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 | $34.44 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1965-07-01 |
| 6.0 | $78.33 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1965-07-01 |
| 8.0 | $94.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1965-07-01 |
| 9.2 | $335.05 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1965-07-01 |
| 9.4 | $228.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1965-07-01 |
| 9.6 | $2,343.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1965-07-01 |
| 9.8 | $2,129.97 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1965-07-01 |
| RAW | $19.74 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1965-07-01 |
| 10.0 | $2,769.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1965-07-01 |
| 9.4 | $72.00 | ComicBase · catalog referencecatalog | Date not recorded |
Reading this edition’s market
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The table includes 9 guide observations and 1 catalog references. These are reference values, not guaranteed sale proceeds.
Graded population
CGC records 17 graded copies for House of Secrets #73 (1965). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Mark Merlin: "The Death of Mark Merlin"
Mark Merlin) is ambushed at home by an old enemy, the Gargoyle, who shrinks him into another dimensional realm known as "Ra". There, he meets the sorcerer Kranak and his daughter Rimah.
Wanting to return to Earth, Merlin absorbs the rays of a potion provided by Kranak, knowing that his body would die. However, his memories would be reincarnated as "Prince Ra-Man)," a young Egyptian sun-god who died accidentally years ago. Successfully, he returns to Earth, but with the body of another, and the memories of Merlin. As Ra-Man, he rescues Elsa) from the Gargoyle.
Later, he explains the whole transformation thing to Elsa, telling her that Mark Merlin is dead and that he was his friend, contacted by occult means to come and save her.
| StoryTitle2 = Eclipso: "Eclipso Battles the Sea Titan" | Synopsis2 =
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Prince Ra-Man) **Supporting Characters:** * Mark Merlin) Reincarnated as Prince Ra-Man * Elsa) **Antagonists:** * Gargoyle) * Gamal **Other Characters:** * Kranak * Rimah **Locations:** * Cloister ** Mystery Hill Mansion * The Dimension of Ra * Ancient Egypt **Items:** * Imhotep's Lamp * Cat Charm
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Dr. Bruce Gordon) **Supporting Characters:** * Mona Bennett) * Professor Bennett) **Antagonists:** * Eclipso) * Sea Titan **Locations:** * Pacific Ocean * An undisclosed town **Items:** * Black Diamond **Vehicles:** * Salvage boat * Hovercraft * The U-236, an old, wrecked U-Boat
| Notes = * "*Eclipso Battles the Sea Titan*" is reprinted in *Showcase Presents: Eclipso*). * A "World of the Weird" text article appears in this issue. | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: Bob Haney, Bob Haney
Interior art: Bernard Baily, Jack Sparling
Source records & attribution
Panel Profits keeps each source identity attached to its edition record.
COMICBASE: comicbase:544014
GCD: 19277
PANEL PROFITS: 2408537