Item Biography
"The Scorpion Strikes!"
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Vol 1) #82.
In an atomic research lab, the dangers of the work make the technicians nervous, leading to an accident. A scorpion gets dosed with radiation, and grows to deadly proportion. A hypnotist, brought in to help the nervous technicians, defeats the monster. 7 pages.
"Won't You Step Into My Parlor...???"
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Vol 1) #80.
A wealthy European industrialist is obsessed with crushing his rival, and knows of his rival's weak heart. He constructs a mansion with rooms in which one would imagine they are only 6 inches tall, then invites his rival over. His rival suffers a heart attack, but utters a curse before he dies, and its fulfillment is not long in coming. 7 pages.
"Take a Chair"
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Vol 1) #82.
Two chair designers vie for commissions, but Gorgi Gruff is only an imitator, while Adam Able makes uncommonly comfortable seats. Gruff holds Able at gunpoint for the secret of his designs, but Gruff gets much more than he bargained for. 5 pages.