(2019 [February 2020])

DC, 2018 Series
Volume
2
Price
125.00 USD; 163.00 CAD
Pages
880
On-sale Date
2019-12-25
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [circle and serifs]
ISBN
978-1-4012-9465-6 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781401294656 59999
Editing
Erika Rothberg (editor)

Issue Notes

Collects House of Secrets (DC, 1956 Series) #112-154. Also includes a previously unpublished Patchwork Man story originally intended to be published in House of Secrets #141.

Interior restoration by Mike Kelleher.

The indicia is The House of Secrets: The Bronze Age Omnibus.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ryan Sook (credited)
Inks
Ryan Sook (credited)
Colors
Ryan Sook (credited)

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

credits, title page / 4 pages (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 6 pages (report information)

Letters
?

Foreword (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Sergio Aragonés (credited)
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés (signed); Ernie Chan; Gerry Talaoc; ?
Inks
Sergio Aragonés (signed); Ernie Chan; Gerry Talaoc; ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I discovered The House of Secrets and House of Mystery comics in 1962...

Indexer Notes

Includes characters from The House of Secrets (DC,1956 Series) #140 cover and #153 introductory page.

[House of Secrets #112] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Pencils
Luis Dominguez (signed as LD)
Inks
Luis Dominguez (signed as LD)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3253
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Dirk Travers
Reprints

The Witch Doctor's Magic Cloak (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Fleisher (credited)
Pencils
Rudy Nebres (credited as R. Nebres); Russell Carley (credited) (continuity)
Inks
Rudy Nebres (credited as R. Nebres)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3110
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Life in the United States had become a little... uh... sticky for Dirk Travers...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Dirk Travers
Reprints

The Case of the Demon Spawn! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway (credited as Gerard Conway)
Pencils
Luis Dominguez (credited, signed)
Inks
Luis Dominguez (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-1712
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pity you hadn't come earlier.
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Roderick Doyle; Professor John Winston; Christine McBain; Damon; Raymond; Tom
Reprints

[House of Secrets #113] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3013
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Not So Loud -- I'm Blind! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench (credited)
Pencils
Nick Cardy (credited)
Inks
Mike Sekowsky (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-1622
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don't mind the muck, dear readers-- just roll up the cuffs of your jeans...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Bennie; Chris; Ralph; Doctor Klute
Reprints

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

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

Script
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Inks
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-1896
Genre
humor
Characters
Abel
Reprints

Indexer Notes

3 cartoons featuring Abel:
A ghost pushes on the scale that Abel is weighing himself on.
An exterminator runs from Abel's house.
The House of Secrets is mistaken for a lighthouse.

Spawns of Satan (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Nestor Redondo (credited)
Inks
Nestor Redondo (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-1829
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The children were so young...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Mister Hanson; Aaron Baker; Holly Baker; Debbie Baker; Jonathan Baker; Paul Baker
Reprints

[House of Secrets #114] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3335
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints
Keywords
figure skating; ice; ice hockey; skeletons

Night Game (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Fleisher (credited)
Pencils
Frank Bolle (credited); Russell Carley (credited) (continuity)
Inks
Frank Bolle (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3189
First Line of Dialogue or Text
H-Hi there, k-kids--and w-welcome to th eindoor h-hockey r-rink...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Ron Kopachec
Reprints

The Demon and the Rock Star! (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Fleisher (credited)
Pencils
Gerry Talaoc (credited); Russell Carley (credited) (continuity)
Inks
Gerry Talaoc (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3070
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Five years ago, Dean Taggert was a living legend...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Dean Taggert; Freddy; Laura
Reprints

[House of Secrets #115] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Pencils
Luis Dominguez (signed as LD)
Inks
Luis Dominguez (signed as LD)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3374
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Nobody Hurts My Brother! (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake (credited)
Pencils
Alfredo Alcala (credited) (signed as Alfred P. Alcala)
Inks
Alfredo Alcala (credited) (signed as Alfred P. Alcala)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3215
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Observe closely, lovers of the Weird Word and the Odd Id!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Mrs. Reno; Juliana; Louis Reno; Al Reno
Reprints

Remembered Dead (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan (credited); George Kashdan (credited)
Pencils
Alex Niño (credited) (signed as AlexN)
Inks
Alex Niño (credited) (signed as AlexN)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-1960
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Graven like bloodless corpses, the killers-in-wax...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Hiram Phipps; Mister Wilson; Edna
Reprints

Every Man My Killer! (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan (credited)
Pencils
Nardo Cruz (credited)
Inks
E. R. Cruz (credited) (signed as ERCruz)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-1959
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Has the whole world gone balmy?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host)
Reprints

[House of Secrets #116] (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Pencils
Luis Dominguez (signed as LD)
Inks
Luis Dominguez (signed as LD)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3409
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Like Father, Like Son (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Nestor Redondo (credited)
Inks
Nestor Redondo (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3068
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Only a monster like Tarrant would have dreamed of bartering away the life of his only child...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); John Tarrant; Martha; Molly; Andrew
Reprints

Puglyon's Crypt (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
David Michelinie (credited)
Pencils
Ramona Fradon (credited)
Inks
Ramona Fradon (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3252
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hear the wind?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Jacob Puglyon; Markenson; Stefan; Maria; Doctor Triptee
Reprints

[House of Secrets #117] (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Pencils
Luis Dominguez (signed as LD)
Inks
Luis Dominguez (signed as LD)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3426
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

An Eye for an Eye (Table of Contents: 22)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Ernie Chan (credited)
Inks
Ernie Chan (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3342
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The duke's thirst for revenge was a burning, living thing inside him.
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Lady Elaine; Baron Dracko
Reprints

Don't Cry for Uncle Malcolm (Table of Contents: 23)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Boudreau (credited)
Pencils
Alex Niño (signed)
Inks
Alex Niño (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-1961
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Able here, your guide through the malevolent maze!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Richard Douglas; Joanne
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Inks
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3338
Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Three one-panel gags:
A husband prepares to get rid of a bug for his wife.
A man sweeps leaves into a grave.
A man dreams of his wife's shrunken head.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

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

Script
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Inks
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3337
Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Three one-panel gags:
Police turn on the TV to the baseball game at a crime scene.
A butcher chases a dog.
An old man walks off with a brain from a car crash.

Revenge for the Deadly Dummy! (Table of Contents: 26)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Skeates (credited)
Pencils
Alfredo Alcala (signed)
Inks
Alfredo Alcala (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-2030
First Line of Dialogue or Text
All is silent in the junkyard...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Warren Savin; Freddy Foolish
Reprints

[House of Secrets #118] (Table of Contents: 27)

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

Pencils
Luis Dominguez (signed as LD)
Inks
Luis Dominguez (signed as LD)
Colors
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Daryl R. Lansing; Paul Jenkins
Reprints

The Very Last Picture Show (Table of Contents: 28)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Fleisher (credited)
Pencils
George Evans (credited); Russell Carley (credited) (continuity)
Inks
George Evans (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3056
First Line of Dialogue or Text
D.R. Lansing had arrived in Hollywood 35 years ago...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Daryl R. Lansing; Forsythe; Paul Jenkins; Margo
Reprints

Turnabout (Table of Contents: 29)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Skeates (credited as Steve Skeats)
Pencils
Frank Redondo (credited as Quico Redondo)
Inks
Frank Redondo (credited as Quico Redondo)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3299
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The deed had been done, and now Donna dragged Doug's dead body out of the house...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Donna
Reprints

Nasty Little Man (Table of Contents: 30)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Ramona Fradon (credited)
Inks
Ramona Fradon (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3310
First Line of Dialogue or Text
No meaner spalpeen than Terrence ever trod old erin's sod.
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Patrick Terrence; Kathleen Corcorn
Reprints

[House of Secrets #119] (Table of Contents: 31)

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

Pencils
Luis Dominguez
Inks
Luis Dominguez
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3322
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Professor Hargrove
Reprints

A Carnival of Dwarfs (Table of Contents: 32)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Fleisher (credited)
Pencils
Arthur Suydam (credited, signed); Russell Carley (credited) (continuity)
Inks
Arthur Suydam (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3295
First Line of Dialogue or Text
H-Hello, k-kids!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Hans Grettel; Fritz Koosman; Josef; Inspector Marek
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

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

Script
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Inks
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3501
Genre
humor
Characters
Cain; Abel
Reprints

Indexer Notes

3 gag cartoons.
A TV blows up.
A Tunnel of Horrors.
A Tennis game.

