Item Biography
"The Midnight Monster"
Reprinted from Journey into Mystery (1952) #79.
Victor Avery has it all, money, good looks and smarts. He is jilted by a woman who falls in love with an engineer instead. He invents a serum that turns him into an indestructible force, and he goes seeking revenge. None can stop him in his rampage as he follows the trail of his rival, until the monster falls prey to an ingenious trap, a bottomless pit, engineered by his rival. 7 pages.
"There is a Brain Behind the Fangs!"
Reprinted from Journey into Mystery (1952) #62.
Frank is absolutely convinced that dogs have evolved to the point of intelligence, but are playing dumb to catch man unaware when they decide to take over the planet. His friend agrees to place his dog under hypnosis to find the truth. The dog won't answer, because they are under the control of the greater threat, cats. 5 pages.
"I Took a Journey Into Fear!"
Reprinted from Journey into Mystery (1952) #63.
A scientist tries to convince his fellows that they should help him travel back in time, but they say it can't be done, and is too dangerous. He commits a crime to obtain the equipment he needs, and when he succeeds in his goal, the primitive civilization in which he arrives throws him in the dungeon. 5 pages.
"Wings of the Butterfly!"
Reprinted from Journey into Mystery (1952) #79.
The ace space explorer has an odd pass time: collecting butterflies. He does it out of a sense of empowerment and cruelty, but when he gets his next exploration assignment, he is the prey of the planet's race of giant butterfly race that hunt him. 5 pages.
"The Last Laugh!"
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (1959) #29.
The practical joker got his laughs at everybody else's expense. When a joke involving dynamite goes wrong, he dies and awakens with angel wings on a cloud. He is approached by two other angels, who pull off their disguises, revealing them to be demons, laughing hysterically. 5 pages.
"The Black Ray"
Reprinted from Journey into Mystery (1952) #66.
A scientist is imprisoned for his dangerous work, but invents a device in prison that will transfer his psyche into somebody in the past. His device works, but his selection was flawed, and he finds that he doesn't escape fate. 5 pages.
"The Voice of Fate!"
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (1959) #33.
The Fates control the destiny of mankind, and one of the Fates tries to tell the criminal in the midst of his crime that he cannot escape his fate. The man laughs it off as he retreats to the city of Hiroshima with his loot. 5 pages.