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Issue: House of Secrets #5
Publication Date: July 1957
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Issues: #5 of 154 Issues (157 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/21/1957
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Cover, Front
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The Man Who Hated His Hair!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The clean inks of the barber's face in particular look like Barry's work. The signed photo on the wall - Barry Dean - may offer a visual clue.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Art Instruction, Inc.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Man Who Stole the Truth

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First Line: Many and varied are the things which greedy men have stolen since the dawn of history!
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In Content Item: FlagBig Boy #25 published October 1958
as L'Homme qui vola la vérité [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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For the Best in Comics Entertainment

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Time-Lag in Scientific Discoveries

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, science and technology
First Line: In many cases, the application of a scientific discovery is not possible until another discovery has been made...
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Script and art credit verified from credits sent to Gene Reed from Nelson Bridwell in 1986.
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
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Pages: 0.5
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The 20th Century Nero

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
First Line: Paul Kosbek can leave nothing to chance!
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In Content Item: FlagBig Boy #23 published August 1958
as Le Néron du 20ème siècle [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Zenith Company
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Pages: 0.5
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Flying Carpet

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Moolah the Mystic
First Line: I'd like to fly faster with this carpet!
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Pages: 0.5
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Binky Shows "How to Make New Friends!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, teen
Character(s): Binky
First Line: Say, Allergy, why don't you ask that youngster, Bob, across the street to go bowling with you?
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Pages: 1
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The Human Stallion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: occult
First Line: I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw him!
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In Content Item: FlagBig Boy #25 published October 1958
as Centaure [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagTales of the Unexpected #97 published October 1966
as The Human Stallion [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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The Puzzle of the Playful Ghosts

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: An ominous silence hung over the little house...
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Pages: 2
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The Atom Smasher

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Professor Eureka
First Line: Well, men, I want to thank you for all your help!
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Pages: 1
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The Man Who Hated His Hair

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
First Line: Barry Dean's curly hair was one of the outstanding features that made him the idol of millions...
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In Issue: FlagMystery in Space #1 published January 1958
In Content Item: FlagBig Boy #25 published October 1958
as L'Homme qui avait pris ses cheveux en horreur [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jowett Institute
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for the "Unlucky Fishermen"

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Junior Sales Club of America
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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