Get back to work on filling those bags, and don't forget to label each one right away! Get the name on the bag in big black letters! 
- —Kurt Braun
Appearing in "The Old Mill"
Featured Characters:
- Unnamed Stranger
Antagonists:
- Kurt Braun (First appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Two unnamed villagers
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- Germany
- Black Forest
- Kurt Braun's Old Mill
- Black Forest
- Germany
- Earth
Synopsis for "The Old Mill"
A mill hand disposes of his tyrannical boss by grinding him up.
Appearing in "Escape"
Featured Characters:
- Ed Farnum (First appearance) (Apparent death)
Supporting Characters:
- Unnamed Stranger
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Big Jim (Referenced) (Deceased)
- Unnamed Woman
- Unnamed Woman's Nephew (Mentioned)
- Numerous unnamed passengers
- Conductor
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earthspace
- Earth
- United States of America
- Utah
- New York (Referenced)
- San Francisco, California (Mentioned)
- United States of America
- Earth
- Hell
- Earthspace
Synopsis for "Escape"
Ed Farnum a fugitive wanted for murder is on a train fleeing to San Francisco from New York. Somewhere in Utah the train is stalled due to a blizzard. Ed flees the train in order to save himself. As he walks through the blizzard almost frozen to death he happens upon a man who offers to help him and the train but Ed insists on just helping himself. The stranger points Ed to a set of stairs where the snow is strangely absent. Going down the stairs Ed begins to get warmer and warmer until he is confronted by a large man in red who has his minions in red grab him and pull in farther into the halls of fire.
Appearing in "Fame!"
Featured Characters:
- Vance Roamer (First appearance) (Apparent death)
Supporting Characters:
- H.T. Whitney (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- KRYX (Radio Station) (Named only)
- Vance Roamer's Landlady
- Numerous unnamed New Yorkers
- NYPD
- Unnamed Police Officer
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "Fame!"
Universal rejection makes a would-be actor's mind snap and so he rents a tuxedo with his last few dollars and does a presentation on a building ledge before a gathered crowd until he makes the leap that will ensure his fame.
Appearing in "The Storm"
Featured Characters:
- Miko Arley (First appearance) (Apparent death)
Antagonists:
- Darden
- John Matlack (First appearance)
- Cavelli
- Broderick
- Lopez
- Winton
- Pilot (Devil)
Other Characters:
- Unidentified Police Department
- Two unnamed police officers
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earthspace
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- New York City (Mentioned)
- United States of America
- Paris, France (Mentioned)
- North America
- Earth
- Heaven (Invoked)
- Hell
- Earthspace
Synopsis for "The Storm"
A killer hijacks a plane to escape the police. The pilot turns out to be Satan and he lands the plane in Hell.
Appearing in "Something in the Fog!"
Featured Characters:
- Nick Laska (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Nick Laska's Associates
- Two unnamed associates
Antagonists:
- Crew of the Flying Dutchman
- Unnamed Captain
- Numerous unnamed crewmembers
Other Characters:
- United States Coast Guard (Mentioned)
- FBI
- Tennant (First appearance; dies)
- Uncle Sam (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- South America (Mentioned)
- Africa (Mentioned)
- Earth
Vehicles:
- Nick Laska's Boat
- Flying Dutchman
Synopsis for "Something in the Fog!"
A group of smugglers run into the Flying Dutchman.
Appearing in "If the Shoe Fits"
Featured Characters:
- Unnamed Shoemaker (First appearance; dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Unidentified Police Department
- Murphy
- Two unnamed police officers
Antagonists:
- Unnamed Murderer
Other Characters:
- Atlas Construction Company (Named only)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "If the Shoe Fits"
A man who murders a shoe maker becomes trapped in wet cement.
Notes
- "The Old Mill" is reprinted in Vault of Evil #4.
- "Fame" is reprinted in Journey Into Mystery (Vol. 2) #10.
- "The Storm" is reprinted in Uncanny Tales (Vol. 2) #3.
- "Something in the Fog" is reprinted in Journey Into Mystery (Vol. 2) #10.
- "If the Shoe Fits" is reprinted in Tomb of Darkness #12.
