Item Biography
"Something Lurks on Shadow Mountain!"
A man goes mountain climbing to forget the death of his love, but carelessly strays into territory that is considered to be cursed. There, he meets a mysterious woman who asks him to open a box. When a shambling figure of Death incarnate gets out of it, the woman is revealed to be Pandora, and the man must summon all of his courage to stop what he has started.
-Story written by Roy Thomas, drawn by John Buscema, inked by John Verpoorten, and lettered by Sam Rosen; 7 pages.
-Reprinted from Chamber of Darkness #3.
"I Unleashed Shagg Upon the World!"
Archaeologists in Egypt study the interior of a Sphinx. When one toys with a control apparatus he finds, the Sphinx springs to life. The scientist is trapped in the inner workings of the mechanical creature, and learns the monster is Shagg, an alien, part of a planned invasion of Earth. The scientist inadvertently activates Shagg too soon, and Shagg must use a ray to return everything to its original state and to erase the memory of all involved.
-Story drawn by Jack Kirby, and inked by Dick Ayers; 7 pages (T-724).
-Reprinted from Journey into Mystery (1952) #59.
"Eve of Halloween!"
A little girl tries her best to be good for her mother, who has promised to take her out for Halloween, but she keeps on ending up in trouble. The mother sees her daughter's sincerity, and keeps her promise as the two ride their witch's brooms through the night skies.
-Story illustrated by Ed Winiarsky; 4 pages.
-Reprinted from Astonishing #47.
Cover is homage to the cover of Chamber of Darkness #3.