"The Menace of Shandu!"
Reprinted from Strange Tales (1951) #83.
A boy buys a book on magic from a second-hand book store, and attempts to summon a genie. For his efforts, he is greeted by Shandu, a belligerent genie who promises to destroy the boy after granting one wish. The boy wishes himself to the moment before he entered the bookstore. 5 pages.
"My Brother Harry"
Reprinted from Strange Tales (1951) #5.
Marge has her brother Harry living with her, and it is driving her husband Phil over the edge. Harry sees and talks with the dead, although everybody else thinks he's just crazy. Phil savagely beats Harry, so Marge poisons him. Phil returns from the hospital to confront Marge, but she can't see him... only Harry can. 5 pages.
"Inside the Furnace!"
Reprinted from Astonishing #57, incorrectly attributed to Astonishing Tales #57 on the splash page.
Old Zeke Toller keeps his ill-gotten fortune hidden under the floor of his basement. He notices a passage that he has never seen before, and goes through to find an unfamiliar world. He meets a young man who seems oddly familiar. The man has a satchel of cash that Zeke ultimately steals from him. While fleeing from police, he burns the loot to avoid being caught. When he arrives home, he finds his stash burnt, and then recognizes that he traveled to the past and stole from his younger self. 4 pages.
"They Lurk in the Cave!"
Reprinted from Astonishing #57.
A down-and-out man comes across some tracks while at his fishing hole that belong to a giant. He follows them into a cave, where he meets an alien. The alien is a lawman, intent on catching others of his species who are trying to subjugate the earth. The fisherman aids the lawman, renewing his sense of self-worth. 4 pages.