Imitation Monster! (Table of Contents: 34)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski) (plot); George Kashdan (credited)
Pencils
Alfredo Alcala (signed as Alfred P. Alcala)
Inks
Alfredo Alcala (signed as Alfred P. Alcala)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3260
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A living, breathing beast that thinks intelligent thoughts?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Professor Hargrove; Mister Crane
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

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

Script
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Inks
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3491
Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

3 gag cartoons.
A vampire gets a drink.
Poseidon meets a surfer.
A brother creates a hand-shadow monster.

[House of Secrets #120] (Table of Contents: 36)

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

Pencils
Luis Dominguez (signed as LD)
Inks
Luis Dominguez (signed as LD)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3528
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Michael Hoover
Reprints

To Never Grow Old (Table of Contents: 37)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Mary Skrenes (credited as Virgil North)
Pencils
Tony DeZuniga (credited)
Inks
Tony DeZuniga (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-1138
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Drat! Another gray hair.
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Harry Jungmann; Max
Reprints

The Right Demon Could Do It! (Table of Contents: 38)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Sheldon Mayer (credited)
Pencils
Paul Kirchner (credited)
Inks
Tex Blaisdell (credited); Tex
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3243
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This story hasn't happened yet...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Harrison Quimby; Bert; Doris Foxx; Mister Arvis
Reprints

The Lion's Share (Table of Contents: 39)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Skeates (credited)
Pencils
Alfredo Alcala (credited as Alfred P. Alcala)
Inks
Alfredo Alcala (credited as Alfred P. Alcala)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-2027
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come with me now deep into darkest Africa...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Michael Hoover
Reprints

[House of Secrets #121] (Table of Contents: 40)

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

Pencils
Luis Dominguez
Inks
Luis Dominguez
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3597
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Child's Play (Table of Contents: 41)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Ramona Fradon (credited)
Inks
Ramona Fradon (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3327
First Line of Dialogue or Text
What really happened to old man Davis?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Ellen Shaw; Billy Shaw; Mister Davis; Tom Shaw; Ruth Shaw
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 42)

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

Script
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Inks
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3543
Genre
humor
Characters
Abel
Reprints

Indexer Notes

3 single panel cartoons featuring Abel:
Abel in bathtub sinking toy Titanic ship.
Abel shopping for a puppy at a pet store.
Abel having a garage sale.

Corpus Delicti (Table of Contents: 43)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Gerry Talaoc (credited)
Inks
Gerry Talaoc (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3312
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Price never really wanted to murder his wife...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Arthur Price; Martha Price
Reprints

Ms. Vampire Killer (Table of Contents: 44)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Don Glut (credited)
Pencils
E. R. Cruz (signed as ERCruz)
Inks
E. R. Cruz (signed as ERCruz)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3586
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Transylvania today...and though the outside world is governed by science...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Hans; Professor Zarko
Reprints

[House of Secrets #122] (Table of Contents: 45)

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

Pencils
Luis Dominguez
Inks
Luis Dominguez
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3438
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints
Keywords
pianos

Requiem for Igor (Table of Contents: 46)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Alfredo Alcala (credited as Alfred P. Alcala)
Inks
Alfredo Alcala (credited as Alfred P. Alcala)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3194
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Carnegie Hall! Ah, what glorious music has been made...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Jan Bartos; Igor Zabac
Reprints

The Centaur (Table of Contents: 47)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Sam Glanzman (credited); Martin Pasko (credited)
Pencils
Sam Glanzman (credited)
Inks
Sam Glanzman (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3637
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ever wish you could see paradise?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Bill Barton; Renwolf
Reprints

Grave Business (Table of Contents: 48)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
David Michelinie (credited)
Pencils
Ruben Yandoc (credited as Rubeny)
Inks
Ruben Yandoc (credited as Rubeny)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3435
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jebediah Smythe wasn't an evil man.
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Jebediah Smythe; Mrs. van Tilburg; Hopkins
Reprints

There He Is Again! (Table of Contents: 49)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Don Kraar (credited as Don Kaar)
Pencils
Alfredo Alcala (credited) (signed as Alfredo P. Alcala)
Inks
Alfredo Alcala (credited) (signed as Alfredo P. Alcala)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-1803
First Line of Dialogue or Text
There he is again! Let's get him!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Lou
Reprints

[House of Secrets #123] (Table of Contents: 50)

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

Pencils
Frank Robbins (signed)
Inks
Frank Robbins (signed)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3659
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

A Fugitive Apparition (Table of Contents: 51)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
John Albano (credited)
Pencils
Leandro Sesarego (credited)
Inks
Leandro Sesarego (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3627
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You're Harold Hansen, age 11, and you crave adventure.
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Harold Hansen; Mary; Mister Santana
Reprints

A Connecticut Ice Cream Man in King Arthur's Court (Table of Contents: 52)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Fleisher (credited)
Pencils
Alex Toth (signed); Russell Carley (credited) (continuity)
Inks
Alex Toth (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3540
First Line of Dialogue or Text
H-Hello, all you l-lovely ch-children...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Ernie Baxter; Sir Lancelot; King Arthur; Merlin
Reprints

[House of Secrets #124] (Table of Contents: 53)

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

Pencils
Luis Dominguez (signed as LD)
Inks
Luis Dominguez (signed as LD)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3681
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Last of the Frankensteins (Table of Contents: 54)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Ernie Chan (credited as Ernie Chua)
Inks
Ernie Chan (credited as Ernie Chua)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3247
First Line of Dialogue or Text
For a hundred years his ancestors had a ttempted to play God...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Edmund Frankenstein; Emily Frankenstein
Reprints

Never Rouse a Vampire! (Table of Contents: 55)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan (credited)
Pencils
Jo Albistur (credited as J. Albister)
Inks
Jo Albistur (credited as J. Albister)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-1968
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I warned you, folks--don't get too close!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Cal Bronson; Evelyn; Amos
Reprints

Make Believe (Table of Contents: 56)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Ruben Yandoc (credited as Rubeny)
Inks
Ruben Yandoc (credited as Rubeny)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3415
First Line of Dialogue or Text
See that? That's John Nolan.
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
John Nolan; Bobby Nolan; Miss Carr; Deimos; Doctor Ames
Reprints

[House of Secrets #125] (Table of Contents: 57)

