House of Secrets (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1961.
Synopsis for "The Reluctant Sorcerer"
Appearing in "The Reluctant Sorcerer"
Featured Characters:
- Tommy Morgan (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- A mysterious woman (Single appearance)
- Mr. Drenn (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Bill (Single appearance)
- Mr. Wilson (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Reedsville
Vehicles:
- Plane
- Train
Synopsis for "The Forbidden Stones of Zhatec"
Appearing in "The Forbidden Stones of Zhatec"
Featured Characters:
- Abner Lake (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Valdez's & Terqua's Phantoms (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Museum director (Single appearance)
- Juan Valdez (Flashback only)
- Terqua (Flashback only)
- Azzuma, the High Priest (Flashback only)
Locations:
- An undisclosed city
- City Museum
- Temple of Zhatec
- City Museum
Items:
- Treasure of Zhatec
Synopsis for Mark Merlin: "Captives of the Parallel World!"
Appearing in Mark Merlin: "Captives of the Parallel World!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Vic Dunn (Single appearance)
- Screed, Vaar's assistant (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Professor Vaar, a scientist (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Another dimension
Items:
- Pentro-Beam machine
Notes
- "The Reluctant Sorcerer" is reprinted in House of Mystery #224.
- Other features appearing in this issue of House of Secrets include:
- "A Message from Otto the Robot!", a PSA by Jack Schiff, drawn by Bernard Baily, and lettered by Ira Schnapp.
- "Challenge for a Coward", a text story.
- "Peter Puptent, Explorer" by Henry Boltinoff.
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