House of Secrets #13
In "The Menace of Multifax," Amos Todd’s Museum of Worthless Inventions takes a bizarre turn when a strange flash of light during a storm seems to breathe life into his most outlandish creations. From a gold-making machine to a power pill that turns water into gasoline, the impossible begins to work—until the very inventions that save lives also attract thieves. Otto Binder’s story, illustrated with sharp detail by Bernard Baily, unfolds with a curious mix of wonder and suspense, while Bob Brown’s cover captures the eerie glow of the storm that changes everything.
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Amos Todd sells tickets to his Museum of Worthless Inventions when he sees a flash of light come through the rain clouds. He shows a gold making machine and then a power pill which converts water to gasoline. He is surprised when the water suddenly bursts into flame. In the storm he helps a doctor's car with a power pill and water. He finds all inventions now work and fixes the hospital generator with a perpetual motion machine. Back at the museum criminals steal the gold making machine. Todd follows using mechanical wings which stop working as he lands. All machines return to uselessness.
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