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

Pencils
Luis Dominguez (signed as LD)
Inks
Luis Dominguez (signed as LD)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3701
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Hulde; Zauberkatze
Reprints

Catch as Cats Can! (Table of Contents: 58)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell (credited)
Pencils
Luis Dominguez (credited)
Inks
Luis Dominguez (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3328
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let's...uh...go back to medieval Europe...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Hulde; Zauberkatze; Baron Ulrich von Schlamm; Miritze von Schlamm
Reprints

Pay the Piper (Table of Contents: 59)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Alfredo Alcala (credited) (signed as Alfred P. Alcala)
Inks
Alfredo Alcala (credited) (signed as Alfred P. Alcala)
Colors
?
Letters
Alfredo Alcala (credited) (signed as Alfred P. Alcala)
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-1797
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Duncan's pride had made him harsh, cruel.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense
Characters
Michael Duncan; Andy Duncan
Reprints

Instant Re-Kill! (Table of Contents: 60)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Skeates (credited)
Pencils
Frank Robbins (credited, signed)
Inks
Frank Robbins (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor); Paul Levitz (original assistant editor)

Job Number
J-3517
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Drama, action, thrills and excitement--it's all part of Ned Randolph's live!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Ned Randolph; Laura
Reprints

[House of Secrets #126] (Table of Contents: 61)

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

Pencils
Luis Dominguez (signed as LD)
Inks
Luis Dominguez (signed as LD)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3738
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

The Haunter and the Haunted (Table of Contents: 62)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
David Michelinie (credited)
Pencils
Frank Redondo (credited as Q. Redondo)
Inks
Frank Redondo (credited as Q. Redondo)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3435
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fear can be a double-edged sword.
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Pauly Gibbens; Brian Gibbens; George
Reprints

The Long Run! (Table of Contents: 63)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Skeates (credited)
Pencils
Lee Marrs (credited)
Inks
Lee Marrs (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3518
First Line of Dialogue or Text
To run the human race, and not care whether you win, place or show...
Genre
humor; horror-suspense
Characters
Abel; Cain
Reprints

On Borrowed Time (Table of Contents: 64)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Alex Niño (credited)
Inks
Alex Niño (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3594
First Line of Dialogue or Text
For a cheap hoodlum, Malloy had it made.
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Eddie Malloy
Reprints

Weird Wanda (Table of Contents: 65)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
David Michelinie (credited)
Pencils
Ernie Chan (credited as Ernie Chua)
Inks
Ernie Chan (credited as Ernie Chua)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3547
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wanda and Horace, the Whirling Whitmans, were on their way to the top...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Wanda Whitman; Horace Whitman; Ben Grant
Reprints

[House of Secrets #127] (Table of Contents: 66)

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

Pencils
Luis Dominguez (signed as LD)
Inks
Luis Dominguez (signed as LD)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3771
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Eightball O'Brien
Reprints
Keywords
pool; skeleton

The Headsman of Hell (Table of Contents: 67)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman (credited); Len Wein (credited)
Pencils
Abe Ocampo (credited)
Inks
Abe Ocampo (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3175A
First Line of Dialogue or Text
France: 1793... The Committee of Public Safety has spread its gristly hand far and wide...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Abel (host); Andre LeBlanc; Jacques
Reprints

A Test of Innocence! (Table of Contents: 68)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski (credited as Mike Pellowski) (plot)
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky (credited)
Inks
Bill Draut (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-2048
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Harry Sykes?! Of course I know him...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Abel (host); Harry Sykes; George Morris; Zwari
Reprints

Death on Cue! (Table of Contents: 69)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
David Michelinie (credited); Russell Carley (credited as Russell Carey)
Pencils
Ruben Yandoc (credited as Rubeny)
Inks
Ruben Yandoc (credited as Rubeny)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3590
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Eightball O'Brien was a pool addict.
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Eightball O'Brien; Charley; Shirley O'Brien; Slim Scarfield
Reprints

[House of Secrets #128] (Table of Contents: 70)

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

Pencils
Luis Dominguez
Inks
Luis Dominguez
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-3807
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

No Way to Run a Railroad! (Table of Contents: 71)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Fleisher (credited); Russell Carley (credited) (continuity)
Pencils
Leo Durañona (credited as Leopoldo Duranona)
Inks
Leo Durañona (credited as Leopoldo Duranona)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3616
First Line of Dialogue or Text
See that crazy old geezer, kids?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Obadiah Haskin; Frank; Randall Jarrett
Reprints

Freak-Out! (Table of Contents: 72)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan (credited)
Pencils
Alex Niño (credited)
Inks
Alex Niño (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-1939
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This must be the place...it's the only house for miles around
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Mister Ronken; Mister Carter
Reprints

Somebody's Listening (Table of Contents: 73)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
John Albano (credited)
Pencils
Joe Orlando (credited)
Inks
Bill Draut (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-1502
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It isn't easy to watch someone die...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Jerry Johnson; Kirby Sketchman; Sam Woody
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 74)

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

Script
John Albano (signed)
Pencils
John Albano (signed)
Inks
John Albano (signed)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-1452
Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Three gag cartoons.
Little men are hacking their way through the carpet.
A cat gets caught by a trash can alien.
A hunter shoots a big bird.

[House of Secrets #129] (Table of Contents: 75)

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

Pencils
Luis Dominguez (signed as LD)
Inks
Luis Dominguez (signed as LD)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3807
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Bill Martin
Reprints

Almost Human (Table of Contents: 76)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Franc Reyes (credited)
Inks
Franc Reyes (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3537
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fascinating creatures, bees...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Martha Kenyon; Lyle Kenyon; Grayson
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 77)

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

Script
Sergio Aragonés
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés
Inks
Sergio Aragonés
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3500
Genre
humor
Characters
Abel
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Three cartoons featuring Abel.
A plumber enters Abel's flooded basement.
Abel takes his carnivorous plant to the city morgue.
Abel surfs using a tombstone.

The Lottery (Table of Contents: 78)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Fleisher (credited); Russell Carley (credited) (continuity)
Pencils
Ernie Chan (credited as Ernie Chua)
Inks
Ernie Chan (credited as Ernie Chua)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3323
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here comes your train, Daddy!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Marion Martin; Bill Martin; Richard Martin; Mayor Reilly
Reprints

[House of Secrets #130] (Table of Contents: 79)

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

Pencils
Ernie Chan (signed as EC)
Inks
Ernie Chan (signed as EC)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3874
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Paul Wayland
Reprints

Winner Take All (Table of Contents: 80)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Frank Redondo (credited as Quico Redondo)
Inks
Frank Redondo (credited as Quico Redondo)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3458
First Line of Dialogue or Text
They say that when a man gambles and cheates, the devil is always in the game.
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Paul Wayland; Sabrina Price; Mister Allen
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 81)

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

Script
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Inks
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-2065
Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

A boy flys high with balloons.
Two prisoners tunnel out of prison.
Witch Doctor leaves village in a hurry.

