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Showcase Presents: The House of Secrets #1

Oct 2008 · DC · 16.99 USD; 19.99 CAD
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This massive black-and-white volume collects the earliest issues of DC's horror anthology House of Secrets, reprinting stories from the series' 1956 debut through the late 1960s. Featuring eerie tales of the supernatural and macabre, the collection showcases work by legendary creators like Bob Haney, Alex Toth, and Nick Cardy, all presented in the budget-friendly Showcase Presents format. It offers a deep dive into the pre-Vertigo era of DC's horror comics, before the title became famous for hosting the first Swamp Thing story in 1971.

Contains 71 stories
Don't Move It!
9.67 pp
House of Secrets
4 pp
Aaron Philips' Photo Finish!
8 pp
Realler Than Real
4.67 pp
The Little Old Winemaker
8 pp
The One and Only, Fully Guaranteed, Super-Permanent, 100%?
5 pp
The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
6.5 pp
Bigger Than a Breadbox
4.5 pp
The House of Endless Years
6.5 pp

In "The House of Endless Years," two girls, Judy and Peggy, venture into a decaying mansion while searching for Peggy’s missing brother, Neal. The house’s sinister caretaker, an old hag, warns them to turn back, but they press on—unaware that the house feeds on fear, trapping its victims in an endless, timeless torment.

If I Had But World Enough and Time
5.67 pp
Double or Nothing
3.67 pp
The Unbelievable! The Unexplained!
6.5 pp
If I Should Die Before I Wake...
5.67 pp
People Who Live in Glass Houses...
6.67 pp
Reggie Rabbit, Heathcliffe Hog, Archibald Aardvark, J. Benson Babboon and Bertram, the Dancing Frog
2 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals, Science Fiction
Reggie RabbitHeathcliffe HogArchibald AardvarkJ. Benson BabboonBertram the Dancing Frog
Second Choice
10.67 pp
Strain
6 pp
The Ballad of Little Joe
9.67 pp
Untitled Horror-Suspense story
2 pp · Horror-Suspense, Science Fiction, War
Death Has Marble Lips!
8 pp
The Man
6.5 pp
The Coming of Ghaglan
6 pp

In "The Coming of Ghaglan," archaeologists uncover an ancient Egyptian scroll with the power to summon the dead, a relic capable of erasing humanity—only to have it stolen by a long-time seeker who has waited centuries for its return.

The Morning Ghost
10.5 pp · Fantasy
Casandra DawnAmos DawnRichardRich
Eyesore!
7 pp
Where Dead Men Walk
10 pp

In "Where Dead Men Walk," Philip and Anne take up residence in the eerie Hastings Castle, only to find themselves entangled in a haunting that defies reason. As shadows move on their own and the past refuses to stay buried, a mysterious figure named Jamieson emerges with a warning—and a plan that may be more dangerous than the spirits themselves.

A Taste of Dark Fire!
10 pp
The Distant Dome
6 pp · Science Fiction
ThommKathy
The Symbionts
5.67 pp
Jedediah
7.67 pp · Fantasy, Science Fiction
Jedediah JonesPaul Tarsus
The Eagle's Talon
7 pp
Ziito the Magician
1 pp
The Ifrits!
1 pp
Please, Don't Cry, Johnny!
3 pp
There are Two of Me... and One Must Die!
10 pp
Swamp Thing
8 pp
Swamp Thing
After I Die!
7 pp
It's Better to Give...
6 pp
Trick or Treat
2 pp
Lonely in Death!
9 pp
The Curse of the Cat's Cradle
7.67 pp
Nightmare
3 pp
The Beast from the Box
8 pp
Never Kill a Witch's Son!
8 pp
The Man With My Face
5.67 pp
Hyde -- and Go Seek!
8 pp
The Day Nobody Died
6 pp

In "The Day Nobody Died," Dr. Tom Morgan faces his first surgery with growing anxiety—until he spots an unsettling stranger who seems to promise that no one will die, not even in the operating room. When the man vanishes, Tom becomes obsessed with finding him, only to realize too late that the stranger’s absence means Death has returned to claim his due.

