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Appearing in "He Walks With a Ghost!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Adventures into Weird Worlds #17

Featured Characters:

  • Barney Grill (First appearance; dies)

Supporting Characters:

  • Sanford Smythe

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

  • Nelson Grill (Mentioned)
  • Unnamed Power Shovel Operator

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Locations:

Vehicles:

  • Power Shovel

Synopsis for "He Walks With a Ghost!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Adventures into Weird Worlds #17

A thug inherits an estate that has a cemetery on it so he hires a steam shovel to dig it up. When the worker uncovers human remains, he runs away frightened. The thug gets up into the cab himself to disinter the remains, but grows weary with the work after awhile and sits down under a tree to sleep. He is woken by the sound of the steam shovel but is puzzled as to who could be driving it. It bears down upon him and just before the claw descends, he sees corpses through the cab window.

Appearing in "The House That Fear Built"

Reprint of the 5th story from
Marvel Tales #125
(originally printed as Horror House!)

Featured Characters:

  • John Decker
  • Mary Decker

Antagonists:

  • Venusians

Other Characters:

  • Paul (Behind the scenes)
  • Janet

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Locations:

Synopsis for "The House That Fear Built"

Reprint of the 5th story from
Marvel Tales #125
(originally printed as Horror House!)

Aliens from Venus build a house across from Mary and John as an experiment to determine if curiosity is a human weakness which can be exploited for an invasion.

Appearing in "The Nightmare!"

Reprint of the 5th story from
Adventures into Weird Worlds #17

Featured Characters:

  • Unnamed Doctor

Supporting Characters:

  • Unnamed Witch

Other Characters:

  • Unnamed Cat
  • John (Dream)
  • Witch's Daughter (Dream)
  • Witch's Son (Dream)

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Locations:

Synopsis for "The Nightmare!"

Reprint of the 5th story from
Adventures into Weird Worlds #17

A woman relates her nightmare to her psychologist of living a very ordinary housewife routine. The last panel reveals she is a witch with an abnormal desire to live as a regular person seeking treatment from her warlock psychologist.

Appearing in "The Girl Who Didn't Exist!"

Reprint of the 7th story from
Uncanny Tales #44

Featured Characters:

  • Caesar Augustus (Augie Walford)

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Justinian

Other Characters:

  • Professor Walter Haywood
  • Numerous unnamed American University Students

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Locations:

Synopsis for "The Girl Who Didn't Exist!"

Reprint of the 7th story from
Uncanny Tales #44

An archeologist fancies the maiden statue that is uncovered among Roman ruins so much that he is drawn back in time to marry her and become the next Caesar.

Appearing in "The Frightened Man!"

Reprint of the 2nd story from
Uncanny Tales #44

Featured Characters:

  • Franz Hyle

Supporting Characters:

  • Minister of State Lauerbach

Antagonists:

  • Professor Andrew Rolf
  • Numerous unnamed citizens of Camilandt

Other Characters:

  • Camilandt Army
    • Unnamed Lieutenant
    • Unnamed Captain
    • General Nord Bauvin
    • Numerous unnamed soldiers
  • Camilandt Navy
  • Numerous unnamed palace guards

Races and Species:

Locations:

Synopsis for "The Frightened Man!"

Reprint of the 2nd story from
Uncanny Tales #44

A man disguises himself as an alien from Pluto to fool a paranoid dictator into imprisoning his entire cabinet on suspicion to treason so that the people can overthrow him.

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