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Appearing in "Help!"

Reprint of the 3rd story from
Tales to Astonish #22

Featured Characters:

  • Unnamed Writer

Supporting Characters:

  • Typewriter's Previous Owner

Other Characters:

  • Mr. Brown

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Items:

  • Typewriter

Synopsis for "Help!"

Reprint of the 3rd story from
Tales to Astonish #22
A man buys a second-hand typewriter, which only seems to write the same message. The typewriter is typing an address of some kind. The man decides to go to the address given, and he finds the previous owner of the typewriter in danger. The man rescues the previous owner.

Appearing in "Ashes to Ashes!"

Reprint of the 3rd story from
Mystery Tales #9

Featured Characters:

  • Helen

Supporting Characters:

  • George

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Synopsis for "Ashes to Ashes!"

Reprint of the 3rd story from
Mystery Tales #9
A woman burns her uncle to death before learning that the directions to his fortune are tattooed in a map upon his back.

Appearing in "Behind the Locked Door!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Uncanny Tales #38

Featured Characters:

  • Harry (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Kay (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Frederick Benson (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • William Talbot (First appearance) (Only in flashback)

Other Characters:

  • Southern Cross (Only in flashback)
    • Unnamed Captain (Only in flashback)
    • Unnamed Crewman (Only in flashback)
  • Eagle Star (Named only)

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  • Southern Cross (First appearance) (Ship)

Synopsis for "Behind the Locked Door!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Uncanny Tales #38
A man named Harry thinks himself a failure and tries driving away to sulk in his sorrows until he gets into a car accident due to the wet road. After the accident he walks to a nearby abandoned house and explores it until he happens upon a locked door. He smashes into the door and walks its strange corridor which shows him the positive consequences of his life. With renewed hope that he isn't a failure Harry leaves the house to the girl he loves only for the house to disappear behind him.

Appearing in "The Cry of the Sorcerers!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
World of Fantasy #1
  • Appearances not yet listed

Synopsis for "The Cry of the Sorcerers!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
World of Fantasy #1
A city slicker tries to take advantage of stories concerning sorcerers living in swamp caves, but he outruns the local folks to escape the cave when it turns out there really are wailing sorcerers living deep in the caves.

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