Appearing in "I Dream of Doom!"
Featured Characters:
- Frank Atwell
Supporting Characters:
- Unnamed Nurse
- Unnamed Doctor
Antagonists:
- Monster (Robot) (Dream)
Other Characters:
- Unnamed Girl (Dream)
- Frank Atwell's Cat (Only in flashback)
- Sagurr (Magician) (Mentioned)
- Numerous unnamed dream subjects (Dream)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Dream Dimension
- Earthspace
- Earth
- United States of America
- Unnamed Doctor's Office
- United States of America
- Earth
Synopsis for "I Dream of Doom!"
A man is pursued by a monstrous creature in his dreams. Each night the monster comes closer to seizing him. Panicked, he barges into a doctor's office and demands medication to keep from sleeping. The doctor thinks that he is exhausted and so gives him a sedative. The creature succeeds this time in seizing the man and returns him to his world where he is a king who had been bewitched by a sorcerer he had banished. His subjects built the creature which is merely a robot to find their ruler in that alternate reality called Earth and bring him back safely.
Appearing in "Universal Gadget"
Journey Into Mystery #30
Synopsis for "Universal Gadget"
Journey Into Mystery #30
A text only story featuring a mysterious salesman who offers a product that can do anything, but his customer decides that his ordinary predicament is better than the risk of the unknown.
Appearing in "The Impossible Tunnel!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Drillers
- Ben
- Numerous unnamed drillers
Antagonists:
- Giant Octopus
Other Characters:
- United States Government
- Numerous unnamed politicians
- Residents of "Utopia"
- Omor
- Numerous unnamed residents
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Solar System
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- New England
- Unnamed Engineering College
- Washington, D.C.
- New England
- United States of America
- Europe (Mentioned)
- Atlantic Ocean (Mentioned)
- Subterranea
- "Utopia"
- North America
- Moon (Mentioned)
- Jupiter (Mentioned)
- Earth
Vehicles:
- Atomic Drills
Events:
- World War II (Referenced)
Synopsis for "The Impossible Tunnel!"
A man attempts to build a tunnel from America to Europe but finds a peaceful colony of people living beneath the ocean. Worried that this paradise will be corrupted by surface men, he turns off the electricity that was keeping a giant octopus away from the digging equipment. He tells his backers the project is too dangerous and recommends that no further attempts be made.
Appearing in "Beware the Future Man!"
Featured Characters:
- Unnamed Criminal
Supporting Characters:
- Unnamed Radio Host
- Elsa Peterson (Main story and flashback)
Antagonists:
- Unnamed Future Man (Main story and flashback)
Other Characters:
- Unidentified Police Department
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
Vehicles:
- Time Machine
Synopsis for "Beware the Future Man!"
A criminal attempts to extort the wrong motorist, when he learns that motorist is from the future and has come back to take someone that won't be missed.
Appearing in "The Clock-Maker!"
Featured Characters:
- Unnamed Clockmaker
Supporting Characters:
- Bookkeeper
Other Characters:
- Unnamed Witness
- Unnamed Police Officer
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "The Clock-Maker!"
When a passerby hears the clock-maker berating his bookkeeper for making an error, he thinks he hears sounds of a struggle and fetches a policeman. The policeman can feel no pulse on the bookkeeper and is ready to arrest the clock-maker for murder when the clock-maker asks him to wait just ten seconds to prove his innocence. In ten seconds, the hour strikes, and the bookkeeper sits up. The policeman realizes that the clock-maker has manufactured his own bookkeeper.
Notes
- "I Dream of Doom!" is reprinted in Dead of Night #10 and Fear #7.
- "The Impossible Tunnel!" is reprinted in Creatures on the Loose #16.
- "Beware the Future Man!" is reprinted in Tomb of Darkness #15.
- "The Clock-Maker!" is reprinted in Weird Wonder Tales #11.