House of Secrets] (Table of Contents: 70)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-1136

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #90 (February-March 1971)

Indexer Notes

Framing sequence.

The Distant Dome (Table of Contents: 71)

Abel / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Skeates

Pencils

George Tuska

Inks

George Tuska

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-786

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (Host)

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #90 (February-March 1971)

Indexer Notes

Script credit from GCD index for original issue, which was confirmed by Steve Skeates. The table of contents for this collection credits Gerry Conway as the writer for this story.

[Interlude] (Table of Contents: 72)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-1137

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (Host)

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #90 (February-March 1971)

Indexer Notes

Second page of framing sequences.

The Symbionts (Table of Contents: 73)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman

Pencils

Rich Buckler

Inks

Neal Adams

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Editing

Dick Giordano

Job Number

G-459

Genre

science fiction

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #90 (February-March 1971)

[Interlude] (Table of Contents: 74)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-1138

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #90 (February-March 1971)

Indexer Notes

3rd part of framing sequence.

Jedediah (Table of Contents: 75)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Friedrich

Pencils

Gray Morrow (signed)

Inks

Gray Morrow (signed)

Colors

Gray Morrow ?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-827

Genre

science fiction

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #90 (February-March 1971)

[Epilogue] (Table of Contents: 76)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

G-1139

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #90 (February-March 1971)

Indexer Notes

Last part of framing sequence.

[House of Secrets #91] (Table of Contents: 77)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Neal Adams

Inks

Neal Adams

Colors

Neal Adams ?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-1084

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #91 (April-May 1971)

The Eagle's Talon! (Table of Contents: 78)

Abel / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Jerry Grandenetti

Inks

Wally Wood

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

J-1061

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (host)

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #91 (April-May 1971)

Indexer Notes

Pencils credit from GCD index for original issue per Wally Wood Checklist. The table of contents for this collection credits the pencils to Wally Wood.

[Ziito the Magician] (Table of Contents: 79)

Realm of the Mystics / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Jack Sparling

Inks

Jack Sparling

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-648

Characters

Abel (host)

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #91 (April-May 1971)

[The Ifrits!] (Table of Contents: 80)

Realm of the Mystics / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Jack Sparling

Inks

Jack Sparling

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-651

Characters

Abel (host)

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #91 (April-May 1971)

Please, Don't Cry, Johnny! (Table of Contents: 81)

Abel / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Sam Glanzman

Pencils

Sam Glanzman

Inks

Sam Glanzman

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-1115

Genre

detective-mystery; horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (host)

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #91 (April-May 1971)

There Are Two of Me... and One Must Die! (Table of Contents: 82)

Abel / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Murphy Anderson

Inks

Murphy Anderson

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino ?

Job Number

G-373

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (host)

Synopsis

Marshall Perkins splits into two copies of himself -- one good, one evil. It is up to his son to determine which is which.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #91 (April-May 1971)

[House of Secrets #92] (Table of Contents: 83)

Swamp Thing / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bernie Wrightson (signed)

Inks

Bernie Wrightson (signed)

Colors

Jack Adler

Job Number

J-1171

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Swamp Thing; Linda Olsen

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #92 (June-July 1971)

[Welcome to the House of Secrets] (Table of Contents: 84)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Bernie Wrightson (signed)

Inks

Bernie Wrightson (signed)

Colors

Tatjana Wood ?

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

J-1169

Genre

humor; horror-suspense

Characters

Abel; Cain

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #92 (June-July 1971)

Indexer Notes

Introductory strip.

Swamp Thing (Table of Contents: 85)

Swamp Thing / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Len Wein

Pencils

Bernie Wrightson (as Berni Wrightson)

Inks

Bernie Wrightson (as Berni Wrightson)

Colors

Tatjana Wood ?

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

J-1135

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Swamp Thing [Alex Olsen] (intro); Linda Olsen; Damian Ridge

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #92 (June-July 1971)

After I Die! (Table of Contents: 86)

Abel / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Kirby; Mark Evanier

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

J-1051

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (host)

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #92 (June-July 1971)

Indexer Notes

Mark Evanier discusses the origin of this story in The Jack Kirby Collector #40.

