Showcase Presents: The House of Secrets #Volume One

DC Comics
United States
- Published
- [August] 2008
- Page count
- 548
- Cover price
- 16.99 USD; 19.99 CAD
- Colour
- Black & white
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/537194
Credits
- Editing
- Joe Orlando (original)
Scott Nybakken (collected)
Issue contents

Featuring
- Feature
- House of Secrets
- Characters
- Swamp Thing
Credits
- Art
- Bernie Wrightson
Reprint history

Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Table of Contents pages with credit information.

Credits
- Art
- Neal Adams

Credits
- Script
- Mike Friedrich
- Pencils
- Jerry Grandenetti
- Inks
- George Roussos

Credits
- Art
- Bill Draut

Credits
- Script
- Gerry Conway
- Art
- Jack Sparling

Credits
- Art
- Neal Adams

Featuring
- Feature
- Abel
- Characters
- Abel
Credits
- Art
- Bill Draut


Credits
- Art
- Dick Giordano
Reprint history
- Based on
-
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #82 (October-November 1969)
- Printed in
-
Weird Mystery Tales (Murray, 1977 series) #40 ([July 1979]) — Sudden Madness
Notes
Introduction to next sequence/story.

Credits
- Art
- Jack Sparling
Reprint history
- First print
-
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #82 (October-November 1969) — The Little Old Winemaker
- Also printed
-
Weird Mystery Tales (Murray, 1977 series) #35 ([June 1978?]) — The Little Old Winemaker
-
House of Secrets: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([April] 2018) — The Little Old Winemaker

Credits
- Script
- Marv Wolfman
- Pencils
- Dick Dillin
- Inks
- Neal Adams

Credits
- Art
- Gray Morrow

Featuring
- Feature
- Abel
- Characters
- Abel
Credits
- Pencils
- Bill Draut
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
Notes
Introduction to next sequence/story

Credits
- Script
- Marve Wolfman
- Art
- Alex Toth


Credits
- Pencils
- Mike Royer (see notes)
- Inks
- Mike Peppe (see notes)
Notes
Original index credits Pencils/Inks to Art Saaf and notes state - Original indexer had Mike Roy as penciller and Mike Peppe as inker. Original artwork was in Art Saaf's possession according to his son Steve (see error report June 2009). From this statement the credits in the original were changed to Art Saaf for Pencils/Inks. This volume credits Mike Roy and Mike Peppe.


Credits
- Script
- Gerard Conway
- Art
- Bill Draut
Reprint history
- Based on
-
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #224 (May 1974) — The House of Endless Years
- Printed in
-
Weird Mystery Tales Annual (KG Murray, 1975 series) #1 ([1975?]) — The House of Endless Years
- Also printed
-
Welcome Back to the House of Mystery (DC-Vertigo, 1989 series) #1 (July 1998) — The House Of Endless Years
-
Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #Volume 3 ([January] 2009) — The House of Endless Years


Credits
- Art
- Neal Adams

Featuring
- Feature
- Abel
- Characters
- Abel
Credits
- Script
- Gerard Conway
- Art
- Bill Draut

Credits
- Script
- Len Wein
- Pencils
- Dick Dillin
- Inks
- Mike Peppe


Credits
- Script
- Steve Skeates
- Pencils
- Jack Sparling
- Inks
- Jack Abel

Credits
- Script
- Len Wein
- Art
- Jack Sparling

Featuring
- Feature
- Abel
- Characters
- Abel
Credits
- Script
- Gerard Conway
- Art
- Bill Draut

Credits
- Art
- Neal Adams

Featuring
- Feature
- Abel
- Characters
- Abel
Credits
- Script
- Gerard Conway
- Art
- Bill Draut



Credits
- Script
- Len Wein
- Art
- Ralph Reese

Credits
- Script
- John Costanza
- Art
- John Costanza

Credits
- Script
- Gerry Conway
- Pencils
- Gil Kane
- Inks
- Neal Adams



Featuring
- Feature
- Abel
- Characters
- Abel
Credits
- Art
- Bill Draut
Reprint history


Credits
- Author
- Gerry Conway
- Art
- Gray Morrow
Reprint history
- First print
-
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #86 (June-July 1970) — The Golden Tower of the Sun
- Also printed
-
House of Secrets: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([April] 2018) — The Golden Tower of the Sun
Notes
Text story with illustrations.

