Price history & market evidence
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | $9.57 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1960-10-01 |
| 6.0 | $85.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1960-10-01 |
| 8.0 | $99.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1960-10-01 |
| 9.2 | $565.72 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1960-10-01 |
| 9.6 | $4,321.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1960-10-01 |
| 9.8 | $3,928.31 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1960-10-01 |
| RAW | $24.27 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1960-10-01 |
| 10.0 | $5,107.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1960-10-01 |
| 9.2 | $69.00 | ComicBase · catalog referencecatalog | Date not recorded |
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Graded population
CGC records 15 graded copies for House of Secrets #37 (1960). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Mark Merlin: "The Secret of the Captive Creature!"
| StoryTitle2 = Operation Cyclops | Synopsis2 =
| StoryTitle3 = The Weird World of Anton Borka | Synopsis3 = When Anton Borka was a child, his father told him to take a bucket of milk into town and sell it. On his way, Anton met a man who hadn't had anything to eat or drink in days. Anton offered him a sip of the milk, but the man drank every drop. To repay Anton, the man gave him three seeds, which he claimed would give Anton wealth and happiness.
Anton's father was furious, and he threw the seeds away near a mountaintop. Days later, Anton returned to the mountaintop and found three giant plants. When he cut them open, a strange creature emerged from each one. A boy from the village saw Anton talking, but he couldn't see the creatures. The boy returned to town and accused Anton of being crazy.
When Anton grew up, he always seemed to have good fortune: his crops did not suffer during a drought, and they did not suffer during a flood. The townsfolk suspected Anton of making a pact with evil forces, so they set out to destroy his farm.
Anton returned to the mountaintop for the first time in years. There he saw the creatures, who revealed that they were the ones responsible for his fortune. But then the creatures insisted on punishing Anton's neighbors for their cruel behavior. Anton tried to stop them, but to no avail. The town suffered a lightning strike and then a rockslide.
The creatures' final act of vengeance was a flood. Just as the rushing waters threatened the town's bridge, Anton explained to the creatures that he would never be able to live in peace with his neighbors if the bridge were destroyed, because everyone would blame him for it. The creatures finally understood, so they quickly shoveled huge piles of dirt in front of the bridge, thereby saving it. The townsfolk still couldn't see the creatures, but they knew Anton was responsible for saving the bridge. The creatures bid Anton farewell, and the townsfolk finally accepted Anton.
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Mark Merlin) **Supporting Characters:** * Elsa) **Antagonists:** * Xardelian criminal **Other Characters:** * Pluvian lawman **Items:** * Multi-purpose weapon * Speech translator **Vehicles:** * Mark Merlin's plane * Two flying saucer ships
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * David Scott **Supporting Characters:** * General Mohr **Items:** * Giant robot parts **Vehicles:** * Crashed spaceship
| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Anton Borka **Supporting Characters:** * The Golas, invisible creatures **Other Characters:** * Anton's father * An old vagabond * Fredric, a village boy * Townspeople **Locations:** * Medieval Europe ** Anton's village **Items:** * 3 magic beans
| Notes = * "The Weird World of Anton Borka" is reprinted in House of Mystery #227. * The funny strip, "Hamid the Hypnotist", by Henry Boltinoff, also appears in this issue. * "Secret of the Snows", a written text story, appears in this issue. | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Interior art: Mort Meskin, Will Ely, Howard Purcell
Source records & attribution
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