House of Secrets (1956 1st Series) comic books

House of Secrets (1956 1st Series) 2 CGC 3.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Centerfold detached.

Label #3939331008

"The Witch's Candles," "The Brain Thief," "Mars Calling," and "The Mask of Fear" (art by Ruben Moreira). Moreira cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

House of Secrets (1956 1st Series) 41 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4477782004

Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Great Space Impersonations," art by Howard Purcell; Aliens kidnap Earth men and impersonate them with the help of life-like masks. Justice League of America ad. "Our American Heritage" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily; historical quiz. One-page Hamid the Hypnotist story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Wizard's Revenge," art by Bill Ely; Reporter Jim Lowery travels to the European village of Waldyk to expose their legendary wizard as a hoax, but he can't explain the fantastic things that keep happening to him. One-page Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That cartoon about earthquakes by Mort Drucker. "The Dinosaur in Times Square," pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos; Mark and Elsa are shocked when Professor Blore's life-ray animates a model of a dinosaur so that it can embark on a rampage. Statement of ownership; Average number copies sold during preceding 12 months: 194,000. Aquaman ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

House of Secrets (1956 1st Series) 95 GD+ 2.5

Water damage.

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Cover art by Nick Cardy. "Creature...", script by John Albano, art by Don Heck; The lonely genius child of a surgeon puts together a patchwork playmate out of the cast off parts from his father's anatomy experiments. Abel's Fables from the House of Secrets cartoon page by Lore Shoberg. "And Things That Go Bump in the Night!", script by Len Wein; A ghost shows up when a couple calls for an exorcist to rid their house of a poltergeist; After successfully getting rid of the poltergeist the ghost tells the couple that he was glad to do it since the poltergeists give the rest of the ghosts a bad name. The Day After Doomsday one-page story, script by Len Wein, art by Jack Sparling. "The Last Sorcerer," art by Bernard Baily; 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. "The Phantom of the Flames!", art by Joe Maneely. "The Bride of Death," script by Jack Oleck, art by Nestor Redondo; An old man tortures witches during the Spanish Inquisition for the secret of youth but they all go to their deaths cursing him that there is no such spell; One evening while busting up a witch coven he sees a young girl he becomes infatuated with; Satan appears and offers him the girl and one hundred years of youth in exchange for his soul. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

House of Secrets (1956 1st Series) 98 VG+ 4.5

Cover art by Mike Kaluta. "Born Losers," script by John Albano, art by Mike Kaluta; A scientist gives Rapp Rankin a boost of strength, but there are side-effects. "The Secret Hero of Center City" hosted by Abel, art by Alex Toth. Abel's Fables cartoon page by Sergio Aragonés. "The Night Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore!", script by Len Wein, pencils by Mike Roy, inks by Mike Peppe (as Mike Pepe); Silas Horn grabs the first train out of town after killing his business partner; Too bad it's the Hades Express. Letter from comics writer Mark Waid. "The Fatal Superstition," art by John Prentice; 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. "Happy Birthday, Herman!", art by Adolfo Buylla; Herman kills his wife Martha and buries her in the cellar, but her birthday surprise exposes his crime. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

House of Secrets (1956 1st Series) 111 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4727467021

Cover art by Nick Cardy. "A Watchtower in the Dark," script by Gerry Conway (as Gerard Conway), art by Tony DeZuniga; A demoness appears to a young man which inflames his hatred against the man he works for; He kills him, and the demoness claims his soul. Letter from comics editor Robert Greenberger. "Hair-I-Kari," script by Maxene Fabe, art by Romy Gamboa; A man who loses his hair attempts to cheat a witch in order to get it back; He steals her bottle of magic hair preserver and cuts off her beautiful hair while she sleeps; He gets a wig made of her hair and finds that he can't remove it. "The Land Beyond the Styx!", script by Michael Fleisher, art by Gerry Talaoc; A scientist develops a method of staying dead for ten minutes and then being revived by an assistant in order to discover the secrets of afterlife; When the experiment starts he finds himself being taken across the river Styx to Hell; He attempts to avoid demons for ten minutes until he is revived but he doesn't understand why his assistant hasn't thrown the switch. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.