All Dolled Up (Table of Contents: 82)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
David Michelinie (credited)
Pencils
Ruben Yandoc (credited as Rubeny)
Inks
Ruben Yandoc (credited as Rubeny)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ah, so you're back for another helping...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Ann Bauer; Cindy Bauer; Jeff Bauer
Reprints

[House of Secrets #131] (Table of Contents: 83)

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

Pencils
Luis Dominguez; Luis Dominguez
Inks
Luis Dominguez
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
J-3939
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

The Island of Crawling Flesh! (Table of Contents: 84)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Fleisher (credited)
Pencils
Arthur Suydam (credited)
Inks
Arthur Suydam (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3046
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dr. Karl Lorenth had devoted his entire life to science...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Karl Lorenth; Edith Lorenth; Kar-Lee; Doctor Brangley
Reprints

The Girl in the Red Dress! (Table of Contents: 85)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Skeates (credited)
Pencils
Gerry Talaoc (credited)
Inks
Gerry Talaoc (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-1938
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You killed Arthur Curry!
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Point of No Return (Table of Contents: 86)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Alex Niño (credited)
Inks
Alex Niño (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3796
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The voodoo doll was a gift from Satan.
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Frank Mason; Walt Porter; Betty Ann Porter; Andrew Porter; Maria
Reprints

[House of Secrets #132] (Table of Contents: 87)

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

Pencils
Ernie Chan (signed as EC)
Inks
Ernie Chan (signed as EC)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3949
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints
Keywords
boxing; skeleton

The Contortionist! (Table of Contents: 88)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Fleisher (credited); Russell Carley (credited) (continuity)
Pencils
Leo Durañona (credited as Leopoldo Durañona)
Inks
Leo Durañona (credited as Leopoldo Durañona)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3731
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Th-This story's abut a p-personal friend of mine, kids!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Percival Pope; Mister Weazel
Reprints

Killer Instinct (Table of Contents: 89)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Ruben Yandoc (credited as Rubeny)
Inks
Ruben Yandoc (credited as Rubeny)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3526
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hitler, blackbeart...strange how all the villains in history eventually paid for their crimes...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Steve Burns; Jean Burns; Mike
Reprints

[House of Secrets #133] (Table of Contents: 90)

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

Pencils
Ernie Chan
Inks
Ernie Chan
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-3981
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Sheldon Hartley; Phyllis Pardus
Reprints

The Night of the Leopard Goddess (Table of Contents: 91)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Fleisher (credited); Russell Carley (credited) (continuity)
Pencils
Ruben Yandoc (credited)
Inks
Ruben Yandoc (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3183
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This story is dedicated to all you hunters out there.
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Sheldon Hartley; Phyllis Pardus; Leonard
Reprints

Portraits of Death (Table of Contents: 92)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Ernie Chan (credited as Ernie Chua)
Inks
Bill Draut (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3599
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A shadowy and unseen force guided Andre Varney's hand when he painted his pictures.
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Andre Varney; Marie Poitier; Charles Lescaux
Reprints

[House of Secrets #134] (Table of Contents: 93)

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

Pencils
Ernie Chan (signed as EC)
Inks
Ernie Chan (signed as EC)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-4004
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

The Inheritance of Blood (Table of Contents: 94)

comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
David Vern (credited as Coram Nobis)
Pencils
Nestor Redondo (credited)
Inks
Nestor Redondo (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3546
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Our story opens on a fearful night in the mountains of old Carpathia...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Andre Tourage; Pyotr; Nikolai Udine; Baron Cherkassy; Father Constantine
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 95)

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

Script
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Inks
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3653
Genre
humor
Characters
Cain; Abel
Reprints

Indexer Notes

3 single panel cartoons with Cain and Abel.
Abel showing movies to upset viewers.
Cain and Abel on a bicycle for two.
Cain and Abel on a picnic.

The Last Out (Table of Contents: 96)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Skeates (credited)
Pencils
Buddy Gernale (credited)
Inks
Buddy Gernale (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3081
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You plunge your long, gleaming teeth into her neck...
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

[House of Secrets #135] (Table of Contents: 97)

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

Pencils
Bernie Wrightson (signed)
Inks
Bernie Wrightson (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-4039
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Sam Spietz
Reprints

The Vegetable Garden! (Table of Contents: 98)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Fleisher (credited)
Pencils
Leo Durañona (credited as Leopoldo Duranona) (signed)
Inks
Leo Durañona (credited as Leopoldo Duranona) (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3384
First Line of Dialogue or Text
H-Hello, l-little children, and w-welcome to the v-vegetable g-garden...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Aunt Harriet; Ginny; Danny; Ralphie; Bill Thatcher; Marion Thatcher; Mrs. Green
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 99)

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

Script
John Albano
Pencils
John Albano
Inks
John Albano
Colors
?

Job Number
J-1459
Genre
humor
Characters
Abel
Reprints

Indexer Notes

3 single panel cartoons.
Guards roast marshmallows on the electric chair.
Guy hits his thumb trying to hammer a stake into a vampire.
Rescue dog finds skeleton and drinks rescue beverage.

Big Fish in a Small Pond (Table of Contents: 100)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski (credited as Michael J. Pellowski) (idea); Steve Skeates (credited)
Pencils
E. R. Cruz (credited, signed)
Inks
E. R. Cruz (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3074
First Line of Dialogue or Text
...but Mr. and Mrs. Swanson, I don't think you understand!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Sam Spietz; Warren Savin
Reprints

[House of Secrets #136] (Table of Contents: 101)

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

Pencils
Bill Draut
Inks
Bill Draut
Colors
?

Job Number
J-4069
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Paul Parker
Reprints

[Welcome to the House of Secrets] (Table of Contents: 102)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz (credited)
Pencils
Nestor Redondo (credited)
Inks
Nestor Redondo (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-3684
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tis is Cain, cheerfully substituting for my soon-to-be sauted kid brother!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Cain; Abel
Reprints

Buried Treasure (Table of Contents: 103)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Franc Reyes (credited as Frank Reyes)
Inks
Franc Reyes (credited as Frank Reyes)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-382
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pirate maps, hidden fortunes in loot--strange what so much gold can do to men, isn't it?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Jeffrey Hunt; Donna Hunt; John Hunt; Paul Hunt; Chin
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 104)

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

Script
Sergio Aragonés (credited)
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés (credited)
Inks
Sergio Aragonés (credited)
Colors
?

Job Number
ZA-123
Genre
humor
Characters
Abel
Reprints

Indexer Notes

3 single panel cartoons.
Man selling miniature guillotines on street corner.
Man with a quicksand sign on a long pole.
Man with wooden leg gets new orthopedic leg.

Last Voyage of the Lady Luck (Table of Contents: 105)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Maxene Fabe (credited)
Pencils
Ramona Fradon (credited)
Inks
Ramona Fradon (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-1909
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the mid-nineteenth century, clipper ships streaked across the seas...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Paul Parker
Reprints

[House of Secrets #137] (Table of Contents: 106)

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

Pencils
Ernie Chan (signed as EC)
Inks
Ernie Chan (signed as EC)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-4094
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints
Keywords
matador; skeleton

The Harder They Fall (Table of Contents: 107)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Wessler (credited)
Pencils
Ernie Chan (credited as Ernie Chua)
Inks
Ernie Chan (credited as Ernie Chua)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3370
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You battle your way up the ladder, rung by rung...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Lloyd Chanin; Phil Hogue; Mister Jordan; Andrea Nichols
Reprints

The Magic Elixir (Table of Contents: 108)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan (credited)
Pencils
Ricardo Villamonte (credited)
Inks
Ricardo Villamonte (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3903
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hope my legs hold out to the state line...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Charlie Whipple; Hezekiah
Reprints

Final Exam (Table of Contents: 109)

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

Script
John Albano
Pencils
John Albano
Inks
John Albano
Colors
?

