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House of Secrets #46 cover
Cover: Dick Dillin & Sheldon Moldoff

House of Secrets #46

Jul 1961 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "The Pied-Piper Creature!", a crashed alien spacecraft unleashes mysterious interplanetary beings on Earth, leaving the injured pilot helpless to contain the chaos. Bill Ely handles both pencils and inks for the eerie interior art, while Dick Dillin and Sheldon Moldoff bring the unsettling cover to life. A 10-cent comic from 1961, it’s a classic early DC mystery with a haunting, otherworldly twist.

Contains 5 stories
The Pied-Piper Creature!
7.67 pp · Science Fiction

In "The Pied-Piper Creature!" from House of Secrets #46 (1961), a stranded alien pilot struggles to contain a swarm of bizarre interplanetary creatures after their ship crashes on Earth—leaving the fate of the planet hanging in the balance. The story unfolds with eerie tension as the injured pilot tries to manage the chaos, but the true nature of the creatures remains a mystery.

Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor
Dollythe Professor
The Second Life of Simon Steele
7.67 pp · Fantasy
Simon SteeleDanny ClayTad MillerChet BaxterMiss WhalenMike FarmerWilly Lawson

In "The Second Life of Simon Steele," the vengeful spirit of a 19th-century lawyer haunted by his own dark magic returns after 150 years to confront the descendant of the man who once thwarted him. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, this haunting tale weaves a ghostly reckoning through time, where old sins rise again.

Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
The Invasion of the Fish-Men
8.67 pp · Science Fiction

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Raw (VG) $16
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $491*
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $285*
CGC 9.0 none in existence
CGC 8.5 · 7 in census $156
CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $102
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CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $31*
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $28*
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CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $20*
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Cast · 4 characters

Full credits

artist, inker Bill Ely
cover pencils Dick Dillin
cover inks Sheldon Moldoff

Reprints

↩ Reprints Real Screen Comics #99 (1956)

Reprinted in The Witching Hour #17 (1971), Shock Classics #13 (1973), Skrækmagasinet #7/1973 (1973), Horror #13 (1973), Skrekk Magasinet #8/1973 (1973), Dario Argento presenta Profondo Rosso #5 (1991), Showcase Presents: The Witching Hour #1 (2011), Relatos Fabulosos #34

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