It's Better to Give... (Table of Contents: 87)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mary Skrenes (as Virgil North)

Pencils

Alan Weiss

Inks

Tony DeZuniga (as Tony DeZuñiga)

Colors

Tatjana Wood ?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-677

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #92 (June-July 1971)

Trick or Treat (Table of Contents: 88)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Dick Dillin

Inks

Dick Dillin

Colors

Tatjana Wood ?

Letters

John Costanza ?

Job Number

G-470

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #92 (June-July 1971)

[House of Secrets #93] (Table of Contents: 89)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bernie Wrightson

Inks

Bernie Wrightson

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda ?

Job Number

T1240

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #93 (August-September 1971)

Lonely in Death! (Table of Contents: 90)

Abel / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Skeates

Pencils

Jim Aparo (signed)

Inks

Jim Aparo (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Jim Aparo

Job Number

J-1071

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (host)

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #93 (August-September 1971)

[Mouse trap; House coffing; Statue of Frankenstein's monster] (Table of Contents: 91)

Abel's Fables / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Pencils

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Inks

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Colors

?

Job Number

J-1195

Genre

humor; horror-suspense

Characters

Abel

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #93 (August-September 1971)

Indexer Notes

Three one-panel gag cartoons.

The Curse of the Cat's Cradle (Table of Contents: 92)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Alex Toth (signed)

Inks

Alex Toth (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Alex Toth ?

Job Number

J-1207

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #93 (August-September 1971)
which is reprinted
• from My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #85 (February 1964)

Nightmare (Table of Contents: 93)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Jack Abel

Inks

Jack Abel

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #93 (August-September 1971)

The Beast from the Box (Table of Contents: 94)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Nick Cardy (signed as NC)

Inks

Nick Cardy (signed as NC)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-1204

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

Charles Sanders releases and eventually kills a thing from a box.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #93 (August-September 1971)
which is reprinted
• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #24 (September 1959)

[Lost head; Vampire has sleeping problems; Lion tamer; Dragons breath] (Table of Contents: 95)

Abel's Fables / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Lore Shoberg (signed as Lore)

Pencils

Lore Shoberg (signed as Lore)

Inks

Lore Shoberg (signed as Lore)

Colors

?

Letters

Lore Shoberg

Job Number

289

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #93 (August-September 1971)

Indexer Notes

Four one-panel gag cartoons.

Never Kill a Witch's Son! (Table of Contents: 96)

Abel / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

John Albano

Pencils

Tony DeZuniga (as Tony DeZuñiga)

Inks

Tony DeZuniga (as Tony DeZuñiga)

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn ?

Job Number

J-1063

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (host)

Synopsis

Ken Rawson's niece and her husband kill Rawson, but Rawson's mother takes her revenge.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #93 (August-September 1971)

[House of Secrets #94] (Table of Contents: 97)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bernie Wrightson

Inks

Bernie Wrightson

Colors

?

Job Number

J 1200

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #94 (October-November 1971)

The Man with My Face (Table of Contents: 98)

Abel / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Jack Sparling

Inks

Jack Sparling

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-359

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (Host)

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #94 (October-November 1971)

Hyde -- and Go Seek! (Table of Contents: 99)

Abel / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Len Wein

Pencils

Tony DeZuniga (as Tony DeZuñiga)

Inks

Tony DeZuniga (as Tony DeZuñiga)

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

J-1268

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (Host)

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #94 (October-November 1971)

The Day Nobody Died (Table of Contents: 100)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Roussos

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon

Job Number

J-1345

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

A man is certain no one will die today because he is Death and it's his day off.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #94 (October-November 1971)
which is reprinted
• from Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #9 (January 1957)

Track of the Invisible Beast (Table of Contents: 101)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Alex Toth

Inks

Alex Toth

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman ?

