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52January-February 1962
$0.12

House of Secrets #52

DC · January-February 1962 · on sale November 24, 1961

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Identification plate

Series
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series)
Issue
#52
Publication date
January-February 1962
Key date
January 1962
On-sale date
November 24, 1961
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Guardian Lion-Man!cover1pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappMark Merlin; Count Tassini
2The Alien Trap That Backfired!comic story7.67pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Howard Purcell
3House of Mystery; My Greatest Adventure; Rip Hunter... Time Masterpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Curt Swan, Sheldon Moldoff, Dick Sprang; inks: Stan Kaye, Charles Paris; letters: Ira Schnapp
5The Secret of the Happy Pig!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube Grossman; letters: Ira SchnappMervin Mouse, Peter Porkchops, Wolfie
6-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffMoolah the Mystic
8The Curse of the Kung Lo Diamondcomic story7.67pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanJames Malcolm; Lieutenant Kirkland; Kung Lo; Peal; Red Martin; Harvey Weston
9-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
10-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffDoctor Rocket
11-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira Schnapp
12Mystery of the Disappearing Islandstext story1script: Jack Miller
13The Guardian Lion-Mancomic story8.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: George RoussosElsa Magusson, Mark Merlin
14-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Ira Schnapp

Plus 4.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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