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 | $7.96 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1974-05-01 |
| 6.0 | $30.89 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1974-05-01 |
| 8.0 | $43.96 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1974-05-01 |
| 9.2 | $99.91 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1974-05-01 |
| 9.4 | $126.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1974-05-01 |
| 9.6 | $659.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1974-05-01 |
| 9.8 | $599.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1974-05-01 |
| RAW | $9.46 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1974-05-01 |
| 10.0 | $779.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1974-05-01 |
| 9.6 | $18.00 | 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 62 graded copies for House of Secrets #119 (1974). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
A Carnival of Dwarfs
Two carnival owners come across an old man and group of dwarfs, so they threaten to harm the old man unless the dwarfs perform for the show. What they don't know is that the old man and dwarfs are a pack of vampires.
| StoryTitle2 = Imitation Monster! | Synopsis2 = A professor dresses in a Bigfoot) costume to get some film of the natives interacting with their god, but his plan goes awry when a real Bigfoot becomes paternalistic and carries him away to his cave.
| Appearing1 = **Narrator:** * Abel) **Featured Characters:** * Hans Grettel * Fritz Koosman **Supporting Characters:** * Inspector Marek **Antagonists:** * An old man (Revealed as vampires) * Dwarfish people (Revealed as vampires) **Other Characters:** * Josef **Locations:** * Middle Europe, 1852
| Appearing2 = **Narrator:** * Abel) **Featured Characters:** * Professor Hargrove **Supporting Characters:** * Mr. Crane **Antagonists:** * A hairy beast) * Native tribe **Locations:** * A remote jungle area **Items:** * Monster costume
| Notes = * This issue is reprinted in Showcase Presents: The House of Secrets Vol. 2). * The gag strips, "Cain & Abel" and Abel's Fables", were both written and drawn by Sergio Aragonés. | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: Michael Fleisher, Russell Carley <!--art continuity-->, George Kashdan, Michael Pellowski
Interior art: Arthur Suydam, Alfredo Alcala
Source records & attribution
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GCD: 27366
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