Job Number
J-1465
Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

An old man disintegrates when the doctor tests his reflexes by tapping his knee.

Suit of Lights (Table of Contents: 110)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Clement (credited) (plot); Robert Kanigher (credited as Bob Kanigher)
Pencils
Ruben Yandoc (credited)
Inks
Ruben Yandoc (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3968
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here is your ticket to the Corrida de Toros!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Morelito; Nurka; Ruiz
Reprints

[House of Secrets #138] (Table of Contents: 111)

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

Pencils
Bill Draut
Inks
Bill Draut
Colors
?

Job Number
J-4140
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Danny Martin; Frank Davis
Reprints

Where Dreams Are Born (Table of Contents: 112)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Frank Redondo (credited)
Inks
Frank Redondo (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-1974
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Somewhere, hidden away in a small boy's imagination...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Danny Martin; Frank Davis; Myra Davis
Reprints

Night Watchman (Table of Contents: 113)

comic story / 5 ? pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan (credited); George Kashdan (credited)
Pencils
Leo Durañona (credited as Leopoldo Duranona); Leo Durañona (credited as Leopoldo Duranona)
Inks
Leo Durañona (credited as Leopoldo Duranona); Leo Durañona (credited as Leopoldo Duranona)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3915
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This time, someone stole a bulldozer, eh?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Hiram Higgs; Samuel Slitt
Reprints

Snake Bite! (Table of Contents: 114)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Clement (credited)
Pencils
Romy Gamboa (credited)
Inks
Romy Gamboa (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
T-161
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Convict Cayle Chapman was not exactly your average nice fellow.
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Cayle Chapman
Reprints

[House of Secrets #139] (Table of Contents: 115)

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

Pencils
Bernie Wrightson
Inks
Bernie Wrightson
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3304
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

The Devil's Daughter (Table of Contents: 116)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks
Mike Royer (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3855
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The ingredients for an old-time melodrama were all there.
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Matt Kingston; Marianne
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 117)

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

Script
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Pencils
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Inks
Sergio Aragonés (signed)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-3493
Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Three one-panel gag cartoons.
Melting Wax Statues
Wrong Man Hanged
Planet Pool

A Real Crazy Kid (Table of Contents: 118)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Skeates (credited)
Pencils
Nestor Redondo (credited)
Inks
Nestor Redondo (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-1908
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Vic Beaumont was a real ladies' man...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Vic Beaumont; Max
Reprints

Instant Rebirth! (Table of Contents: 119)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan (credited)
Pencils
Bill Draut (credited)
Inks
Bill Draut (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3914
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Poor, bitter Amos Walters...35 years an assistant professor of archaeology at State University...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Amos Walters
Reprints

[House of Secrets #140] (Table of Contents: 120)

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

Pencils
Ernie Chan (signed as EC)
Inks
Ernie Chan (signed as EC)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-4159
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Patchwork Man [Gregori Arcane]
Reprints

Reprise: The Patchwork Man (Table of Contents: 121)

comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway (credited)
Pencils
Nestor Redondo (credited); Buddy Gernale
Inks
Nestor Redondo (credited); Buddy Gernale
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-4083
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Stacy's Department Store: 8:48 A.M.
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Patchwork Man [Gregori Arcane] (origin); Ruth; Ernie Kempler; Doctor Elijah Chomes; Christian; Andrew Harty; Darleen Greer; Abigail Arcane (flashback); Anton Arcane (flashback)
Reprints

[House of Secrets #141] (Table of Contents: 122)

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

Pencils
Leo Durañona (signed)
Inks
Leo Durañona (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-4299
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Ernie Cass
Reprints

You Can't Beat the Devil! (Table of Contents: 123)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger (credited)
Pencils
E. R. Cruz (credited) (signed as ERCruz)
Inks
E. R. Cruz (credited) (signed as ERCruz)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3340
First Line of Dialogue or Text
If I had the power, I'd reach out and crush anyone who ever sneered at me!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Ed Stryker; Vostik; Sloan; Claire Davies; Caligula; Satan
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 124)

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

Script
Don Edwing (credited)
Pencils
Dave Manak (credited)
Inks
Dave Manak (credited)
Colors
?

Job Number
ZA-523
Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

A mailman laughs at a "Beware of Cat" sign.

Exit Laughing (Table of Contents: 125)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Ernie Chan (credited as Ernie Chua)
Inks
Bill Draut (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3385
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Funny thing about practical jokers.
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Matt Sawyer; Nancy Sawyer; Ernie Cass
Reprints

[House of Secrets #142] (Table of Contents: 126)

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

Pencils
Ernie Chan (signed)
Inks
Ernie Chan (signed)
Colors
?

Job Number
J-4323
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Cornelius Wentworth
Reprints

Who Goes There? (Table of Contents: 127)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Ernie Patricio (credited as Ernesto Patricio)
Inks
Ernie Patricio (credited as Ernesto Patricio)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-2006
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Some questions are best left unanswered...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Anne Mason; George Mason
Reprints

Food for Thought! (Table of Contents: 128)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan (credited)
Pencils
Leo Durañona (credited as Leopoldo Duranona)
Inks
Leo Durañona (credited as Leopoldo Duranona)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3902
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Really Professor Kane, must you be so thorough?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Professor Kane; Cornelius Wentworth
Reprints

Playmate (Table of Contents: 129)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Bill Draut (credited)
Inks
Bill Draut (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3287
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Childhood can be such a bright happy time.
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Joey; Louise; Matt; Beth
Reprints

[House of Secrets #143] (Table of Contents: 130)

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

Pencils
Jack Sparling (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Roger; Roscoe
Reprints

Witch Blood (Table of Contents: 131)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Ernie Chan (credited as Ernie Chua)
Inks
Bill Draut (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3763
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The baron's steward would gladly have died for the foster child...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Giles Tremayne; Catherine Tremayne; Richard Tremayne; Sir Charles
Reprints

The Experiment (Table of Contents: 132)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Vicente Alcázar (signed)
Pencils
Vicente Alcázar (signed)
Inks
Vicente Alcázar (signed)
Colors
?

Job Number
ZA-144
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Pinocchio
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 133)

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

Script
Don Edwing (credited)
Pencils
Dave Manak (credited as David Manak) (signed)
Inks
Dave Manak (credited as David Manak) (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
ZA-376
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Aha!...Music to my ears!
Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

A vampire mistakes a clicking sound as the sound of heels of a female victim, when it is from a robot.

The Evil Side (Table of Contents: 134)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Skeates (credited)
Pencils
Ruben Yandoc (credited as Rubeny)
Inks
Ruben Yandoc (credited as Rubeny)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3714
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Stalking is not for animals alone...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Roger; Roscoe; James
Reprints

[House of Secrets #144] (Table of Contents: 135)

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

Pencils
Ernie Chan (signed)
Inks
Vince Colletta (signed)
Colors
?

Job Number
C-331?
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

The Man with Death on His Shoulders (Table of Contents: 136)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Cary Bates (credited)
Pencils
Mike Vosburg (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3369
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Remember the legend of Atlas?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Rupert Fenster; Chuck Tyrone; Penny; Doctor Barry
Reprints

The Vampire of Broadway (Table of Contents: 137)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher (credited)
Pencils
Abe Ocampo (credited)
Inks
Abe Ocampo (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
T-121
First Line of Dialogue or Text
For centuries artists have fallen in love with their creations!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Alan Bates; Steve; Vic
Reprints

Bide Your Time (Table of Contents: 138)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Skeates (credited)
Pencils
Ernie Chan (credited as Ernie Chua)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3465
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mike Hardy had been pretty low on his luck these past several years...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Mike Hardy; Mister Damian; Dara
Reprints

[House of Secrets #145] (Table of Contents: 139)

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

Pencils
Luis Dominguez (signed as LD)
Inks
Luis Dominguez (signed as LD)
Colors
?

Job Number
C-372
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Myrna Haney; Chondri
Reprints

The Shark-Man Cometh! (Table of Contents: 140)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Fleisher (credited); Russell Carley (credited) (continuity)
Pencils
E. R. Cruz (credited) (signed as ERCruz)
Inks
E. R. Cruz (credited) (signed as ERCruz)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You like to travel, don't you, kids?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Ben Haney; Myrna Haney; Bobo Carson; Chondri
Reprints

The Operation Was Successful... But-- (Table of Contents: 141)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher (credited as Bob Kanigher)
Pencils
Fred Carrillo (credited)
Inks
Fred Carrillo (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
T-158
First Line of Dialogue or Text
More than life and death goes on in an operating room!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Doctor Alan Blaine; Doctor Vincent Thomas; Anne Sexton
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 142)

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

Script
Don Edwing (credited)
Pencils
Dave Manak (credited as David Manak) (signed)
Inks
Dave Manak (credited as David Manak) (signed)
Colors
?

Job Number
ZA-373
Genre
humor
Reprints

[House of Secrets #146] (Table of Contents: 143)

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

Pencils
Gray Morrow (signed)
Inks
Gray Morrow (signed)
Colors
?

Job Number
C-412
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Grover; Roger Curtis
Reprints

[Welcome to the House of Secrets] (Table of Contents: 144)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz
Pencils
Romeo Tanghal (signed as RT)
Inks
Romeo Tanghal (signed as RT)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-4530
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ah, you're just in time for the first of tonight's skeletections!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel
Reprints

Snow Ghost (Table of Contents: 145)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Murray Boltinoff (credited as Reilly)
Pencils
Bill Draut (credited)
Inks
Bill Draut (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-1936
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gold! A highly prized yellow substance that can be polished...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Grover; Roger Curtis; Gloria
Reprints

Snake's Alive! (Table of Contents: 146)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Pellowski (credited as Michael J. Pellowski); E. Nelson Bridwell (credited)
Pencils
Buddy Gernale (credited)
Inks
Buddy Gernale (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Erik Santos (credited as Erick)
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3263
First Line of Dialogue or Text
My little friends have asked me to tell them a bedtime story...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Judi McGraw; Denton Yates
Reprints

[House of Secrets #147] (Table of Contents: 147)

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

Pencils
Gray Morrow (signed)
Inks
Gray Morrow (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
C-450
Genre
horror-suspense; science fiction
Characters
Charles Correll
Reprints

[Welcome to the House of Secrets] (Table of Contents: 148)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz
Pencils
Romeo Tanghal (signed as RT)
Inks
Romeo Tanghal (signed as RT)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-4653 ?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello, readers! I'm Abel, caretaker of the House of Secrets...
Characters
Abel
Reprints

A Gift of Evil (Table of Contents: 149)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Ernie Chan (credited as Ernie Chua)
Inks
Bill Draut (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

Job Number
J-3647
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Since time began, fools have sought the aid of Satan...
Genre
horror-suspense; science fiction
Characters
Abel (host); Catherine Correll; Charles Correll
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 150)

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

Script
Don Edwing
Pencils
Dave Manak (signed)
Inks
Dave Manak (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ribbet!
Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

A princess kisses a frog.

The See-Through Thief! (Table of Contents: 151)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
David Michael Beck (credited); Russell Carley (credited) (continuity)
Pencils
Alex Niño (credited)
Inks
Alex Niño (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Joe Orlando (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No, gentle reader, the man you see below is not a ghost...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Jerry Callan; Old Meg
Reprints

[House of Secrets #148] (Table of Contents: 152)

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

Pencils
Gray Morrow (signed)
Inks
Gray Morrow (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
C-473
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Henry Smithers
Reprints
Keywords
skeleton

[Welcome to the House of Secrets] (Table of Contents: 153)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz
Pencils
Michael Golden (signed)
Inks
Michael Golden (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-4742
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Good afternoon, ghoul-groupies!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel
Reprints

Roman Holiday (Table of Contents: 154)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan (credited)
Pencils
Ernie Chan (credited)
Inks
Ernie Chan (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Paul Levitz (original editor)

Job Number
J-1915
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's no use...they're closing in on me!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Henry Smithers; Zelda; Claudius Maximus; Octavia
Reprints

Sorcerer's Apprentice (Table of Contents: 155)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks
Ernie Chan (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Paul Levitz (original editor)

Job Number
J-3853
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gold was Basra's heart, and lofty was his ambition--to be king!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Basra; Nilrem; Princess Arian
Reprints

[House of Secrets #149] (Table of Contents: 156)

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

Pencils
Michael Wm. Kaluta (signed as MWK)
Inks
Michael Wm. Kaluta (signed as MWK)
Colors
?

Job Number
C-520
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

[Welcome to the House of Secrets] (Table of Contents: 157)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz
Pencils
Michael Golden (signed)
Inks
Michael Golden (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-4779
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Night...cloaked in darkness and mystery...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel
Reprints

The Rain Dance (Table of Contents: 158)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Uslan (credited as J. Cheever Loophole); Paul Levitz (credited) (plot)
Pencils
Bill Draut (credited)
Inks
Bill Draut (credited)
Colors
Elizabeth Safian (credited as Liz Berube)
Letters
?
Editing
Paul Levitz (original editor)

Job Number
T-140
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hear that? The flapping of huge bat wings!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host)
Reprints

The Evil One (Table of Contents: 159)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Ricardo Villamonte (credited)
Inks
Ricardo Villamonte (credited)
Colors
Elizabeth Safian (credited as Liz Berube)
Letters
?
Editing
Paul Levitz (original editor)

Job Number
J-3638
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Only Satan could satisfy the murderous desire that burned in Craven.
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Paul Craven; Old Peg; Aaron Craven
Reprints

[House of Secrets #150] (Table of Contents: 160)

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

Pencils
Jim Starlin (signed)
Inks
Jim Starlin (signed)
Colors
?

Job Number
C-622
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Father John Christian; Rabbi Samuel Shulman; Robert Korman
Reprints

A God by Any Other Name (Table of Contents: 161)

comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway (credited)
Pencils
Gerry Talaoc (credited)
Inks
Gerry Talaoc (credited)
Colors
Jerry Serpe (credited)
Letters
?
Editing
Paul Levitz (original editor)

Job Number
J-4780
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is the house where secrets lurk, dark and misty, hidden and horrifying...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel; Phantom Stranger; Doctor Thirteen [Terrance Thirteen]; Marie Thirteen; Robert Korman; Molloch; Father John Christian (flashback); Rabbi Samuel Shulman (flashback); Abigail (flashback); Robert Korman (flashback); Elizabeth Korman (flashback)
Synopsis
At the House of Secrets, the Phantom Stranger tells Abel how exorcists Father John Christian and Rabbi Samuel Shulman used to exorcise possessed machines. Doctor 13 arrives and blames such stories on mass hysteria. But when machines all over the world run amok due to a demonic computer, it is up to the Phantom Stranger to stop it.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story dedicated to Dick Giordano and Joe Orlando.

[House of Secrets #151] (Table of Contents: 162)

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

Pencils
Michael Wm. Kaluta
Inks
Michael Wm. Kaluta
Colors
?

Job Number
C-651 ?
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

[Welcome to the House of Secrets] (Table of Contents: 163)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz
Pencils
Michael Golden (signed as g.)
Inks
Michael Golden (signed as g.)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-4929
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Somewhere there's a land beyond human understanding...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel
Reprints

Love Me...Love My Demon! (Table of Contents: 164)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Cary Burkett (credited); Arthur Suydam (credited) (plot)
Pencils
Arthur Suydam (credited)
Inks
Arthur Suydam (credited)
Colors
Elizabeth Safian (credited as Liz Berube)
Letters
?
Editing
Paul Levitz (original editor)

Job Number
J-4228
First Line of Dialogue or Text
At night, the marsh is a world of its own...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Jeremy Sanders; Skippy; Mrs. Brewster
Reprints

Death Has Baby-Blue Eyes (Table of Contents: 165)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher (credited)
Pencils
Ruben Yandoc (credited as Rubeny)
Inks
Ruben Yandoc (credited as Rubeny)
Colors
? [as D. R. Martin]
Letters
?
Editing
Paul Levitz (original editor)

Job Number
T-168
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is David Blake--three months old today!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); David Blake; Dennis Blake
Reprints

Nightmare (Table of Contents: 166)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Roger McKenzie (credited) (graphic continuity); Miriam B. Campbell (original poem)
Pencils
Michael Golden (credited)
Inks
Michael Golden (credited)
Colors
? [as DR. Martin]
Letters
John Workman (credited)
Editing
Paul Levitz (original editor)

Job Number
J-4897
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Down...down...down...the cold stones go...
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

[House of Secrets #152] (Table of Contents: 167)

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

Pencils
Vicente Alcázar
Inks
Vicente Alcázar
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

[Welcome to the House of Secrets] (Table of Contents: 168)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz
Pencils
John Calnan (signed)
Inks
Danny Bulanadi (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-4996
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel
Reprints

Sister Witch (Table of Contents: 169)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jack C. Harris (credited)
Pencils
Jess Jodloman (credited)
Inks
Jess Jodloman (credited)
Colors
Mario Sen (credited)
Letters
?
Editing
Paul Levitz (original editor)

Job Number
J-4040
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Running! The last desperate alternative a young boy has!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Anthony Harker; Doctor Dawson; Ashley Harker
Reprints

Monkey See, Monkey Do. (Table of Contents: 170)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Ruben Yandoc (credited)
Inks
Ruben Yandoc (credited)
Colors
Mario Sen (credited)
Letters
?
Editing
Paul Levitz (original editor)

Job Number
J-3497
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ever been to the Ape House at the zoo?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Evan Price; Anne Price; Paul Atkins
Reprints

[House of Secrets #153] (Table of Contents: 171)

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Pencils
Jim Aparo (signed)
Inks
Jim Aparo (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
C-733
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Henry Beaumont; Mister Pentacost; Lieutenant Danon; Jennifer Beaumont
Reprints

[Welcome to the House of Secrets] (Table of Contents: 172)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz
Pencils
Gerry Talaoc (signed)
Inks
Gerry Talaoc (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-3823
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Welcome, listeners to my loathsome tales!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel
Reprints

The Resurrection Business! (Table of Contents: 173)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Toomey (credited)
Pencils
Val Mayerik (credited)
Inks
Augie Scotto (credited)
Colors
Cory Adams (credited)
Letters
Clem Robins (credited)
Editing
Paul Levitz (original editor)

Job Number
J-5011
First Line of Dialogue or Text
On a blistering afternoon in late July...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Henry Beaumont; Mister Pentacost; Lieutenant Danon; Jennifer Beaumont
Reprints

Don't Look Now! (Table of Contents: 174)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Pencils
Alex Niño (credited)
Inks
Alex Niño (credited)
Colors
Cory Adams (credited)
Letters
?
Editing
Paul Levitz (original editor)

Job Number
J-3428
First Line of Dialogue or Text
That eerie shadow that follows you down a dark street--is it just a shadow?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Mark Coyle; Linda Coyle; Peter Ames; Kiras; Demetrios
Reprints

[House of Secrets #154] (Table of Contents: 175)

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

Pencils
Michael Wm. Kaluta (signed)
Inks
Michael Wm. Kaluta (signed)
Colors
?

Job Number
C-791
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Jamie; Brother Ugly
Reprints

[Welcome to the House of Secrets] (Table of Contents: 176)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz
Pencils
Bill Draut (signed)
Inks
Maurice Whitman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-5324
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Somewhere there's a land beyond human understanding...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel
Reprints

To Master a Mummy! (Table of Contents: 177)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Edelman (credited)
Pencils
Charles Nicholas (credited)
Inks
Romeo Tanghal (credited)
Colors
Jerry Serpe (credited)
Letters
Jean Simek (credited)
Editing
Paul Levitz (original editor)

Job Number
J-4926
First Line of Dialogue or Text
What would you do if you had your own personal monster, fear-fan?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Jessica Daniel; Morton Daniel; Bill Rhodes; Shakey John; Chakka
Reprints

The Smartest Plant in the World! (Table of Contents: 178)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake (credited)
Pencils
Ruben Yandoc (credited as Rubeny)
Inks
Ruben Yandoc (credited as Rubeny)
Colors
Jerry Serpe (credited)
Letters
?
Editing
Paul Levitz (original editor)

Job Number
J-3761
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ahhhh! Prof. Rabin! Dog food by the case...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Professor Rabin; Doctor Taylor; Anita
Reprints

A Piece of the Sky (Table of Contents: 179)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Toomey (credited)
Pencils
Tom Sutton (credited)
Inks
Tom Sutton (credited)
Colors
Jerry Serpe (credited)
Letters
Shelly Leferman (credited)
Editing
Paul Levitz (original editor)

Job Number
J-5128
First Line of Dialogue or Text
My dad was the best moonshiner in Buckhorn County...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Sarah; Otis; Jamie; Brother Ugly
Reprints

The Knight in a Gilded Cage! (Table of Contents: 180)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Edelman (credited)
Pencils
José Luis García-López (credited)
Inks
José Luis García-López (credited)
Colors
Jerry Serpe (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)
Editing
Paul Levitz (original editor)

Job Number
J-4925
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Remember the old days, fear fans?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host); Sir George; Squire Robert; Sir Geoffrey
Reprints

Night of the Rat (Table of Contents: 181)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway (credited)
Pencils
Nestor Redondo (credited)
Inks
Nestor Redondo (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There he is, Mr. Whalbach...The Patchwork Man!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Patchwork Man [Gregori Arcane]; Mister Whalbach; Eddie Morgan; Mary-Ellen Morgan; Janet Morgan; Andrew Harty; Darleen Greer; Anthony Ulrich