Track of the Invisible Beast
8.67 pp
A Bottle of Incense.. A Whiff of the Past!
8 pp
Creature...
7 pp
And Things That Go Bump in the Night!
6.5 pp · Fantasy, Horror-Suspense
HenryMarthaCindyAddison Bell
Baphomet
1 pp
Untitled Horror-Suspense story
1.5 pp · Horror-Suspense, Science Fiction, War
The Last Sorcerer
6 pp
The Phantom of the Flames!
6 pp
The Bride of Death
7 pp
World of the Witch
8 pp
The Great Dimensional Brain Swap
7.67 pp
Be It Ever So Humble...
8.67 pp
The Monster
6 pp
The Indestructible Man
6 pp

In "The Indestructible Man," a man believes himself untouchable—immune to harm as long as he wears a mysterious glove shielding his one vulnerable spot. But when he dips his hand into what he thinks is ink, the deadly truth of his invincibility is shattered in an instant.

The Curse of Morby Castle
8 pp
Divide and Murder
7 pp

In "Divide and Murder," John uses a strange ability to split his spirit from his body, believing he can eliminate anyone who threatens to expose his corruption. But when his latest victim slips into his form during his absence, John finds himself trapped in a nightmare he never anticipated.

The Tomb of Ramfis
6 pp

In "The Tomb of Ramfis," Professor Daniels ventures into the past using an ancient Egyptian scroll, hoping to clear his name by proving his innocence in a fraud case—only to find his actions unravel the very timeline he sought to fix. The story unfolds with a tense, time-bending mystery rooted in forgotten rituals and the weight of one man’s desperate attempt to rewrite history.

Untitled Horror-Suspense story
2 pp · Horror-Suspense, Science Fiction, War
Dead Man's Diary
5.67 pp
Domain of the Damned!
8 pp

In "Domain of the Damned!", Dan Walker wakes on a remote tropical island where the inhabitants seem grotesquely altered—unnervingly familiar yet unmistakably strange. As he tries to flee, his desperate escape leaves him irrevocably changed, his own form now bearing the island’s unsettling mark.

Born Losers
8 pp
The Secret Hero of Center City
7.67 pp
The Night Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore!
5.5 pp
The Fatal Superstition
6 pp

In "The Fatal Superstition," a twisted game of paranoia unfolds when a man becomes convinced that wearing polka-dot kerchiefs brings inevitable doom. As suspicion spreads and trust shatters, a seemingly harmless fashion choice becomes the centerpiece of a deadly scheme, with one partner manipulating fate to eliminate the other.

Happy Birthday, Herman!
8 pp

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Full credits

artist, inker Gray Morrow
cover pencils, inks Bernie Wrightson

Reprints

↩ Reprints House of Mystery #35 (1955), House of Mystery #46 (1956), Tales of the Unexpected #9 (1957), House of Mystery #59 (1957), Tales of the Unexpected #12 (1957), House of Mystery #69 (1957), House of Mystery #71 (1958), House of Secrets #24 (1959), House of Mystery #109 (1961), House of Secrets #48 (1961), House of Mystery #120 (1962), My Greatest Adventure #85 (1964), House of Secrets #81 (1969), House of Secrets #82 (1969), House of Secrets #83 (1969), House of Secrets #84 (1970), House of Secrets #85 (1970), House of Secrets #86 (1970), House of Secrets #87 (1970), House of Secrets #88 (1970), House of Secrets #89 (1970), House of Secrets #90 (1971), House of Secrets #91 (1971), House of Secrets #92 (1971), House of Secrets #93 (1971), House of Secrets #94 (1971), House of Secrets #95 (1971), House of Secrets #96 (1972), House of Secrets #97 (1972), House of Secrets #98 (1972)

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