Secrets of Haunted House #39 is an issue of the series Secrets of Haunted House (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1981. It was published on May 7, 1981.
Synopsis for "A Crutch in Time"
A model who has been walking around with a crutch after being mugged comes across a vampire with amnesia that she invites back to her apartment because she's attracted to him. She reveals that she has a rival model whom the vampire takes to be her enemy. The vampire slays the rival and the model gets the job she wanted. She rushes back to her apartment to share the good news, but the vampire says that she owes her good fortune to him as he killed her rival. In panic, she stakes the monster with her crutch.
Appearing in "A Crutch in Time"
Narrator:
- Destiny (Host)
Characters:
- Taaro Brandon
- Charles (Single appearance; dies)
- Marcy Crays (Single appearance; dies)
- Stan Rogers
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Synopsis for Mister E: "The Witch-Hounds of Salem!"
Appearing in Mister E: "The Witch-Hounds of Salem!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Kelly O'Toole
Antagonists:
- Witch-Hounds of Salem
Other Characters:
- David Neu
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Synopsis for "A Touch of Silver"
Appearing in "A Touch of Silver"
Narrator:
- Destiny (Host)
Characters:
- Mr. Corbett
- Alicia Corbett, his daughter
- Valdez
- Caballo
- Midas (Mentioned only)
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Notes
- Hostess ad page starring Superman
- "A Touch of Silver":
- In Aztek mythology, there is no god named Xotoka. However, Itztlacoliuhqui is associated with silver, cold, and the hardness of stones and metals. His full name, Itztlacoliuhqui-Ixquimilli, translates to "Curved like an obsidian blade with a blindfolded face." He is a god linked to cosmic order and impartial justice, symbolizing the coldness and rigidity of divine law. While he is not literally the "god of silver," his connection to hard, metallic materials can be loosely associated with the element. However, silver itself does not have a specific deity in Aztec mythology, unlike gold, which is linked to Tonatiuh (the sun god).
- The story itself is confuse. Firstly Corbett flee from a mental institution. In the next square he is in Mexico with his daughter. How could he get his daughter? That isn't shown. After perform a Xotaka ritual, he gets the power to turn living beings and objects into silver. Then he confronts Caballo, a man who dips people in molten silver in order to sell them as statues. After Corbett's daughter also suffer this destiny, he is again admitted in a mental institution. Could that be only his imagination?
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