"I Was Trapped in the Chamber of Fear!"
A man comes to Stan Lee's office to offer a story for use in "Tales of Suspense". His tale is of a scandal reporter, whose disregard for the private lives of his subjects made him ruthless. The reporter learns of a rich hermit, and smells a story. His investigation brings him face-to-face with the hermit, who has been the captive slave of an extra-dimensional race, tasked with stealing souls for the other dimension. The hermit trades places, trapping the reporter, freeing himself. Stan Lee thinks the story is too far fetched and throws the man out, not knowing that is was the hermit. Story written by Stan Lee, penciled by Jack Kirby, and inked by Dick Ayers; 7 pages.
Reprinted in Fantasy Masterpieces (1966) #6.
"Bird Talk"
A two-page, text-only story. Type-set.
Reprinted from Journey into Unknown Worlds #50.
"The Mystery of the Tax Collector from Space!" [V-806]
Unemployed actor, Harry Grubb ponders his fate before crossing paths with a stranded UFO. He finds a dead alien inside, who could not endure Earth's atmosphere. Harry sees the potential for a grand con, and disguises himself as the alien, and sets about making a public appearance to demand tribute from Earthlings. Just as Harry is poised for success, the Mother Ship comes to collect Harry for their space zoo. Story written by Stan Lee, penciled by Jack Kirby, and inked by Dick Ayers; 6 pages.
"The Secret of the Mirage"
Dr. Robert Jones travels to a poor desert country to bring care to the needy. The ruling Sheik is dying, and the Doctor is sent for, but a rival to the Sheik seeks to dissuade the Doctor from saving the man. The Doctor obeys his oath to save lives, which puts his in danger. The rival pursues him across the desert, but the Doctor disappears, spirited away by the residents of the Eighth Dimension, who save the worthy souls of our dimension. Story illustrated by Don Heck; 5 pages.
"Where is the Wommelly?"
In the future, Earth is invaded by a hostile fleet of ships. They announce themselves as the Wommelly race, and find that Earth is not without defenses. After one of their ships is shot down, the invasion leaves, and the Earthlings find the ship which was shot down, but abandoned. The search for the alien is fruitless, and soon is abandoned, assuming the alien committed suicide to avoid capture. Little do the Earthlings know that the alien is in their midst, as he is identical to an Earth man. Story written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Steve Ditko; 5 pages.
Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers.