House of Secrets: The Bronze Age Omnibus #1

(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; Mike Kaluta

Inks:

Bernie Wrightson; Nick Cardy; Bill Draut; Mike Kaluta

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

horror-suspense

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

Genre:

horror-suspense

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

Genre:

horror-suspense

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)

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)

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)

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

Pencils:

Neal Adams

Inks:

Neal Adams

Colors:

Neal Adams ?

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

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)

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

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

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

Characters:

Abel; Cain

Reprints:

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

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

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

Pencils:

Neal Adams

Inks:

Neal Adams

Colors:

Neal Adams ?

Job Number:

G-556

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)

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 ?

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)

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

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

Script:

Gerry Conway

Pencils:

Bill Draut

Inks:

Bill Draut

Letters:

Ray Holloway ?

Characters:

Abel; Cain

Reprints:

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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 [as Big Bad Bill]

Inks:

Bill Draut [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

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)

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

Pencils:

Neal Adams

Inks:

Neal Adams

Colors:

Neal Adams ?

Job Number:

G847

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:

Mike Kaluta

Inks:

Mike 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

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 [as Wild Bill]

Inks:

Bill Draut [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:

?

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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

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)

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 from the House of Secrets / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Pencils:

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Inks:

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Colors:

?

Job Number:

J-1195

Genre:

humor

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 [as NC]

Inks:

Nick Cardy [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 [as Lore]

Pencils:

Lore Shoberg [as Lore]

Inks:

Lore Shoberg [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

Inks:

Tony DeZuniga

Colors:

?

Letters:

Milt Snappin ?

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)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script:

Gerry Conway

Pencils:

Jack Sparling

Inks:

Jack Sparling

Colors:

?

Letters:

John Costanza

Job Number:

G-359

Characters:

Abel (Host)

Reprints:

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

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

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

Len Wein

Pencils:

Tony DeZuniga

Inks:

Tony DeZuniga

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 Aragones

Pencils:

Sergio Aragones (signed)

Inks:

Sergio Aragones (signed)

Colors:

?

Job Number:

J-1194

Genre:

humor

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)

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)

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 from the House of Secrets / 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 from the House of Secrets / 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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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 Aragones

Pencils:

Sergio Aragones (signed)

Inks:

Sergio Aragones (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)

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)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Ely

Inks:

Bill Ely

Colors:

?

Letters:

Pat Gordon ?

Job Number:

J-1482

Genre:

fantasy-supernatural

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)

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)

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

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)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Prentice

Inks:

John Prentice

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-1553

Genre:

fantasy-supernatural

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)

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)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

Gerry Conway

Pencils:

Jose Delbo (signed)

Inks:

Jose 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:

Mike Kaluta (signed)

Inks:

Mike Kaluta (signed)

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:

Mike Kaluta [as MWK]

Inks:

Mike Kaluta [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)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

John Albano

Pencils:

Mike Kaluta (signed)

Inks:

Mike 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)

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

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

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)

comic story / 5.5 pages (report information)

Script:

Len Wein

Pencils:

Mike Roy

Inks:

Mike Peppe [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)

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)

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:

Mike Kaluta

Inks:

Mike 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 ?

Job Number:

J-1145

Characters:

Abel

Reprints:

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

Beyond His Imagination (Table of Contents: 140)

comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script:

Bill Meredith

Pencils:

Nestor Redondo

Inks:

Nestor Redondo

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-1530

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Abel (Host)

Reprints:

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

Beat the Devil (Table of Contents: 141)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

Jack Oleck

Pencils:

Jack Katz

Inks:

Tony DeZuniga

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-1689

Genre:

horror-suspense

Reprints:

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

Goodbye, Nancy (Table of Contents: 142)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

John Albano

Pencils:

Vic Catan; Frank Redondo

Inks:

Abe Ocampo

Colors:

?

Letters:

Milt Snapinn ?

Job Number:

J-1365

Genre:

detective-mystery; fantasy-supernatural

Characters:

Abel (Host)

Reprints:

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

[House of Secrets #100] (Table of Contents: 143)

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

Pencils:

Bernie Wrightson

Inks:

Bernie Wrightson

Colors:

?

Job Number:

J-1774

Genre:

horror-suspense

Reprints:

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #100 (September 1972)

Round-Trip Ticket (Table of Contents: 144)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

Lore Shoberg

Pencils:

Tom Palmer

Inks:

Tom Palmer

Colors:

Tom Palmer ?

Letters:

Ray Holloway

Job Number:

J-1201

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Abel (host)

Reprints:

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #100 (September 1972)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 145)

Cain & Abel / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Sergio Aragonés

Pencils:

Sergio Aragonés

Inks:

Sergio Aragonés

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-1542

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Cain; Abel

Reprints:

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #100 (September 1972)

Indexer Notes

3 gag cartoons.
A fighting game changes to dancing.
Cain surprises Abel in the cemetery.
Cain walks in the rain, while Abel walks in sunshine.

The Man Who Stopped Time! (Table of Contents: 146)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Jack Oleck

Pencils:

Mike Sekowsky

Inks:

Tony DeZuniga

Colors:

?

Letters:

Milt Snapinn ?

Job Number:

J-1692

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Abel (host)

Reprints:

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #100 (September 1972)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 147)

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

Script:

Lore Shoberg

Pencils:

Lore Shoberg

Inks:

Lore Shoberg

Colors:

?

Letters:

Lore Shoberg

Job Number:

J-1197

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Abel

Reprints:

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #100 (September 1972)

Indexer Notes

Tentacle in Lemonade pitcher.
A violinist loses his grip on his bow.
Food attack.

Rest in Peace (Table of Contents: 148)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

Jack Oleck

Pencils:

Alfredo Alcala

Inks:

Alfredo Alcala

Colors:

?

Letters:

Alfredo Alcala

Job Number:

J-1706

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Abel (host)

Reprints:

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #100 (September 1972)

[House of Secrets #101] (Table of Contents: 149)

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

Pencils:

Mike Kaluta (signed)

Inks:

Mike Kaluta (signed)

Colors:

?

Job Number:

J-1825

Genre:

horror-suspense

Reprints:

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #101 (October 1972)

Small Invasion (Table of Contents: 150)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script:

Sheldon Mayer

Pencils:

Alex Niño

Inks:

Alex Niño

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-1702

Genre:

horror-suspense

Reprints:

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #101 (October 1972)

The Sacrifice (Table of Contents: 151)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Jack Oleck

Pencils:

June Lofamia

Inks:

June Lofamia

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-1652

Genre:

horror-suspense

Reprints:

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #101 (October 1972)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 152)

Cain & Abel / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Sergio Aragonés

Pencils:

Sergio Aragonés

Inks:

Sergio Aragonés

Colors:

?

Letters:

Sergio Aragonés

Job Number:

J-1546

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Cain; Abel

Reprints:

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #101 (October 1972)

Indexer Notes

Checkers in the cemetery.
Abel discovers a tiny man hanging from one of his plants.
Cain and Abel exit a movie theater showing 3 horror films, laughing.

Hiding Place (Table of Contents: 153)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Raymond Marais

Pencils:

Ruben Yandoc

Inks:

Ruben Yandoc

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-1701