House of Secrets (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1964.
Synopsis for Mark Merlin: "The Man Who Played Sorcerer"
Merlin and his secretary Elsa are returning from Europe with powerful artifacts from the middle ages once owned by the sorcerer Araxus. Due to a luggage mix-up at the airport the artifacts fall into the hands of amateur magician Hubert Hartley. When Hartley fumbles to operate the artifacts properly Merlin must rush to catch Hartley and put an end to his escapades before someone is hurt.
Appearing in Mark Merlin: "The Man Who Played Sorcerer"
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Other Characters:
- Hubert Hartley (Single appearance)
- Betty (Single appearance)
- Bill (Single appearance)
- Joe (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Cloister
- Mystery Hill Mansion
Items:
- Artifacts of Araxus
Synopsis for Eclipso: "The Two Faces of Doom"
Professor Bennet engineers a special ray-gun to be used on Eclipso that will change him from evil to good. The device seems to work as the next time Dr. Bruce Gordon is transformed into the evil Eclipso, Mona shoots him with the ray-gun and his behavior does indeed seem to have changed, or has it?
Appearing in Eclipso: "The Two Faces of Doom"
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Antagonists:
- Eclipso
- An alien amoeba (Single appearance; dies)
Locations:
- Solar City's ruins
Items:
- The Black Diamond
- Ultra-Violet Ray Gun
Notes
- Jack Schiff returns as Editor, replacing Murray Boltinoff.
- "The Two Faces of Doom" is reprinted in Detective Comics #441 and Showcase Presents: Eclipso.
- A text article, "World of the Weird", appears in this issue.
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