Job Number

J-1346

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #94 (October-November 1971)
which is reprinted
• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #109 (April 1961)

Keywords

monsters

[Scary shadow; Laundry; Hand shadow] (Table of Contents: 102)

Abel's Fables / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Sergio Aragonés

Pencils

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Inks

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Colors

?

Job Number

J-1194

Genre

humor; horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #94 (October-November 1971)

Indexer Notes

Three one-panel gag cartoons.

A Bottle of Incense.. A Whiff of the Past! (Table of Contents: 103)

Abel / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Alan Weiss

Inks

Bernie Wrightson; Alan Weiss

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

J-1222

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (Host)

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #94 (October-November 1971)

[House of Secrets #95] (Table of Contents: 104)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Nick Cardy

Inks

Nick Cardy

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-1384

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #95 (December 1971-January 1972)

Creature... (Table of Contents: 105)

Abel / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

John Albano

Pencils

Don Heck

Inks

Don Heck

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

J1273

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (Host)

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #95 (December 1971-January 1972)

[Curse of Dracula; Lamp of Frankenstein's Monster; Mummy love] (Table of Contents: 106)

Abel's Fables / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Lore Shoberg

Pencils

Lore Shoberg (signed)

Inks

Lore Shoberg (signed)

Colors

?

Genre

humor; horror-suspense

Characters

Dracula; Frankenstein's Monster; Mummy

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #95 (December 1971-January 1972)

Indexer Notes

Three one-panel gag cartoons.

And Things That Go Bump in the Night! (Table of Contents: 107)

comic story / 6.5 pages (report information)

Script

Len Wein

Pencils

Irv Novick ?; Jack Sparling ?; ? (see notes)

Inks

Mike Esposito ?

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn ?

Job Number

G-405

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #95 (December 1971-January 1972)

Indexer Notes

Per GCD index for original issue: "It looks like a number of hands were involved in the art on this story." The table of contents for this collection credits pencils and inks to Jack Sparling.

[Saw trick; Peep show; Rest of Dracula] (Table of Contents: 108)

Abel's Fables / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Lore Shoberg (signed)

Pencils

Lore Shoberg

Inks

Lore Shoberg (signed)

Colors

?

Job Number

J-1226

Genre

humor; horror-suspense

Characters

Dracula

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #95 (December 1971-January 1972)

Indexer Notes

Three one-panel gag cartoons.

[Baphomet] (Table of Contents: 109)

Realm of the Mystics / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Jack Sparling

Inks

Jack Sparling

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

G-652

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #95 (December 1971-January 1972)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 110)

The Day after Doomsday / comic story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

Len Wein

Pencils

Jack Sparling

Inks

Jack Sparling

Colors

?

Letters

Ray Holloway

Job Number

G-763

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's not much different here than anywhere else in this city

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Adam; Gertrude;

Synopsis

Adam and Gertrude search for food. Gertrude finds a music box.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #95 (December 1971-January 1972)

Indexer Notes

Series continues from House of Secrets #86, series continues in House of Secrets #97, both are reprinted in this collection.

The Last Sorcerer (Table of Contents: 111)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon ?

Job Number

J-1371

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Synopsis

Manfrey's stage magic is so remarkable because it is real magic. But in order that he not be forced to use his abilities for evil, he wills them away.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #95 (December 1971-January 1972)
which is reprinted
• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #69 (December 1957)

The Phantom of the Flames! (Table of Contents: 112)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Maneely

Inks

Joe Maneely

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

J-1372

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #95 (December 1971-January 1972)
which is reprinted
• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #71 (February 1958)

The Bride of Death (Table of Contents: 113)

Abel / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Oleck

Pencils

Nestor Redondo

Inks

Nestor Redondo

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-1253

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (Host)

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #95 (December 1971-January 1972)

[House of Secrets #96] (Table of Contents: 114)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bernie Wrightson (signed)

Inks

Bernie Wrightson (signed)

Colors

?

