Cover: Dick Dillin & Sheldon Moldoff

House of Secrets #40

Jan 1961 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Secret of the Enchanted Shell”

In "The Secret of the Enchanted Shell," Paul Reynolds becomes obsessed with a centuries-old legend of a girl trapped inside a magical seashell by a powerful wizard. Drawn by Nick Cardy, whose expressive artwork brings the eerie mystery to life, this haunting tale from House of Secrets #40 (1961) explores the thin line between myth and reality. The cover, by Dick Dillin and Sheldon Moldoff, captures the story’s eerie allure with a striking, dreamlike image.

artist, inker Nick Cardy · cover Dick Dillin, Sheldon Moldoff

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Cast · 2 characters

Elsa Magusson Mark Merlin

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artist, inker Nick Cardy

cover pencils Dick Dillin

cover inks Sheldon Moldoff

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Paul Reynolds is fascinated by the legend of a beautiful girl imprisoned in a seashell by a wizard, and one day he thinks that he has found the shell and can release the girl from captivity.

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