Oh-h-h-h-h... (sob!)... please, please... let me take them off!! If I'm good, Satan,... h-how long will I have to wear these sissy duds?? 
- —Bart Nelson
Appearing in "The Ice Monster Cometh!"
Featured Characters:
- Ice Monster (Fred Hammer) (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Lucille Tobin (First appearance) (Apparent death)
- Jeffrey Tobin (First appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Three unnamed citizens of Wintersville
- Blackie (Horse)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "The Ice Monster Cometh!"
A woman who scoffs at local tales of an 'ice monster' plots to get rid of her husband and pin the blame on the 'ice monster'. She has the tables turned on her when the accomplice she picks to aid her in her crime reveals himself to be...the Ice Monster.
Appearing in "The Lost City"
Featured Characters:
- Rusty Pike (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Jimmy
Antagonists:
- Charro
Other Characters:
- United States Air Force
- Unnamed Major
- Lt. Bob Harper (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earthspace
- Earth
- United States of America
- "Black City"
- Atlantis (Referenced)
- Earth
- Heaven (Invoked)
- Earthspace
Synopsis for "The Lost City"
A pilot finds himself in a lost city at the ocean floor while charting a hurricane where men have their mouths sewn shut in order to prevent them from telling the secret.
Appearing in "The Woman Who Was Afraid of Birds"
Featured Characters:
- Martin Richter (First appearance; dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Elizabeth Richter (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Kachita (Bird)
Other Characters:
- Martha Richter (First appearance) (Martin's Sister)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "The Woman Who Was Afraid of Birds"
A man buys an exotic bird to kill his wife who has a bird phobia. The bird gets out and manages to kill the husband instead.
Appearing in "Harry's Hideout"
Featured Characters:
- Harry Ward (First appearance) (Apparent death)
Supporting Characters:
- Unnamed Old Man
Other Characters:
- Satan (Cat)
- Unidentified Police Department
- Unnamed Police Officer
Races and Species:
Locations:
Items:
- Time Capsule
Synopsis for "Harry's Hideout"
A murderer seeks a hiding place and unknowingly enters a time capsule.
Appearing in "Tough Guy"
Featured Characters:
- Bart Nelson (First appearance)
Antagonists:
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "Tough Guy"
The usual tortures of Hell don't bother this particular tough guy so Satan dresses him in dandy's clothes.
Appearing in "The Great Disappointment!"
Featured Characters:
- Ivan Korosoff (First appearance) (Apparent death)
- Serge Petroff (First appearance) (Apparent death)
- Unnamed Cosmonaut (Apparent death)
Supporting Characters:
- Soviet Army
- Numerous unnamed military personnel
Antagonists:
- Moon (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Unnamed Professor
Races and Species:
Locations:
Vehicles:
- Korosoff Rocket
Synopsis for "The Great Disappointment!"
The moon is revealed to be a living organism which devours beings on its surface thus producing craters.
Notes
- "The Iceman Cometh!" is reprinted in Chamber of Chills #12.
- "The Lost City" is reprinted in Chamber of Chills #10.
- "Harry's Hideout" is reprinted in Chamber of Chills #10.
- "Tough Guy" is reprinted in Where Monsters Dwell #28.
- "The Great Disappointment!" is reprinted in Weird Wonder Tales #13.
See Also
- 1 image(s) from Journey Into Unknown Worlds Vol 1 17
- 4 reprint(s) of Journey Into Unknown Worlds Vol 1 17