Job Number

J-1574

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #96 (February-March 1972)

World for a Witch (Table of Contents: 115)

Abel / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Oleck

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

J-1275

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (Host)

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #96 (February-March 1972)

The Great Dimensional Brain Swap (Table of Contents: 116)

Abel / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Alex Toth (signed)

Inks

Alex Toth (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Alex Toth

Job Number

J-1483

Genre

science fiction; horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (Host)

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #96 (February-March 1972)
which is reprinted
• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #48 (September 1961)

Be It Ever So Humble... (Table of Contents: 117)

Abel / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

Len Wein

Pencils

Dick Dillin

Inks

Jack Abel

Colors

?

Letters

Ray Holloway

Job Number

G-458

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (Host)

Synopsis

A ghost keeps revamping a house for its new owners, but when they don't appreciate his changes he chases them out.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #96 (February-March 1972)

[Giant rodent; Hand shadow dragon; Tornado] (Table of Contents: 118)

Abel's Fables / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Sergio Aragonés

Pencils

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Inks

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Colors

?

Job Number

J-1432

Genre

humor; horror-suspense

Characters

Abel; House of Secrets

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #96 (February-March 1972)

Indexer Notes

Three one-panel gag cartoons.

The Monster (Table of Contents: 119)

Abel / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Oleck

Pencils

Wally Wood

Inks

Wally Wood

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-1334

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (Host)

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #96 (February-March 1972)

The Indestructible Man (Table of Contents: 120)

Abel / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Ely

Inks

Bill Ely

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon ?

Job Number

J-1482

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (Host)

Synopsis

A man is safe from all harm and can commit any crime as long as he wears a special glove covering his vulnerable spot. But when he dips his hand in what he thinks is ink, but is really poison, he is struck dead.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #96 (February-March 1972)
which is reprinted
• from Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #12 (April 1957)

[House of Secrets #97] (Table of Contents: 121)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Sparling (painting)

Inks

Jack Sparling (painting)

Colors

Jack Sparling (painting)

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Job Number

J-1454

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #97 (April-May 1972)

The Curse of Morby Castle (Table of Contents: 122)

Abel / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Jack Sparling

Inks

Jack Sparling

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

J-1506

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (host)

Synopsis

Lance Cauldan plans to scare his new wife to death, but his aide-de-camp has her own plans.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #97 (April-May 1972)

Divide and Murder (Table of Contents: 123)

Abel / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Skeates

Pencils

Jim Aparo

Inks

Jim Aparo

Colors

?

Letters

Jim Aparo

Job Number

J-1375

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (host)

Synopsis

John isn't worried about being exposed for taking kickbacks because he can separate his spirit from his body and murder his accuser. But he doesn't count on his victim entering his body and filing a full confession the next time he vacates his form.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #97 (April-May 1972)

[Shark transport; Chasing pants; Gag panel rolling up] (Table of Contents: 124)

Abel's Fables / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Pencils

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Inks

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Colors

?

Job Number

J-1433

Genre

humor; horror-suspense

Characters

Abel

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #97 (April-May 1972)

Indexer Notes

Three one-panel gag cartoons.

The Tomb of Ramfis (Table of Contents: 125)

Abel / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Prentice

Inks

John Prentice

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-1553

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (host)

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #97 (April-May 1972)
which is reprinted
• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #59 (February 1957)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 126)

The Day after Doomsday / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Len Wein

Pencils

Jack Sparling

Inks

Jack Sparling

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

G-616

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Darling! I've found another food can under the rubble!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Adam (killed); Gertrude (killed);

Synopsis

Adam and Gertrude find a flower, then a wall falls and crushes them.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #97 (April-May 1972)

Indexer Notes

Series continues from House of Secrets #86 and #95, both are reprinted in this collection. Series continues (with different characters) in Weird War Tales (DC, 1971 series) #22.

Dead Man's Diary (Table of Contents: 127)

Abel / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ralph Mayo

Inks

Ralph Mayo

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon ?

