House of Secrets (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1971.
Synopsis for "Knock! Knock!"
framing sequence
Appearing in "Knock! Knock!"
Featured Characters:
Locations:
Items:
- Computer
Synopsis for "The Distant Dome"
In the future, the remaining humans that live on Earth survive under domes due to pollution.
Appearing in "The Distant Dome"
Narrator:
- Abel (Host)
Featured Characters:
- Thomm (Single appearance)
- Kathy (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Grandmama (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Future Earth
- Domed cities
Items:
- Sword
Synopsis for "The Symbionts"
A man is left on a prison planet for ten years and when his sentence is up the computer that was assigned to keep him alive tells him it loves him and doesn't want to let him go. Since the men who have come to pick him up have brought a female prisoner to leave behind, the computer absorbs the man and adopts his personality to care for the woman.
Appearing in "The Symbionts"
Featured Characters:
- Lawrence Herndon (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Adams (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Janet Welch (Single appearance)
Locations:
- A prison planet
- T-4, a home cell
Items:
- Laura, a computer intelligence
Vehicles:
- Rocketship
Synopsis for "Jedidiah"
A prophet of God feels the call to preach on a planet that has no fear of death, but when he arrives he is told no one will listen to him since they discovered a substance they call Char-ite which they mine. The prophet wishes to see the mines and is warned they are dangerous, but he disregards the warning. When he enters the mine, a blast is set off and he is killed, but finds himself conversing with one of the locals. The local tells him that he breathed in some of the dust which made him like they are, all dead. The prophet realizes that he is on a planet of ghosts.
Appearing in "Jedidiah"
Featured Characters:
- Jedidiah Jones (Single appearance; dies) (As a spirit)
Supporting Characters:
- Paul Tarsus (Single appearance) (As a spirit)
Other Characters:
- Saudia (Single appearance)
- Kirk (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Interstellar Teleport terminal
- Post-Omega II
Items:
- Antigravity belt
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in Showcase Presents: The House of Secrets Vol. 1.
- "The Symbionts" is also reprinted in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #17.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Haunted House Recommended Reading
- Elvira's House of Mystery (Volume 1)
- Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion (Volume 1)
- House of Secrets (Volume 1)
- House of Secrets (Volume 2)
- House of Secrets: Facade (Volume 1)
- House of Mystery (Volume 1)
- House of Mystery (Volume 2)
- House of Whispers (Volume 1)
- Secrets of Sinister House (Volume 1)
- Tales of Ghost Castle (Volume 1)
- The Witching Hour (Volume 1)