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Appearing in "He Who Hesitates..."

Reprint of the 5th story from
Journey Into Mystery #8

Featured Characters:

  • Professor William Baker (First appearance; dies)

Supporting Characters:

  • Amy Baker

Antagonists:

  • Eric Orson

Other Characters:

  • Tom
  • Dean Edmunds
  • Blaines' (Behind the scenes)
  • Herrick (Behind the scenes)
  • Vice President of Alumni Association (Behind the scenes)

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Locations:

Synopsis for "He Who Hesitates..."

Reprint of the 5th story from
Journey Into Mystery #8

A hesitant professor finally decides to kill the romeo who's moving in on his wife, but as usual, he waits a little too long and the other man pushes him off the cliff instead so that he can marry the professor's wife.

Appearing in "The Strange Case of Mr. Whimple!"

Reprint of the 6th story from
Journey Into Mystery #8

Featured Characters:

  • Henry Simpson (Apparent death)

Antagonists:

  • Mr. Whimple

Other Characters:

  • Police (Shadow only)
  • Mrs. G (Tim's Mother)
  • Tim
  • Mr. Arbuckle

Races and Species:

Locations:

Synopsis for "The Strange Case of Mr. Whimple!"

Reprint of the 6th story from
Journey Into Mystery #8

A thief attacks a man who always carries a box around on his shoulder with a blackjack and kills him. When he gets the box open, he is startled to see that he has killed one head but not the other and runs into the path of an oncoming train. His intended victim gets up and procures a box for the dead head.

Appearing in "Indoor Sport!"

Reprint of the 2nd story from
Journey Into Mystery #8

Featured Characters:

  • Mona Rand (Ghost, soul or spirit)

Supporting Characters:

Other Characters:

Races and Species:

Locations:

  • Earth
    • Country Club (Unnamed)
    • Cemetery (Unnamed)

Synopsis for "Indoor Sport!"

Reprint of the 2nd story from
Journey Into Mystery #8

A female ghost acquires pictures of men from potential suitors and throws darts into them to inflict pain and death upon the men in revenge for a man who once jilted her.

Appearing in "The Tough Guy"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Journey Into Mystery #8

Featured Characters:

  • Hank Klopp (First appearance; dies)

Supporting Characters:

  • Dolly Simms

Antagonists:

  • Baldy Jones

Other Characters:

  • Ed (Hospital Doctor)
  • Doctor (Unnamed)
  • Hospital Security Guard (Unnamed)

Races and Species:

Locations:

  • Earth
    • Baldy Jones' Gym (Unnamed)
    • Hospital (Unnamed)

Items:

  • Strength Serum

Synopsis for "The Tough Guy"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Journey Into Mystery #8

A muscleman gets pistol whipped and winds up in the hospital. He overhears a conversation between two doctors about a serum that toughens the body so he decides to take it and turn to crime with his powerful body. After he collapses the doctors inform him he has a throat infection that will kill him shortly now that his body is too powerful for medicine to take effect.

Notes

  • Two of the stories have their original endings altered from Journey Into Mystery #8 in this reprint through added text, in the original print, both stories ended with the villain implicitly triumphant this perhaps this was changed due to the Comics Code at the time.
    • In "He Who Hesitates" the ending is changed to alert the reader that after murdering William Baker a birdwatcher informs the authorities which causes Eric Orson to be arrested upon returning to Deversham. In the original story Eric appears to get away with the murder.
    • In "Indoor Sport!" the ending is altered to alert the reader that Mona Rand's latest victim, Tom, is actually himself a murderous ghost as well and that he is out to avenge himself from all women, with a vague implication that the two will destroy each other. In the original story Tom is simply treated as Mona's next victim unaware of what's to come.

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