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55July-August 1962
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House of Secrets #55

DC · July-August 1962 · on sale 1962-05-22

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Identification plate

Series
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series)
Issue
#55
Publication date
July-August 1962
Key date
1962-07-00
On-sale date
1962-05-22
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Battle of the Titans!cover1pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: Mort Meskin; letters: Ira SchnappElsa Magusson, Mark Merlin
1For the Best in Comics Entertainmentpromo (ad from the publisher)1
2The Menace of the Magic Metalcomic story7.67pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Stan Starkman
3Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
4-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffMoolah the Mystic
5Superman Says... "Be a Good Citizen!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent, Superman
6Batman and Robin's Most Fantastic Foespromo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Win Mortimer, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Dick Sprang, Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Win Mortimer, Charles Paris
7See the Many Exciting Roles of Lois Lanepromo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt SchaffenbergerClark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman
8The Battle of the Titanscomic story8.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: George Roussos; letters: Stan StarkmanElsa Magusson, Mark Merlin
9For the Very Best in Comics Readingpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Fred Ray, Bob Brown; inks: Fred Ray, Bob BrownTom Hawk, Dan Hunter, Tomahawk
10Krypton, the World Where Superman was Born, Lives Again!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Curt Swan, Wayne Boring, George Papp; inks: George Klein, Stan Kaye, George PappClark Kent, Superboy, Superman
12-letters page1script: Murray Boltinoff
13The Remote-Controlled Mancomic story7.67pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Howard PurcellCaptain Steve Willard; Hobart Manley
14Two Spectacular Heroes!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
15-cartoon1script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tom Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn

Plus 3.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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