Appearing in "He Who Hesitates..."
Journey Into Mystery #8
Featured Characters:
- Professor William Baker (First appearance; dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Amy Baker (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Eric Orson (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Tom
- Dean Edmunds
- Mr. Blaine (Behind the scenes)
- Mrs. Blaine (Behind the scenes)
- Herrick (Behind the scenes)
- Vice President of Alumni Association (Behind the scenes)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- United States of America
- New England
- Deversham (First appearance)
- New England
- United States of America
- Earth
Synopsis for "He Who Hesitates..."
Journey Into Mystery #8
A hesitant professor finally decides to kill the romeo who's moving in on his wife, but as usual, he waits a little too long and the other man pushes him off the cliff instead so that he can marry the professor's wife.
Appearing in "The Strange Case of Mr. Whimple!"
Journey Into Mystery #8
Featured Characters:
- Henry Simpson (First appearance) (Apparent death)
Antagonists:
- Mr. Whimple (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Unidentified Police Department
- Unnamed Police Officer (Shadow only)
- Mrs. G (Tim's Mother)
- Tim
- Mr. Arbuckle
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- United States of America
- Unidentified Boarding House
- United States of America
- Earth
Synopsis for "The Strange Case of Mr. Whimple!"
Journey Into Mystery #8
A thief attacks a man who always carries a box around on his shoulder with a blackjack and kills him. When he gets the box open, he is startled to see that he has killed one head but not the other and runs into the path of an oncoming train. His intended victim gets up and procures a box for the dead head.
Appearing in "Indoor Sport!"
Journey Into Mystery #8
Featured Characters:
- Mona Rand (First appearance) (Ghost, soul or spirit)
Supporting Characters:
- Danny Boland (First appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Jim Darvis (Mentioned) (Deceased)
- Tom
- Dr. Ferris
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- United States of America
- Unidentified Country Club
- Unidentified Cemetery
- United States of America
- Earth
Synopsis for "Indoor Sport!"
Journey Into Mystery #8
A female ghost acquires pictures of men from potential suitors and throws darts into them to inflict pain and death upon the men in revenge for a man who once jilted her.
Appearing in "The Tough Guy"
Journey Into Mystery #8
Featured Characters:
- Hank Klopp (First appearance; dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Dolly Simms (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Baldy Jones (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Unidentified Hospital
- Ed (Doctor)
- Unnamed Orderly
- Unnamed Security Guard (First appearance; dies)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- United States of America
- Baldy Jones' Gym
- Unidentified Hospital
- United States of America
- Earth
Items:
- Strength Serum
Synopsis for "The Tough Guy"
Journey Into Mystery #8
A muscleman gets pistol whipped and winds up in the hospital. He overhears a conversation between two doctors about a serum that toughens the body so he decides to take it and turn to crime with his powerful body. After he collapses the doctors inform him he has a throat infection that will kill him shortly now that his body is too powerful for medicine to take effect.
Notes
- Two of the stories have their original endings altered from Journey Into Mystery #8 in this reprint through added text, in the original print, both stories ended with the villain implicitly triumphant this perhaps this was changed due to the Comics Code at the time.
- In "He Who Hesitates" the ending is changed to alert the reader that after murdering William Baker a birdwatcher informs the authorities which causes Eric Orson to be arrested upon returning to Deversham. In the original story Eric appears to get away with the murder.
- In "Indoor Sport!" the ending is altered to alert the reader that Mona Rand's latest victim, Tom, is actually himself a murderous ghost as well and that he is out to avenge himself from all women, with a vague implication that the two will destroy each other. In the original story Tom is simply treated as Mona's next victim unaware of what's to come.