House of Secrets #147 is an issue of the series House of Secrets (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 1977.
Synopsis for "A Gift of Evil"
A man whose village is being destroyed by plague seeks a bargain with Satan and is answered by space aliens who give him their eggs in the form of gold cubes. The man hires agents to distribute the eggs throughout the world in order to buy medicine and supplies in an effort to relieve the suffering of his village. After ten years, the aliens take their leave and the eggs hatch.
Appearing in "A Gift of Evil"
Narrator:
- Abel (Host)
Featured Characters:
- Charles Correll (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Catherine Correll (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Alien reptilians (Single appearance)
Locations:
- 14th Century
- Europe
- Arabia
- Cathay
Items:
- Gold cubes / Eggs
Vehicles:
- Spaceship
Synopsis for "The See-Through Thief!"
A boy vandalizes a witch's garden and she places a curse upon him that makes him invisible at random times for the rest of his life. He has difficulties proving to employers that he is reliable and so finally gets a job as a night watchman, where if he fades out, no one notices. He starts thinking that maybe he can use the curse to steal the payroll from the safe, so he waits until the curse kicks in and then blows the safe. It looks like he's going to be able to just walk out with the money but he starts to fade in and the police have been alerted. He wonders if he can force himself to fade out after so many years and he finds that he can do it. He's so excited that he runs out into the street directly in the path of a police car which strikes and kills him.
Appearing in "The See-Through Thief!"
Narrator:
- Abel (Host)
Featured Characters:
- Jerry Callan (Single appearance; dies) (Flashback and main story)
Antagonists:
- Old Meg (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- Mr. Pascal (Flashback only)
- Marsha (Flashback only)
- Clancy (Single appearance)
- Jack (Single appearance)
Locations:
- An undisclosed city
Vehicles:
- Police car
Notes
- The first page of this issue features an introduction by Abel. It was written by Paul Levitz and drawn by Romeo Tanghal.
- This issue's "Abel's Fables" gag strip was written by Don Edwing and drawn by Dave Manak.
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