Featuring
- Feature
- Abel
- Characters
- Abel
Credits
- Art
- Bill Draut
Reprint history


Featuring
- Feature
- Abel
Credits
- Art
- Bill Draut
Reprint history

Credits
- Art
- Jack Sparling
Reprint history







Credits
- Script
- Raymond Marais
- Art
- Michael Kaluta
Reprint history


Credits
Reprint history

Featuring
- Feature
- Abel
- Characters
- Abel; Cynthia
Credits
- Script
- Gerry Conway
- Art
- Bill Draut
Reprint history


Featuring
- Feature
- Abel
- Characters
- Abel; Cynthia
Credits
- Script
- Gerry Conway
- Art
- Bill Draut
Reprint history


Featuring
- Feature
- Abel
- Characters
- Abel; Cynthia
Credits
- Script
- Gerry Conway
- Art
- Bill Draut
Reprint history

Credits
- Art
- Gray Morrow
Reprint history

Featuring
- Feature
- Abel
- Characters
- Abel
Credits
- Art
- Bill Draut
Reprint history

Credits
- Art
- Gray Morrow
Reprint history

Featuring
- Feature
- Abel
- Characters
- Abel
Credits
- Art
- Bill Draut
Reprint history

Credits
- Script
- Gerry Conway
- Art
- Don Heck
Reprint history
- First print
-
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #89 (December 1970-January 1971) — A Taste of Dark Fire!
- Also printed
-
Terror Tales Album (Murray, 1978 series) #6 (May 1978) — A Taste of Dark Fire! (Job number (G-911) deleted from this reprint.)
-
House of Secrets: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([April] 2018) — A Taste of Dark Fire!

Featuring
- Feature
- Abel
- Characters
- Abel
Credits
- Art
- Bill Draut
Reprint history

Credits
- Art
- Neal Adams

Featuring
- Feature
- Abel
- Characters
- Abel
Credits
- Art
- Bill Draut

Credits
- Art
- George Tuska

Featuring
- Feature
- Abel
Credits
- Art
- Bill Draut

Credits
- Script
- Marv Wolfman
- Pencils
- Rich Buckler
- Inks
- Neal Adams

Featuring
- Feature
- Abel
- Characters
- Abel
Credits
- Pencils
- Bill Draut
- Inks
- Billl Draut


Featuring
- Feature
- Abel
Credits
- Art
- Bill Draut

Credits
- Art
- Neal Adams

Credits
- Art
- Wally Wood

Featuring
- Feature
- Realm of the Mystics
Credits
- Art
- Jack Sparling

Featuring
- Feature
- Realm of Mystics
Credits
- Art
- Jack Sparling

Credits
- Art
- Sam Glanzman
Reprint history
- Based on
-
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #91 (April-May 1971) — Please, Don't Cry, Johnny!
- Printed in
-
Weird Mystery Tales (Murray, 1977 series) #40 ([July 1979]) — Please, Don't Cry, Johnny!
- Also printed
-
House of Secrets: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([April] 2018) — Please, Don't Cry, Johnny!

