Item Biography
"Jack the Ripper"
Reprinted from Astonishing #18.
An unsolved series of murders 20 years after the death of Jack the Ripper have the British media proclaiming that his ghost is back for vengeance. An American journalist seeks the grave of the famous killer to disprove the story, but only adds one more to the body count. 5 pages.
"Down in the Cellar"
Reprinted from Adventures Into Weird Worlds #10.
A hunter takes a bird to a taxidermist to have it stuffed, and instead gets upbraided for killing birds. When the hunter persists, the taxidermist adds the hunter to his personal collection. 5 pages.
"The Snowman!"
Reprinted from Astonishing #36.
Himalayan mountain climbers come across the tracks of the Abominable Snowman, and abandon their climb in the hopes of siting the elusive creature. Disputes over who will claim the find break out, and so do the inevitable fights. Soon, only one climber is left, lost and abandoned, and looking very like the beast that he imagines he hunts. 5 pages.
"Sarah"
Reprinted from Uncanny Tales #29.
Sarah Harper is an unscrupulous collector who has cheated people for her precious items. She hears of a significant find, Benedict Arnold's sword, and goes to see if she can dupe the finder into parting with it. When her efforts fail, she steals the sword, but her guilt weighs heavy on her, and, in a fit of paranoia, turns herself into the authorites. 5 pages.