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"People Who Live in Glass Houses": A sorcerer acquires a magic mirror that he can enter once a year, and standing before it on the inside, it absorbs a year's worth of time. The man is 100 years old but possessed the body of a younger man. Three boys come across the mirror and stumble into it, i

House of Secrets #85 is an issue of the series House of Secrets (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1970.

Synopsis for "People Who Live in Glass Houses"

A sorcerer acquires a magic mirror that he can enter once a year, and standing before it on the inside, it absorbs a year's worth of time. The man is 100 years old but possessed the body of a younger man. Three boys come across the mirror and stumble into it, interrupting him. He threatens to lock them away inside the mirror so that they can tell no one his secret, but one of the boys snatches his magic stone and they escape into the physical world. The sorcerer pursues them and is in transition from the mirror into the physical world when the boy hurls the rock, shattering the mirror, trapping the sorcerer in the scattered fragments.

Appearing in "People Who Live in Glass Houses"

Narrator:

Featured Characters:

  • Steve (Single appearance)
  • Hank (Single appearance)
  • Skinny (Single appearance)

Antagonists:

  • Mordecai Gaunt (Flashback and main story) (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Rasha Pur (Dies in flashback)

Locations:

Items:

  • Magic Mirror (Destroyed)
  • Rock of the Ages


Synopsis for "Reggie Rabbit, Heathcliffe Hog, Archibald Aardvark, J. Benson Baboon and Bertram, The Dancing Frog"


Appearing in "Reggie Rabbit, Heathcliffe Hog, Archibald Aardvark, J. Benson Baboon and Bertram, The Dancing Frog"

Featured Characters:

  • Reggie Rabbit (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Heathcliffe Hog (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Archibald Aardvark (Single appearance)
  • J. Benson Baboon (Single appearance)
  • Bertram, The Dancing Frog (Single appearance)

Locations:

Vehicles:

  • Rocketship

Synopsis for "House of Wacks"


Appearing in "House of Wacks"

Featured Characters:

  • Caesar the cat (Single appearance)
  • Vanessa the vulture (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Charlie the groundskeeper (Single appearance)

Antagonists:

  • Rodney (Single appearance)

Synopsis for "Second Choice"

Abel tells a story with two endings about a hero who travels to Stonehenge to battle an evil wizard powered with a star gem. When he arrives at Stonehenge a warlock intercepts him and the hero explains what he is doing there, and the warlock offers to battle the evil wizard with spells. The hero offers the warlock his sword and stands on the sidelines as the warlock defeats the evil wizard. Abel wonders what would have happened if the hero had used his sword against the evil wizard and tells this version of the story. The hero confronts the wizard, but the wizard uses a spell to dissolve his sword. The hero then challenges the wizard to a fight with bare strength and the wizard laughs and reveals that he is the hero's father after the hero has pushed him to his death in a hell pit. The hero wonders what turned his father evil, and he realizes that the star gem is too much of a temptation...even for a man like him.

Appearing in "Second Choice"

Narrator:

Featured Characters:

  • Henry Lansbury (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Glarn, a white wizard (Single appearance)

Antagonists:

  • Dark Wizard (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Mrs. Lansbury, Henry's mom (Single appearance)

Locations:

Items:

  • Star Ruby

Notes

  • This issue is reprinted in Showcase Presents: The House of Secrets Vol. 1.
    • The fourth story, "Second Choice", is also reprinted in Deadman #2.



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