Credits
- Art
- Murphy Anderson

Featuring
- Feature
- Swamp Thing
- Characters
- Swamp Thing
Credits
- Art
- Bernie Wrightson
Reprint history

Featuring
- Feature
- Abel
- Characters
- Abel; Cain
Credits
- Art
- Bernie Wrightson
Reprint history

Featuring
- Feature
- Swamp Thing
- Characters
- Swamp Thing
Credits
- Script
- Len Wein
- Art
- Bernie Wrightson
Reprint history
- First print
-
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #92 (June-July 1971) — Swamp Thing
- Also printed
-
Weird Mystery Tales (Murray, 1977 series) #37 ([December 1978]) — Swamp Thing
-
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #9 (May 1981) — Swamp Thing
-
Roots of Swamp Thing (DC, 1986 series) #5 (November 1986) — Swamp Thing
-
DC Silver Age Classics House of Secrets 92 (DC, 1992 series) (1992) — Swamp Thing
-
House of Secrets: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([April] 2018) — Swamp Thing

Credits
- Script
- Jack Kirby
Mark Evanier - Art
- Bill Draut
Reprint history



Credits
- Art
- Bernie Wrightson

Credits
- Script
- Steve Skeates
- Art
- Jim Aparo
Reprint history
- First print
-
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #93 (August-September 1971) — Lonely in Death!
- Also printed
-
Terror Tales Album (Murray, 1978 series) #10 ([March 1979?]) — Lonely in Death!
-
Terror Tales Album (Murray, 1978 series) #10 ([March 1979?])
-
House of Secrets: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([April] 2018) — Lonely in Death!

Featuring
- Feature
- Abel
- Genre
- Humor
- Characters
- Abel
Credits
- Script
- Sergio Aragones
- Art
- Sergio Aragones

Credits
- Art
- Alex Toth
Reprint history
- First print
-
My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #85 (February 1964) — The Curse of the Cat's Cradle
- Also printed
-
All Favourites Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #42 ([April 1964?]) — The Curse of the Cat's Cradle
-
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #93 (August-September 1971) — The Curse of the Cat's Cradle
-
Weird Mystery Tales (Murray, 1977 series) #38 ([March 1979?]) — The Curse of the Cat's Cradle
-
House of Secrets: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([April] 2018) — The Curse of the Cat's Cradle

Credits
- Art
- Jack Abel


Featuring
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Script
- Lore Shoberg
- Art
- Lore Shoberg

Credits
- Script
- John Albano
- Art
- Tony deZuniga

Credits
- Art
- Bernie Wrightson

Credits
- Art
- Jack Sparling

Credits
- Script
- Len Wein
- Art
- Tony deZuniga
Reprint history
- First print
-
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #94 (October-November 1971) — Hyde -- and Go Seek!
- Also printed
-
Terror Tales Album (Murray, 1978 series) #10 ([March 1979?]) — Hyde--and Go Seek!
-
Terror Tales Album (Murray, 1978 series) #10 ([March 1979?])
-
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #24 (August 1982) — Hyde--and Go Seek
-
House of Secrets: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([April] 2018) — Hyde -- and Go Seek!

Credits
- Art
- George Roussos

Credits
- Art
- Alex Toth


Credits
- Script
- Gerry Conway
- Pencils
- Alan Weiss
- Inks
- Bernie Wrightson
Reprint history
- First print
-
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #94 (October-November 1971) — A Bottle of Incense..a Whiff of the Past!
- Also printed
-
Weird Mystery Tales (Murray, 1977 series) #38 ([March 1979?]) — A Bottle of Incense.. A Whiff of the Past
-
House of Secrets: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([April] 2018) — A Bottle of Incense.. A Whiff of the Past!

Credits
- Art
- Nick Cardy

Credits
- Script
- John Albano
- Art
- Don Heck

Featuring
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Script
- Lore Shoberg
- Art
- Lore Shoberg

Credits
- Script
- Len Wein
- Pencils
- Jack Sparling
- Inks
- George Tuska

Featuring
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Script
- Lore Shoberg
- Art
- Lore Shoberg

