House of Secrets (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 1973.
Synopsis for "Skin Deep"
An ugly man goes to a witch for a new face in order to win the object of his desire after murdering her lover only to discover that she too was ugly and wearing a mask.
Appearing in "Skin Deep"
Narrator:
- Abel (Host)
Featured Characters:
- Louis Bardon (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Madelon Lebow (Single appearance)
- Anne Marie LaFrond (Single appearance; dies)
- Antoine Dupree (Single appearance; dies)
Locations:
Items:
- Realistic face mask
Synopsis for "The Night of the Nebish!"
A henpecked man with delusions of frightening monsters checks into the hospital where the doctor advises him to fight back against the delusions. On the way back home through the park two aliens have landed in order to plunder and the man thinks they are products of his imagination. He strikes the hideous monsters armed only with a rock and the aliens retreat, thinking that the planet's native life is too aggressive. When he returns home, he attempts to be assertive with his wife, but quickly falls back into his old routine.
Appearing in "The Night of the Nebish!"
Narrator:
- Abel (Host)
Featured Characters:
- Morty Kranz (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Agnes Kranz (Single appearance)
- Robby Kranz (Single appearance)
Animals:
- Rags, a dog (Single appearance)
- Hans, a dog (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Gur & Rax, alien invaders (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Dr. Roth (Single appearance)
Locations:
- An undisclosed town
Vehicles:
- Alien Spaceship
Synopsis for "Winner Take All"
Two men break into a house while outside the water continues to rise from the downpour. Enough water gathers in the basement that one of the men decides to drown the other in order to keep the money they found upstairs. The rotted floor gives way, and the bed containing the corpse of a man that has been gnawed away by rats falls through and breaks the guy's leg so he can't move. The rats that had been gnawing on the corpse now descend upon him.
Appearing in "Winner Take All"
Narrator:
- Abel (Host)
Featured Characters:
- A college graduate (Single appearance)
- A hobo (Unnamed) (Single appearance; dies)
Animals:
- Rats
Locations:
Items:
- Case of money
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in Showcase Presents: The House of Secrets Vol. 2.
- This issue's "Cain & Abel" gag strip was drawn by Sergio Aragonés.
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