—Unnamed Pawnshop OwnerI should have known! I've been tricked into lending money for a worthless box! As if there could be anything supernatural about a plain wooden box!
Appearing in "Ghosts in the Night"
Featured Characters:
- General Ivan Zaroff (First appearance; dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Soviet Army
- Numerous unnamed soldiers a military personnel
- KGB
- Numerous unnamed members
Antagonists:
- Resistance
- Nicholas Petrov (First appearance; dies)
- Two unnamed members (Ghost, soul or spirit)
Other Characters:
- George Washington (Portrait)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "Ghosts in the Night"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "Birth of a Vampire!"
- Appearances not yet listed
Synopsis for "Birth of a Vampire!"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "Dream's End"
Featured Characters:
- Joe
Supporting Characters:
- Paul Weston (Dream)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "Dream's End"
Appearing in "The Most Miserable Man in the World"
Featured Characters:
- Ahab
Supporting Characters:
- Abdul
- Samia
Antagonists:
- Black Hassan
- Devil
- Three unnamed demons
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earthspace
- Hades (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "The Most Miserable Man in the World"
A man with terrible luck finally uses a book of black magic to summon the Devil, who informs him that he actually is in Hell.
Appearing in "A Scream in the Dark!"
Featured Characters:
- Lenore
- Frank Price (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Unnamed Carnival Barker
Other Characters:
- Charlie (Lenore's Husband) (Vision)
- Rip Van Winkle (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- United States of America
- Tunnel of Love
- United States of America
- Earth
Synopsis for "A Scream in the Dark!"
When a couple arrive at the end of the tunnel of love, they find that they have aged rapidly and the fairground deserted. They attempt to return the way they came, and they succeed in getting out the front entrance where the fair is still going on, but they remain of advanced age.
Appearing in "The Wooden Box"
Featured Characters:
- Unnamed Pawnshop Owner
Supporting Characters:
- Unnamed Stranger
Races and Species:
Locations:
Items:
- Wooden Box
Synopsis for "The Wooden Box"
When a pawn shop owner opens a wooden box that he has been warned against opening, he is transformed into a skeleton.
Notes
Publication Notes[]
- "The Most Miserable Man in the World" is reprinted in Giant-Size Werewolf #5.
- "A Scream in the Dark!" is reprinted in Crypt of Shadows #10.
- "The Wooden Box" is reprinted in Uncanny Tales (Vol. 2) #4.