House of Mystery #118
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Secret of the Super-Gorillas," young Jimmy Gibbs finds himself drawn into a strange telepathic link with an alien boy who teaches him how to summon and control super-powered gorillas—first to cause chaos, then to restore order. Written with eerie precision and brought to life by Mort Meskin’s dynamic art and George Roussos’s sharp inks, this 1962 DC tale from House of Mystery #118 explores the thin line between power and responsibility. The cover by Dick Dillin and Sheldon Moldoff captures the story’s suspenseful tone, all for a 12-cent price in 1962.
In "Riddle of the Boy-Genius," young Jimmy Gibbs finds himself drawn into a strange telepathic connection with an alien boy whose cryptic instructions lead him to engineer a series of escalating disasters—only to fix them each time. As the line between problem and solution blurs, Jimmy begins to wonder if he’s still in control, or if the real danger lies in what he can no longer stop.
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↩ Reprints Sensation Mystery #116 (1953)
Reprinted in Five-Score Comic Monthly #47 (1962), Century Comic #72 (1962), Flash #1 (1970), The Unexpected #157 (1974), The Rocket's Blast Comicollector #146 (1978)
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