"The Scarecrow"
A skinny man has had all he can take of rejection and bullying, and buys a magic potion designed to increase his muscles, but refuses to buy the expensive antidote. At first, it seems like a dream come true, but the potion doesn't stop working, and soon he is sorry for his cheapness. 5 pages.
Reprinted in Crypt of Shadows #1.
"The Pact" 2 pages, text with spot illustration.
"Don't Look!"
A hideous man comes into a patent office with a mirror that he claims can project the image of whoever you ask to see, however far into the future. The patent attorney swindles the man by having him taken to the asylum, but the jokes on him. 5 pages.
Reprinted in Crypt of Shadows #1.
"How Clumsy Can Ya Be?"
The American man learning magic from the Indian swami is a klutz is taunted by his teacher. He finally has enough, and murders the swami. He returns to America to capitalize on his training. At his first magic show, he performs the trick where he invites an audience member to saw him in half. Once a klutz, always a klutz. 4 pages.
"Thru the Door"
A fighter's manager hits on the fighter's woman while he's not looking...or so the manager thought. The woman and the manager flee to find safety, and find it only behind an iron door. The manager finds that there is no safety there either. 4 pages.
Reprinted in Crypt of Shadows #2.
"The Hiding Place"
At a costume party, a husband finds his wife and best friend have been cheating on him. He attacks his friend in a jealous rage, and his wife accidentally kills him. Her boyfriend takes the body to hide, but the wife is nervous until the boyfriend returns in costume...or is it the boyfriend? 5 pages.