House of Secrets (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1971.
Synopsis for "The Eagle's Talon"
A dictator cuts off the claw-like hand off a revolutionary who lays a curse on him that he will die in a cage. The dictator orders his guards to kill all the eagles in the land but dies anyway when he becomes trapped in his villa's elevator.
Appearing in "The Eagle's Talon"
Narrator:
- Abel (Host)
Featured Characters:
- El Aguilla (Single appearance; dies)
Antagonists:
- Genralissimo Mirez (Single appearance; dies)
Animals:
- Eagles
Locations:
- Kentucky
- An undisclosed country
Items:
- Eagle talon
Synopsis for "Ziito the Magician"
Exploits of Ziito the Magician
Appearing in "Ziito the Magician"
Narrator:
- Abel (Host)
Featured Characters:
- Ziito the Magician (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Czech Republic
- Bohemia
- Bohemia
Synopsis for "The Ifrits"
A warning about visiting the forgotten ruins of the Ifrits
Appearing in "The Ifrits"
Narrator:
- Abel (Host)
Featured Characters:
- Ifrits
Locations:
Synopsis for "Please, Don't Cry, Johnny!"
A child born bald acts out in school, so his teacher takes him home one day in order to speak with his father who appears to be Humpty Dumpty.
Appearing in "Please, Don't Cry, Johnny!"
Narrator:
- Abel (Host)
Featured Characters:
- Johnny Dumpty (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Miss Orr (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Humpty Dumpty (Single appearance)
Synopsis for "There are Two of Me... and One Must Die!"
A man who wishes to control his anger buys a Chinese lamp which promises that it will separate out madness when lit. It works and produces an evil doppelganger which threatens to destroy the good version. The evil one raids the man's bank account and hires a couple of diggers to dig a grave and coat it with lime so it will destroy every shred of existence and the evil version can take the place of the good. The man's son sees the two of them, so he believes his father's story about the evil version trying to destroy him and decides to leave his father by himself in order to smoke the evil version out of hiding. The son pulls a gun on the two of them as the evil one attempts to throw the good one into the lime pit, but they both say that they are the good one. The son thinks he can tell which one is lying because one is sweating and the other is not. When he brandishes the gun, one of the men falls into the lime pit and is killed. The story's ending is ambiguous as to whether it was the good or evil version that fell into the pit.
Appearing in "There are Two of Me... and One Must Die!"
Featured Characters:
- Marshall Perkins (Single appearance; dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Peter Perkins (Single appearance)
- Jane Perkins (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Marshall Perkins' Doppelganger (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Mason (Single appearance)
Locations:
- United States of America
- Perkins Estate
- China
Items:
- Buddha Incense Burner
Vehicles:
- Plane
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in Showcase Presents: The House of Secrets Vol. 1.
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)