Editing

Whitney Ellsworth (Original Editor)

Job Number

J-1552

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (host)

Synopsis

Conrad Crane enters J. B. Dales' employ as food-taster, but Crane intends that Dales die not from poisoning, but from starvation, as Crane's father did.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #97 (April-May 1972)
which is reprinted
• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #46 (January 1956)

Domain of the Damned! (Table of Contents: 128)

Abel / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

José Delbo (signed)

Inks

José Delbo (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

J-1330

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (host)

Synopsis

Dan Walker washes ashore on a tropical island filled with people he thinks look like freaks. He successfully escapes, but not without a significant change to his own appearance.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #97 (April-May 1972)

[House of Secrets #98] (Table of Contents: 129)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Michael Wm. Kaluta (signed as MW Kaluta)

Inks

Michael Wm. Kaluta (signed as MW Kaluta)

Colors

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #98 (June-July 1972)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 130)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bill Draut; Bernie Wrightson; Dick Dillin

Inks

Bill Draut; Bernie Wrightson; Dick Giordano

Colors

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Lucial; Demian; Cain

Indexer Notes

Illustrations from House of Secrets #86 "The Ballad of Little Joe", #92 "Welcome to the House of Secrets", and #87 "Death Has Marble Lips!"

[Welcome to the House of Secrets] (Table of Contents: 131)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mark Hanerfeld

Pencils

Michael Wm. Kaluta (signed as MWK)

Inks

Michael Wm. Kaluta (signed as MWK)

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda ?

Job Number

J-1676

Genre

humor; horror-suspense

Characters

Abel

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #98 (June-July 1972)

Indexer Notes

Introductory page.

Born Losers (Table of Contents: 132)

Abel / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

John Albano

Pencils

Michael Wm. Kaluta (signed)

Inks

Michael Wm. Kaluta (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

J-1333

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (host)

Synopsis

A scientist gives Rapp Rankin a boost of strength, but there are side-effects.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #98 (June-July 1972)

The Secret Hero of Center City (Table of Contents: 133)

Abel / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Alex Toth (signed)

Inks

Alex Toth (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman ?

Job Number

J-1681

Genre

science fiction; horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (host)

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #98 (June-July 1972)
which is reprinted
• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #120 (March 1962)

[The Big Bird; Dripping painting; Selling skeletons] (Table of Contents: 134)

Abel's Fables / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Pencils

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Inks

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Colors

?

Job Number

J-1434

Genre

humor; horror-suspense

Characters

Abel

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #98 (June-July 1972)

Indexer Notes

Three one-panel gag cartoons.

The Night Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore! (Table of Contents: 135)

Abel / comic story / 5.5 pages (report information)

Script

Len Wein

Pencils

Mike Roy

Inks

Mike Peppe (credited as Mike Pepe)

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (host)

Synopsis

Silas Horn grabs the first train out of town after killing his business partner. Too bad it's the Hades Express.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #98 (June-July 1972)

The Fatal Superstition (Table of Contents: 136)

Abel / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Prentice

Inks

John Prentice

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Gordon

Job Number

J-1680

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (host)

Synopsis

Burt Roman kills his partner Ed Huggins and blames it on an invented superstition about polka-dot kerchiefs, but the kerchiefs return to extract their own justice.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #98 (June-July 1972)
which is reprinted
• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #35 (February 1955)

Happy Birthday, Herman! (Table of Contents: 137)

Abel / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Adolfo Buylla (signed)

Inks

Adolfo Buylla (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-1520

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Abel (host)

Synopsis

Herman kills his wife Martha and buries her in the cellar, but her birthday surprise exposes his crime.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #98 (June-July 1972)

[House of Secrets #99] (Table of Contents: 138)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Michael Wm. Kaluta (signed as MW Kaluta)

Inks

Michael Wm. Kaluta (signed as MW Kaluta)

Colors

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #99 (August 1972)

[Welcome to the House of Secrets] (Table of Contents: 139)

Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils

Bernie Wrightson (signed)

Inks

Bernie Wrightson (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda ?