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House of Secrets #40

DC · Series began 1956 · January 1961

Dates

Cover date
January 1961
On sale
November 17, 1960
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Dick Dillin, Nick Cardy, Curt Swan, Henry Boltinoff, George Roussos, Bernard Baily, Tom Nicolosi, Mort Meskin, Russ Heathinks: Sheldon Moldoff, Nick Cardy, Stan Kaye, Henry Boltinoff, George Roussos, Bernard Baily, Tom Nicolosi, Russ Heathletters: Ira Schnapp, Henry Boltinoff, Tom Nicolosi, Stan Starkmanscript: Henry Boltinoff, Jack Schiff, Tom Nicolosi

Stories

  • The Secret of the Enchanted Shell · 8 pages

    Paul Reynolds is fascinated by the legend of a beautiful girl imprisoned in a seashell by a wizard, and one day he thinks that he has found the shell and can release the girl from captivity.

  • The Man Who Stole an Alien Identity · 8 pages

    Brad Wilson was attending a costume party dressed as an alien when he stumbled on a gang of real aliens -- interplanetary criminals planning to test deadly super-weapons on Earth.

  • The Melting Hands · 1 pages
  • Christiaan Huygens · 0.67 pages
  • Master of the Space Beasts · 9 pages

    Mark and Elsa encounter two giant creatures from another planet and must discover who is controlling them.

Characters

Mark MerlinElsa Magusson

Reprinted in

Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly (1960)

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