The House of Secrets #92 (July 1971), introducing Swamp Thing. Cover art by Bernie Wrightson

The House of Secrets is the name of several mystery-suspense, anthology comic book series published by DC Comics. It had a companion series titled House of Mystery. OTEP is an alternative[1][2]/nu metal[2][3] band formed in 2000 in Los Angeles, California. ... House of Secrets is the second album by American band OTEP, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music). ... Image File history File links HouseOfSecrets92. ... Image File history File links HouseOfSecrets92. ... For other uses, see Swamp Thing (disambiguation). ... Swamp Thing, created by Bernie Wrightson. ... Mystery fiction is a distinct subgenre of detective fiction that entails the occurrence of an unknown event which requires the protagonist to make known (or solve). ... An anthology, literally a garland or collection of flowers, is a collection of literary works, originally of poems. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... House of Mystery was a horror anthology comic book series published by DC Comics from 1951 to 1983. ...

First series

The original Silver Age series ran 80 issues, from December 1956 to October 1966. In additional to anthological stories, several issues featured the adventures of modern-dress sorcerer Mark Merlin. The dual-personality Eclipso ("Hero and Villain in One Man!") was introduced in issue #61 (Aug. 1963), continuing to the series' end. Prince Ra-Man the Mind-Master bowed in #73 (Oct. 1965) (later retconned into being the same person as Mark Merlin). Other, lesser continuing features included "Peter Puptent, Explorer"; "Dolly and the Professor"; "Doctor Rocket"; and "Moolah the Mystic". Showcase #4 (Oct. ... Prince Ra-Man is a fictional comic book magician published by DC Comics. ... Eclipso is a fictional character, a villain in the DC Comics Universe. ... Prince Ra-Man is a fictional comic book character who appeared in stories in House of Secrets #73-80, published by DC Comics. ... Retroactive continuity – commonly contracted to the portmanteau word retcon – refers to the act of changing previously established details of a fictional setting, often without providing an explanation for the changes within the context of that setting. ...

Second series

The series was revived three years later with a definite article as The House of Secrets, beginning with issue #81 (Sept. 1969). Now its horror and suspense tales were introduced by a host named Abel, who would also host the satirical comic Plop! and later become a recurring character in The Sandman (and related series such as The Dreaming). His brother Cain hosted House of Mystery. Cain and Abel are a pair of fictional characters in the DC Comics universe based on the Biblical Cain and Abel. ... Satire is a literary technique of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject (individuals, organizations, states) often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. ... Plop! #1 with cover art by Basil Wolverton. ... The Sandman was a comic book series written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics for 75 issues from 1988 until 1996. ... The Dreaming is a fictional place, the domain of Dream of the Endless in Neil Gaimans The Sandman comic book series. ... Cain and Abel are a pair of fictional characters in the DC Comics universe based on the Biblical Cain and Abel. ...

The House of Secrets is also the name of the actual edifice in which Abel lives. Mike Friedrich (writer) and Jerry Grandenetti (artist) introduced the house and explained its origins. The Sandman series revealed it exists both in the real world of the DC Universe and in the Dreaming, as a repository for secrets of all kinds. Mike Friedrich is an American comic book writer and publisher best known for his work at Marvel and DC Comics, and for publishing the anthology series Star*Reach one of the first independent comics. ... Jerry Grandenetti (April 15, 1925 or 1927 [sources differ], Bronxville, New York) is an American comic book artist and advertising art director, best known for his work with writer-artist Will Eisner on the celebrated comics feature The Spirit, and for his decade-and-a-half run on many DC...

The building itself was constructed for a Senator Sanderson using only materials from Kentucky, and went under the enchantment that only pure-blood Kentuckians would be able to live there. Later, Sanderson's wife went insane in the upper floors, leading the Senator to sell the house. The next four owners, none of them pure Kentuckians, found themselves driven away for various reasons. The following owner attempted to move the home from its original location, but the house tore itself free from its trailer, ran its owner over a cliff to his death, and settled less than 200 yards from the Kentucky state line in a graveyard. Whether by fate or some mystical alignment, the companion House of Mystery stands at the other end of the graveyard. Shortly after this, Abel was driven to the house and entrusted as its caretaker by a man who revealed himself to be an aspect of the House's existence, but making vague references to an employer. Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ...

This revival, sporting many covers by Neal Adams, Bernie Wrightson and Mike Kaluta, ran through issue #154 (Nov. 1978), with three months passing between #140 (April 1976) and #141 (July 1976), a victim of the DC Implosion. It was then 'merged' into The Unexpected with issue #189. Neal Adams (born June 6, 1941, Governors Island, Manhattan, New York City) is an American comic book and commercial artist best known for his highly naturalistic style of illustration. ... Swamp Thing, created by Bernie Wrightson. ... Mike Kaluta is an American comic book artist. ... The DC Implosion is the informal label for the dramatic number of sudden cancellations among DC Comics publications in 1978. ... The Unexpected was a continuation of Tales of the Unexpected. ...

The enduring character Swamp Thing was introduced in #92 (July 1971), reprinted in its entirety in 2000 as one of DC's "Millennium Editions". For other uses, see Swamp Thing (disambiguation). ...

Third series

DC's Vertigo imprint revived the name House of Secrets as a new title and concept. Here the House of Secrets was a mobile manor, appearing in different places. The building itself is haunted by the Juris, a group of ghosts who summon those with secrets in order to judge them and pass sentence. To the Juris, all offenses carry the same weight, from rape and murder to simply lying at a crucial moment. A runaway named Rain Harper stumbled upon the House of Secrets and took up a position as an unwilling witness to the Juris trials, validating the judgments and either condemning the tried souls to imprisonment in the basement, or setting them free to live their life purged of their secret. Vertigo logo Vertigo is an imprint of comic book and graphic novel publisher DC Comics. ...

Starting afresh with a new #1 (Oct. 1996), this book ran 25 issues, plus a two-part "House of Secrets: Facade" special.

Secret Six headquarters

In the mid-2000s, the Secret Six made their headquarters in a House of Secrets. Scandal stated in issue five of Villains United that the House would not show up on technological scans or mystical surveillance. She also said that Mockingbird claimed the House was a "house of victims." Whether this House of Secrets is the one that exists in Kentucky and the Dreaming or the mobile one is unknown. The Secret Six is the name of three distinct, fictional comic book teams in the DC Comics universe, plus an alternate universes fourth team. ... Scandal is a DC Comics supervillain. ... Villains United is a six-issue comic book limited series, written by Gail Simone with art by Dale Eaglesham and Wade von Grawbadger, published by DC Comics in 2005. ...