Featuring
- Feature
- Realm of the Mystics
Credits
- Art
- Jack Sparling

Credits
- Script
- Len Wein
- Art
- Jack Sparling

Credits
- Art
- Bernard Baily


Credits
- Script
- Jack Oleck
- Art
- Nestor Redondo

Credits
- Art
- Bernie Wrightson

Credits
- Script
- Jack Oleck
- Art
- Bill Draut

Credits
- Art
- Alex Toth
Reprint history
- Based on
-
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #48 (September 1961) — The Great Dimensional Brain Swap
- First print
-
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #96 (February-March 1972) — The Great Dimensional Brain Swap
- Also printed
-
Five-Score Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #46 ([February 1962?]) — The Great Dimensional Brain Swap
-
Haunted Tales (Murray, 1977 series) #35 (May 1979) — The Great Dimensional Brain Swap

Credits
- Script
- Len Wein
- Pencils
- Dick Dillin
- Inks
- Jack Abel
Reprint history
- Based on
-
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #96 (February-March 1972) — Be It Ever So Humble...
- Printed in
-
Weird Mystery Tales (Murray, 1977 series) #40 ([July 1979]) — Be It Ever So Humble...
- Also printed
-
House of Secrets: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([April] 2018) — Be It Ever So Humble...


Credits
- Script
- Jack Oleck
- Art
- Wally Wood

Credits
- Art
- Bill Ely

Credits
- Art
- Jack Sparling (painted)
Reprint history

Credits
- Art
- Jack Sparling
Reprint history
- First print
-
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #97 (April-May 1972) — The Curse of Morby Castle
- Also printed
-
Doomsday Album (Murray, 1975 series) #17 ([September 1980?]) — The Curse of Morby Castle
-
House of Secrets: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([April] 2018) — The Curse of Morby Castle



Credits
- Art
- John Prentice
Reprint history
- Based on
-
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #59 (February 1957) — The Tomb of Ramfis
- Also printed
-
My Greatest Adventure (Colour Comics, 1955 series) #31 ([October 1957]) — The Tomb of Ramfis
- Printed in
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #35 ([November 1965?]) — The Tomb of Ramfis
- Also printed
-
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #97 (April-May 1972) — The Tomb of Ramfis

Credits
- Script
- Len Wein
- Art
- Jack Sparling

Credits
- Art
- Ralph Mayo
Reprint history
- First print
-
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #46 (January 1956) — Dead Man's Diary
- Also printed
-
Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #39 ([July 1961]) — Dead Man's Diary
-
Century Comic (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #98 ([August 1964?]) — Dead Man's Diary
-
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #97 (April-May 1972) — Dead Man's Diary
-
Weird Mystery Album (Murray, 1980) ([December 1980]) — Dead Man's Diary

Credits
- Art
- Jose Delbo
Reprint history

Credits
- Art
- Michael Kaluta

Featuring
- Feature
- Abel
- Characters
- Abel
Credits
- Script
- Mark Hanerfeld
- Art
- Michael Kaluta

Credits
- Script
- John Albano
- Art
- Michael Kaluta

Credits
- Art
- Alex Toth
Reprint history
- First print
-
House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #120 (March 1962) — The Secret Hero of Center City
- Also printed
-
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #98 (June-July 1972) — The Secret Hero of Center City
-
Weird Mysteries (Murray, 1980 series) #44 ([September 1980]) — The Secret Hero of Center City
-
House of Secrets: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([April] 2018) — The Secret Hero of Center City

Featuring
- Feature
- Abel
- Genre
- Humor
- Characters
- Abel
Credits
- Script
- Sergio Aragones
- Art
- Sergio Aragones

Credits
- Script
- Len Wein
- Pencils
- Mike Roy
- Inks
- Mike Peppe [as Mike Pepe]
Reprint history
- First print
-
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #98 (June-July 1972) — The Night Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore!
- Also printed
-
Doomsday Album (Murray, 1975 series) #15 ([February 1980]) — The Night Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore!
-
House of Secrets: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([April] 2018) — The Night Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore!

Credits
- Art
- John Prentice
Reprint history

Notes
Reprints from House of Secrets (DC, 1969 series) #81-98. Date listed is release date.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.