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Issue: House of Secrets #61
Publication Date: July 1963
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Issues: #61 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: 05/16/1963
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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 4 times as Content Items in other Issues.
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Doctor-7, King of the Supernatural

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, fantasy, occult
Character(s): Mark Merlin; Doctor-7; Elsa Magussen; Eclipso [Bruce Gordon] (inset)
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Hi! Boys and girls, here is your big chance...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: DC subscription ad.
Inside front cover.
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Doctor-7, King of the Supernatural

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, fantasy, occult
Synopsis: Doctor-7 finds a way to hypnotize Mark Merlin into stealing the ingredients he needs for his magic potions, but he is eventually outwitted by Merlin.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10.67
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Now buy a tongue pleaser!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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The Strange Lives of Batman and Robin

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Genres: superhero
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: house ad for Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #5 (Summer 1963)
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[untitled]

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First Line: Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey.
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: What a tremendous bargain this is!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Send 25¢ for stamps, flags, confederate facsimiles and stamp collecting book from Zenith Company of Brooklyn, New York.
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A Tree Grows on Second Street

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: informational, opinion
Synopsis: The Badger Club learns about the rules for planting trees along the streets in their town.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
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Eclipso, the Genius Who Fought Himself

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, superhero
Character(s): Mophir (native shaman, villain, flashback)
Synopsis: Due to Dr. Bruce Gordon's contact with a black diamond on a scientific excursion, an evil presence calling himself Eclipso takes over Gordon's body during a solar eclipse and destroys Gordon's project, Solar City. Gordon joins with Professor Bennett to try to figure out a way to stop Eclipso before he can wreak any more havoc.
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In Content Item: FlagAction Comics #411 published April 1972
as Eclipso, the Genius Who Fought Himself [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAll Star Adventure Comic #78 published December 1972
as Eclipso, the Genius Who Fought Himself [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEven More Secret Origins #[nn] published August 2003
as Eclipso, the Genius Who Fought Himself [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Eclipso #[nn] published October 2009
as The Genius Who Fought Himself [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13.67
Disclose Notes: Credits for this story are found in the letter column.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from: Billy McIlhany, Tom Jones, Helen O'Donnell, A.L., and John Dunne. Also includes brief biography of artist Lee Elias.

On the page immediately following page 7 of the previous story sequence.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: You and your magic!
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 8 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Subject Matter
First Line: Your eyes may play tricks… but not your taste!
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 8 of the previous story sequence.
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Great Masterpieces

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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.33
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Fight Global Air Battles with Planes of All Nations

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Send $1.50 for 116 planes of all nations from Planes of Rockville Centre, New York.
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Nuclear Naval Battle Game

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
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America's Most Exciting War Game

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Send $1.00 for Task Force game from Helen of Toy, Co. of Rego Park, New York.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Inker(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): John Sill (photo); Wm. Butler (photo); Jim Norman (photo)
First Line: Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years of age
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Send for free strength test courses and strong men photo book from American Body Building Club of Great Neck, New York.
Inside back cover.
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Boys, Girls, Men, Women

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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First Line: If you know just 20 people…
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad seeks sellers of Christmas cards from Wallace Brown, Inc. of New York, New York.
Back cover.

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