Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery #1
In "The Wondrous Witch's Cauldron," Amos Todd’s Museum of Worthless Inventions becomes the unlikely center of a bizarre surge in impossible technology, as strange phenomena ignite around his latest gadgets—each one defying logic until the storm clears. Written by Otto Binder and illustrated by Bernard Baily, this Showcase Presents tale blends whimsy and mystery as Todd’s creations briefly unlock miraculous powers, only to vanish as suddenly as they appeared. The cover by Carmine Infantino, Joe Orlando, and George Roussos captures the eerie glow of the storm-lit spectacle.
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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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