Indexer Notes

Unpublished story meant for House of Secrets (DC, 1956 Series) #141 to continue the Patchwork Man story.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. Foreword
  5. 4. [House of Secrets #112]
  6. 5. The Witch Doctor's Magic Cloak
  7. 6. The Case of the Demon Spawn!
  8. 7. [House of Secrets #113]
  9. 8. Not So Loud -- I'm Blind!
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Abel's Fables
  11. 10. Spawns of Satan
  12. 11. [House of Secrets #114]
  13. 12. Night Game
  14. 13. The Demon and the Rock Star!
  15. 14. [House of Secrets #115]
  16. 15. Nobody Hurts My Brother!
  17. 16. Remembered Dead
  18. 17. Every Man My Killer!
  19. 18. [House of Secrets #116]
  20. 19. Like Father, Like Son
  21. 20. Puglyon's Crypt
  22. 21. [House of Secrets #117]
  23. 22. An Eye for an Eye
  24. 23. Don't Cry for Uncle Malcolm
  25. 24. [no title indexed]
    Abel's Fables
  26. 25. [no title indexed]
    Abel's Fables
  27. 26. Revenge for the Deadly Dummy!
  28. 27. [House of Secrets #118]
  29. 28. The Very Last Picture Show
  30. 29. Turnabout
  31. 30. Nasty Little Man
  32. 31. [House of Secrets #119]
  33. 32. A Carnival of Dwarfs
  34. 33. [no title indexed]
    Cain & Abel
  35. 34. Imitation Monster!
  36. 35. [no title indexed]
    Abel's Fables
  37. 36. [House of Secrets #120]
  38. 37. To Never Grow Old
  39. 38. The Right Demon Could Do It!
  40. 39. The Lion's Share
  41. 40. [House of Secrets #121]
  42. 41. Child's Play
  43. 42. [no title indexed]
    Abel's Fables
  44. 43. Corpus Delicti
  45. 44. Ms. Vampire Killer
  46. 45. [House of Secrets #122]
  47. 46. Requiem for Igor
  48. 47. The Centaur
  49. 48. Grave Business
  50. 49. There He Is Again!
  51. 50. [House of Secrets #123]
  52. 51. A Fugitive Apparition
  53. 52. A Connecticut Ice Cream Man in King Arthur's Court
  54. 53. [House of Secrets #124]
  55. 54. Last of the Frankensteins
  56. 55. Never Rouse a Vampire!
  57. 56. Make Believe
  58. 57. [House of Secrets #125]
  59. 58. Catch as Cats Can!
  60. 59. Pay the Piper
  61. 60. Instant Re-Kill!
  62. 61. [House of Secrets #126]
  63. 62. The Haunter and the Haunted
  64. 63. The Long Run!
  65. 64. On Borrowed Time
  66. 65. Weird Wanda
  67. 66. [House of Secrets #127]
  68. 67. The Headsman of Hell
  69. 68. A Test of Innocence!
  70. 69. Death on Cue!
  71. 70. [House of Secrets #128]
  72. 71. No Way to Run a Railroad!
  73. 72. Freak-Out!
  74. 73. Somebody's Listening
  75. 74. [no title indexed]
    Abel's Fables
  76. 75. [House of Secrets #129]
  77. 76. Almost Human
  78. 77. [no title indexed]
    Abel's Fables
  79. 78. The Lottery
  80. 79. [House of Secrets #130]
  81. 80. Winner Take All
  82. 81. [no title indexed]
    Abel's Fables
  83. 82. All Dolled Up
  84. 83. [House of Secrets #131]
  85. 84. The Island of Crawling Flesh!
  86. 85. The Girl in the Red Dress!
  87. 86. Point of No Return
  88. 87. [House of Secrets #132]
  89. 88. The Contortionist!
  90. 89. Killer Instinct
  91. 90. [House of Secrets #133]
  92. 91. The Night of the Leopard Goddess
  93. 92. Portraits of Death
  94. 93. [House of Secrets #134]
  95. 94. The Inheritance of Blood
  96. 95. [no title indexed]
    Cain & Abel
  97. 96. The Last Out
  98. 97. [House of Secrets #135]
  99. 98. The Vegetable Garden!
  100. 99. [no title indexed]
    Abel's Fables
  101. 100. Big Fish in a Small Pond
  102. 101. [House of Secrets #136]
  103. 102. [Welcome to the House of Secrets]
  104. 103. Buried Treasure
  105. 104. [no title indexed]
    Abel's Fables
  106. 105. Last Voyage of the Lady Luck
  107. 106. [House of Secrets #137]
  108. 107. The Harder They Fall
  109. 108. The Magic Elixir
  110. 109. Final Exam
    Abel's Fables
  111. 110. Suit of Lights
  112. 111. [House of Secrets #138]
  113. 112. Where Dreams Are Born
  114. 113. Night Watchman
  115. 114. Snake Bite!
  116. 115. [House of Secrets #139]
  117. 116. The Devil's Daughter
  118. 117. [no title indexed]
    Abel's Fables
  119. 118. A Real Crazy Kid
  120. 119. Instant Rebirth!
  121. 120. [House of Secrets #140]
  122. 121. Reprise: The Patchwork Man
  123. 122. [House of Secrets #141]
  124. 123. You Can't Beat the Devil!
  125. 124. [no title indexed]
    Abel's Fables
  126. 125. Exit Laughing
  127. 126. [House of Secrets #142]
  128. 127. Who Goes There?
  129. 128. Food for Thought!
  130. 129. Playmate
  131. 130. [House of Secrets #143]
  132. 131. Witch Blood
  133. 132. The Experiment
  134. 133. ["Aha!...Music to my ears!"]
    Abel's Fables
  135. 134. The Evil Side
  136. 135. [House of Secrets #144]
  137. 136. The Man with Death on His Shoulders
  138. 137. The Vampire of Broadway
  139. 138. Bide Your Time
  140. 139. [House of Secrets #145]
  141. 140. The Shark-Man Cometh!
  142. 141. The Operation Was Successful... But--
  143. 142. [no title indexed]
    Abel's Fables
  144. 143. [House of Secrets #146]
  145. 144. [Welcome to the House of Secrets]
  146. 145. Snow Ghost
  147. 146. Snake's Alive!
  148. 147. [House of Secrets #147]
  149. 148. [Welcome to the House of Secrets]
  150. 149. A Gift of Evil
  151. 150. ["Ribbet!"]
    Abel's Fables
  152. 151. The See-Through Thief!
  153. 152. [House of Secrets #148]
  154. 153. [Welcome to the House of Secrets]
  155. 154. Roman Holiday
  156. 155. Sorcerer's Apprentice
  157. 156. [House of Secrets #149]
  158. 157. [Welcome to the House of Secrets]
  159. 158. The Rain Dance
  160. 159. The Evil One
  161. 160. [House of Secrets #150]
  162. 161. A God by Any Other Name
  163. 162. [House of Secrets #151]
  164. 163. [Welcome to the House of Secrets]
  165. 164. Love Me...Love My Demon!
  166. 165. Death Has Baby-Blue Eyes
  167. 166. Nightmare
  168. 167. [House of Secrets #152]
  169. 168. [Welcome to the House of Secrets]
  170. 169. Sister Witch
  171. 170. Monkey See, Monkey Do.
  172. 171. [House of Secrets #153]
  173. 172. [Welcome to the House of Secrets]
  174. 173. The Resurrection Business!
  175. 174. Don't Look Now!
  176. 175. [House of Secrets #154]
  177. 176. [Welcome to the House of Secrets]
  178. 177. To Master a Mummy!
  179. 178. The Smartest Plant in the World!
  180. 179. A Piece of the Sky
  181. 180. The Knight in a Gilded Cage!
  182. 181. Night of the Rat
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