![]() The series' editor, Gerry Conway explained that the writer's actual surname was Wolfman, and the CCA conceded on the condition that the distinction be made obvious with an explicit writer's credit in the story. Upon examination, the censor bureau, the Comics Code Authority refused to give the issue its seal of approval since it mentions a wolfman, which was specifically forbidden along with other classic monsters. As part of the framing story, Abel introduces the story by telling a tale told to him by a "wandering Wolfman". The title had an early breakthrough for the mainstream part of the medium: issue #83 had a story, "The Stuff that Dreams are Made of", written by Marv Wolfman. His brother, Cain, hosted The House of Mystery. Now its horror and suspense tales were introduced by a host named Abel, who would also host the satirical comic Plop!. ![]() The series was revived three years later with a definite article as The House of Secrets, beginning with issue #81 (Aug.–Sept. Other, lesser continuing features included "Peter Puptent, Explorer" "Dolly and the Professor" "Doctor Rocket" and "Moolah the Mystic".Ĭover of The House of Secrets #92 (July 1971), introducing the Swamp Thing, art by Bernie Wrightson. The "Prince Ra-Man" feature ended in House of Secrets #80 (September–October 1966), the final issue of the series. Prince Ra-Man the Mind-Master bowed in #73 (July–August 1965) and was a Doctor Strange-style "replacement" for Mark Merlin. The dual-personality supervillain Eclipso ("Hero and Villain in One Man!") was created by Bob Haney and Lee Elias and was introduced in issue #61 (August 1963) and continued to the series' end. In addition to short "one-off" stories, several issues featured the adventures of modern-dress sorcerer Mark Merlin, who first appeared in issue #23 (August 1959). The original Silver Age series ran 80 issues, from November/December 1956 to September/October 1966.
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