You doubt everything don't you Dan Harper? The mystic poer of the sea... Her great children from the deep... 
- —Monster of Monterey
Appearing in "We Meet at Midnight!"
Featured Characters:
- Hugo Blore (First appearance; dies) (Main story and flashback)
Antagonists:
- Sphinx
Other Characters:
- Hugo's Stepfather (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
- Tut Al Ehmid (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Slugs (Referenced)
Locations:
- Earth-616 (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- North America (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Africa
- North America (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
Items:
- "The History of Ancient Egypt" (Book)
Synopsis for "We Meet at Midnight!"
A man communicates with the spirit of the Sphinx in order to learn the Egyptian's greatest secret. It turns out the Sphinx considers the Egyptian's greatest secret the process of mummification...which it proceeds to demonstrate.
Appearing in "Sorry... Mr. Hopkins!"
Featured Characters:
- Timothy Hopkins (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Martha Hopkins (First appearance; dies)
Antagonists:
- Unnamed Fortune Teller
Other Characters:
- Hopkins' Boss
Races and Species:
Locations:
Items:
- Special Glasses
Synopsis for "Sorry... Mr. Hopkins!"
A man bumps into the tent pole and drops his glasses, so the Gypsy fortune teller hands him a pair that makes her appear beautiful and convinces him to murder his wife and steal from his boss for her. When he returns to her with the money he bumps into the pole in the darkened tent again and she hands him the repaired glasses he originally dropped. She is then revealed as an old hag.
Appearing in "House for Sale"
Featured Characters:
- John Keystone (First appearance) (Impersonates Paul Harris)
Supporting Characters:
- Richard Burns (First appearance)
- Jeb Treble (First appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Charlie (First appearance)
- Miss Dee
- Ben White (Mentioned)
- Tom Keystone (Mentioned) (Deceased)
- Unidentified Police Department
- Unnamed Inspector
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earthspace
- Earth
- United States of America
- Keystone Manor
- United States of America
- Earth
- Earthspace
Synopsis for "House for Sale"
A real estate agent offers to spend the night at a house with a reputation for murder in order to show that it is safe for potential buyers. The caretaker offers to switch beds with the agent just in case the ghost does show up. Since the caretaker has lived there thirty years, he is not afraid to spend the night in the room with the bad reputation, but some fear would have saved his life, as the 'ghost' does indeed show up and murder him. When the real estate agent finds the body in the morning, he phones the police and laments to his boss that now the house will never sell. However, the last panel reveals that he is secretly glad the house will not sell as the reader learns the real estate agent is the murdering 'ghost' and he considers the house 'his'.
Appearing in "The Tansfin Horror"
Featured Characters:
- Professor Roydon
Supporting Characters:
- Jim Collins (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Ebenezer Tansfin (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Mrs. Reeya (Mentioned) (Deceased)
- Thomas Reeya (Mentioned) (Deceased)
- Seven unnamed Reeya children (Mentioned) (Deceased)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "The Tansfin Horror"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "The Burning Flame"
Featured Characters:
- Unnamed Bum (First appearance; dies)
Antagonists:
- Unidentified Police Department
- Two unnamed police officers
Other Characters:
- Unnamed Man (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Items:
- Corpse Candles
Synopsis for "The Burning Flame"
A bum steals silver candles from a body lying in state in a funeral home but the alarm puts the cops on his trail. He attempts to extinguish the flame, but the candles won't go out. He flees through the cemetery, but the candles light up the figure for the police who shoot him. He falls dead into the grave of the corpse he stole the candles from.
Appearing in "A Monster Among Us"
Featured Characters:
- Dan Harper (First appearance; dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Jose Mendez (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Monster of Monterey (Impersonates Lighthouse Keeper)
Other Characters:
- Pedro (First appearance; dies)
- Jose's Grandfather (Mentioned)
- Santo
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Fish (Mentioned)
- Horses (Mentioned)
- Goats (Mentioned)
- Apes (Mentioned)
- Octopuses (Mentioned)
- Dogs (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- United States of America
- California
- Monterey (First appearance)
- Drummond Reef Lighthouse
- California
- United States of America
- Earth
Synopsis for "A Monster Among Us"
A man encounters a lighthouse keeper who is a monster in disguise.
Notes
Publisher Notes[]
- "We Meet at Midnight!" is reprinted in Dead of Night #4.
- "Sorry... Mr. Hopkins!" is reprinted in Fear #21.
- "House for Sale" is reprinted in Journey Into Mystery (Vol. 2) #11.
- "The Burning Flame" is reprinted in Journey Into Mystery (Vol. 2) #11.
- "A Monster Among Us" is reprinted in Monsters on the Prowl #29.