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Issue: House of Secrets #60
Publication Date: May 1963
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Issues: #60 of 154 Issues (157 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/21/1963
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Murray Boltinoff
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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reprinted 2 times as Content Items in other Issues.
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Interior Page
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Title Page
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Captive of the Cat Curse!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Mort Meskin
Inker(s): George Roussos
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): Mark Merlin
Character(s): Mark Merlin; Elsa; Memakata; Fazir
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Countdown on Excellence

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Jerry's dad explains what would happen if people had sloppy work habits.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Later appears in DC comics cover-dated March 1967.
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Captive of the Cat Curse

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arnold Drake
Penciller(s): Mort Meskin (signed)
Inker(s): George Roussos
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Stan Starkman
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Mark Merlin
Character(s): Mark Merlin; Elsa; Memakata; Fazir; Gamel Saik; Lieutenant Heft; Mayor Gilbert
Synopsis: Mark accidentally uses a mystical charm to transfer his consciousness into the body of a black cat, which helps him expose a sinister plot.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Phantom Stranger #19 published May 1972
as Captive of the Cat Curse [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSkrekk Magasinet #2/1975 published February 1975
as Forbannelsen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): The Brave and the Bold; Strange Sports Stories
First Line: Strange Sports Stories is the most...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: house ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #47
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The Box of Four Fears

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Ely (signed)
Inker(s): Bill Ely
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Stan Starkman
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Synopsis: Four tourists pool their funds to buy a strange sealed box, but it turns out to be a plan to trap one of them into a murder confession.
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Pages: 7.67
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll Pop
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Pages: 0.33
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Murray Boltinoff
Penciller(s): ? (logo illustration)
Inker(s): ? (logo illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (logo illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mark Merlin's Mailbox
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters submitted by Ronald Hoyt, Tilly Lohman, Jim Bryson, and B.T.B.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Revolutionary War Soldiers
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Pages: 0.5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Zenith Company
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Pages: 0.5
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Now! In Their Own Spectacular Book!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ross Andru
Inker(s): Mike Esposito
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, superhero
Feature(s): Metal Men
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: house ad for Metal Men (DC, 1963 series) #1
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The Terrible Prophecies of the Tattooed Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Paul Parker
Inker(s): Paul Parker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A circus performer's tattoos seem to change shape and predict catastrophe.
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Pages: 7.67
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
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Pages: 0.33
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Missile Attack
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Best Values Co.
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Reprint Notes:  
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): 147 Famous Automobiles
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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