Comic Title: House of Secrets #38
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: November 1960
On Sale Date: September 20, 1960 Copyright Date September 20, 1960
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1960

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Fantastic Flower Creatures"
Pages: 9

Feature(s):
Mark Merlin (of Earth-1)

Penciller: Mort Meskin
Inker: George Roussos

Feature Character(s)

• Mark Merlin (last appearance in House of Secrets #37; next appearance in House of Secrets #39)

Supporting Character(s)

• Elsa Magusson (last appearance in House of Secrets #37; next appearance in House of Secrets #39)

Villain(s)

• Three plant creatures (no further appearances)
• Satkar (a wizard; in flashback; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Philip Wall (director of a uranium plant; no further appearances)
• A movie director (no further appearances)
• Wildon (a wizard; in flashback; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Mark Merlin helps a movie crew build a set to resemble an old village in Britain. Just outside the village three strange plant creatures have been awakened by a nearby uranium plant. The creatures begin destroying various ruins in the area.

Mark learns that the creatures were created centuries earlier by an evil wizard, but a friendly wizard used his magic to make them dormant. The uranium plant revived them to complete their mission of destroying the ancient city. Mark worries that they will destroy the uranium plant and cause a disaster. He is able to gather pieces of the ruins and lures the creatures away. When the plants finish destroying the pieces, they become dormant once again.