"I Found Monstrom! The Dweller In the Black Swamp!"
Reprinted from Tales To Astonish (Vol 1) #11.
A writer takes his family to the Black Swamp, where legends of a resident monster have existed for ages. When the writer's son stirs up the beast from the depths, the local townspeople react in fear and drive the monster back, unaware that it is a sentient being, patiently awaiting the time when it can request aid in repairing its spaceship. 7 pages.
"The Day Harrington Died!"
Reprinted from Astonishing Tales #11.
A diamond miner based on a jungle island is stuck with a drunken partner of whom he wishes to rid himself. He frames the partner by stealing the sacred gem from the idol that the local tribes worship. While the tribe may be fooled by his frame job, the awakened idol is not. 5 pages.
"The Specimen!"
Reprinted from Mystery Tales #9.
A leading scientist in the area of marine life is brought startling new near-humanoid specimens by an odd woman. She claims to be a fellow scientist, but is soon revealed to be a Atlantean, modified to appear human. The scientist pretends to be in love with her in order to keep her as a specimen for study, but soon learns that he is the specimen that she has been sent to collect for her people, who seek to reclaim the surface world. 6 pages.