Appearing in "The Return of Taboo!"
Featured Characters:
- Dan
Supporting Characters:
- Susan
Antagonists:
Races and Species:
Locations:
Vehicles:
- Spaceship
Synopsis for "The Return of Taboo!"

Taboo, at the end of his story in Strange Tales #75 is blown into individual pieces of mud that rain down from orbit onto Earth. Each piece can move by itself and they gather in central park where they reform into Taboo. Taboo is angered that the humans attempted to destroy him and goes on a rampage. He states that his people are great warriors, but when a spaceship of theirs arrives, they deny to the humans that this is the case. They tell Taboo that he is "sick" and they take him with them when they depart the planet.
Appearing in "Mystery Pupil"
Mystic #52.
Featured Characters:
- Colin
Supporting Characters:
- Mr. Plum
Antagonists:
- Unnamed Martian
Other Characters:
- Gertrude
Races and Species:
Synopsis for "Mystery Pupil"
Mystic #52.
A dull teacher earns accolades by accidentally helping capture a Martian criminal.
Appearing in "I am the Beast-Man!"
Featured Characters:
- Amos
Supporting Characters:
- Anne
Other Characters:
- Police
- Dog Catcher
Races and Species:
Locations:
Items:
- Ray Machine
- Transformation Serum
Synopsis for "I am the Beast-Man!"
A criminal transforms himself into a dog in order to escape from burglaries unnoticed. He must return home quickly or be stuck as a dog, but is picked up by a dog catcher and trapped in the pound.
Appearing in "The Strange Magic of Master Khan!"
Featured Characters:
- Hawk Gormey (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Hawk's Crew
Antagonists:
- Master Khan (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Khan's Crew
Races and Species:
Locations:
Vehicles:
- Dragon Ship
Synopsis for "The Strange Magic of Master Khan!"

A captain steals the ship of a practitioner of black magic by drugging the crew and replacing them with his own men while locking Master Khan in the hold. After they are on the high seas, the thief looks for Master Khan in the hold, but he has disappeared. The astonished crew point to Master Khan walking on the waves towards them. He casts spells to make the sea rise against them, the ship sail underwater, and finally places the evil men on a ship-in-a-bottle.
Appearing in "Am I the Unhuman?"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Other Characters:
- Police
- Gideon Burr's father
- Gideon Burr's grandfather
Races and Species:
Synopsis for "Am I the Unhuman?"
A scientist in builds a robot identical to himself, and programs it with his own memories. When robots are banned, the robot believes that it is the real person, and its creator the duplicate.
Notes
- "The Return of Taboo!" reprinted in Where Monsters Dwell #5
- "I am the Beast-Man!" reprinted in Weird Wonder Tales #10
- "The Strange Magic of Master Khan!" reprinted in Uncanny Tales #10 and Where Monsters Dwell #5
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