House of Secrets #135 is an issue of the series House of Secrets (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 1975.
Synopsis for "The Vegetable Garden!"
When Aunt Harriet discovers that Bill has circulated rumors to drive away the neighborhood children, killed her parrot and wrecked her vegetable garden, all in an effort to put her away in an old folk's home and seize control of her money she is quite distraught. She murders him with a pair of garden shears, dismembers his body and buries its pieces outside in a newly redone vegetable garden, with signs that indicate where each piece has been buried.
Appearing in "The Vegetable Garden!"
Narrator:
- Abel (Host)
Featured Characters:
- Aunt Harriet (Single appearance)
Animals:
- Mr. Rickety, a parrot (Single appearance; dies)
- Mittens, a cat (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Bill Thatcher (Single appearance; dies)
- Marion Thatcher (Single appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Ginny (Single appearance)
- Danny (Single appearance)
- Ralphie (Single appearance)
- Annie (Single appearance)
- Kathy Green (Single appearance)
- Mrs. Green (Single appearance)
Locations:
- The Thatcher house
Synopsis for "Big Fish in a Small Pond"
A man wants to buy a pet shop from an old couple who don't want to sell. The man's assistant dabbles in mysticism so he sends demons to possess the pets thinking that he'll get a raise for helping out. His employer is unaware of this so he breaks into the pet shop intending to start a fire. The transformed pets attack him and he is drowned in the fish tank.
Appearing in "Big Fish in a Small Pond"
Narrator:
- Abel (Host)
Featured Characters:
- Mr. Swanson (Single appearance)
- Mrs. Swanson (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Sam Spietz (Single appearance; dies)
- Warren Savin (Single appearance)
Locations:
- A small town
- Swanson's Pet Shop
Vehicles:
- Bus
Notes
- This issue's "Abel's Fables" was written and drawn by John Albano.
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