House of Secrets #130 is an issue of the series House of Secrets (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 1975.
Synopsis for "Winner Take All"
During a card game, Paul Wayland murders another player who catches him cheating trying to win enough money to buy his own ship. Wayland flees, but the police fire a shot at him. When he revives, a wealthy woman calling herself Sabrina arranges to have a gambling match arranged for him so that he can win the money to buy his own ship. He's surprised to find the man he is playing against is the same one he killed, but Wayland forgets about it when he wins the match. He tells Sabrina he's now free to go wherever he wants, but then Sabrina reveals that the police bullet had killed him, and now he can never escape the Flying Dutchman. She disappears as he begs her not to leave him alone on the rotting deck of the cursed ship, but he is unaware that Sabrina is still with him; She is the Flying Dutchman's masthead.
Appearing in "Winner Take All"
Narrator:
- Abel (Host)
Featured Characters:
- Paul Wayland (Single appearance; dies) (As a spirit)
Supporting Characters:
- Sabrina Price (As a spirit)
Other Characters:
- Allen (Single appearance; dies) (As a spirit)
Locations:
Vehicles:
- The Flying Dutchman
Synopsis for "All Dolled Up"
Jeff Bauer buys his daughter Cindy a doll that resembles her cruel stepmother, Ann. When he accidentally steps on the doll, Ann's head momentarily feels like it's being crushed, but she puts it down to coincidence. When she feels as though she is drowning, and sees Cindy get out of the bathtub with the wet doll, she feels uncertain. When Cindy spills hot tea on the doll's face and Ann suffers third degree burns, she tells her husband to get rid of it. Jeff thinks she is being absurd but agrees to get rid of the doll, and little Cindy overhears it all. Cindy wants her stepmother to like her, and since she has to get rid of the doll anyway, she dismembers it to help her win first prize in a child's art exhibit to make Ann proud. When Jeff comes home and looks for his wife in their bedroom, he chokes at the horrid sight.
Appearing in "All Dolled Up"
Narrator:
- Abel (Host)
Featured Characters:
- Cindy Bauer (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Jeff Bauer (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Ann Bauer (Single appearance; dies)
Locations:
- The Bauer house
Items:
- Cindy's doll
Notes
- "Quico Redondo" is a pen name for Frank Redondo.
- Sergio Aragonés drew the gag feature, "Abel's Fables" for this issue.
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