House of Secrets (1956 1st Series) comic books 1973

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Cover art by Berni Wrightson. Intro page featuring Abel, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, art by Berni Wrightson. "The Curse of Harappa," script by Maxene Fabe, art by Ruben Yandoc (as Rubeny); A man in a foreign land encounters a woman whom the natives refer to as The Bride of Death who claims that he will end up digging his own grave if he pursues her; He ignores the warning and does indeed end up digging his own grave. "The Island of No Return," script by John Albano, art by Alex Niño; A husband and wife vampire team set up on a small island; They allow one victim to escape so that the story gets out and ensures a steady stream of curious prey for them. "This Will Kill You," script by Jack Oleck, art by Alfredo Alcala; Two pranksters attempt to scare a half-wit who sleeps in the small town undertaking parlor's back room with a story that the man currently lying in state is a vampire; Later that evening, one of them gets in a coffin after makeup has been applied by his female friend and lets out a groan. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Berni Wrightson. "Skin Deep," script by Jack Oleck, art by Alfredo Alcala; An ugly man has a mask made for himself in order to win the heart of a beautiful woman, but he is surprised by her reaction when he reveals his true face. Cain & Abel cartoon by Sergio Aragonés. "The Night of the Nebish!", script by Arnold Drake, art by Alfredo Alcala; To resist his malarial hallucinations, a man's doctor urges him to toughen up, which he does in time to repel an alien invasion. "Winner Take All!", script by Steve Skeates, art by Bernard Baily; During a storm, two men take shelter and fight over a suitcase full of money they find. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Nick Cardy. "Museum of Nightmares," script by Mike Pellowski (story idea) and Maxene Fabe (script), art by Alfredo Alcala; A sorcerer creates animated wax figures of killers and victims in order play out the crimes as a game. "And in Death There Is No Escape!", script by John Albano, art by Alex Nino; An actor has dealings with a sorcerer to grant him immortality; In order to gain enough money to produce his own play, he desires to marry a wealthy woman who loves him but her father refuses; He gets the woman to hire a maid whom he has instructed to poison the old man, but the actor's plans unravel when he becomes trapped in a fire which hideously burns him; He ends up as a carnival freak praying for the death that will not come. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Luis Dominguez. "The Witch Doctor's Magic Cloak," script by Michael Fleisher (script) and Russell Carley (art continuity), art by Rudy Nebres; A man steals a magic cloak from a witch doctor that has the power to re-grow limbs that have been torn off from animal attacks; In revenge, the witch doctor wraps the man in the cloak and generates various appendages all sprouting from different locations on his body. "The Case of the Demon Spawn!", script by Gerry Conway (as Gerard Conway), art by Luis Dominguez; Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (not the names used by the writer) are targeted by a pack of vampires because of their skepticism of the supernatural; They manage to escape, but not before Holmes is bitten by one of them. Holmes, in turn, puts the bite on Dr. Watson. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.