Listening in on other people's conversations may satisfy your curiosity! But be careful! That strange, hollow voice may be...THE VOICE OF DOOM! 
- —From the splash page of "The Voice of Doom"
Appearing in "Blind Date"
Featured Characters:
- Mac Farrand (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Joe
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Tony (Mentioned)
- Unnamed Taxi Driver
- Unnamed Blind Date
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- North America
- Jamaica (Mentioned in narration)
- Earth
Synopsis for "Blind Date"
A man walks out of a bar and sees a beautiful redhead sitting in a convertible waiting for someone. He hits on her. She tells him that she is waiting for an older wealthy man and asks him to leave but he refuses and gets in the car. She says 'Very well' and careens off. He becomes frightened and tells her to slow down and she does not. When he glances over at her, he screams, for he sees a skeleton that tells him he has stolen a blind date with Death as the car heads straight for the side of a mountain.
Appearing in "Death Finds a Way"
Featured Characters:
- George Brand (First appearance) (Impersonates Harold Smythe)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Unnamed Elderly Man (Mentioned) (Deceased)
- Unidentified Police Department
- Numerous unnamed park strollers
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- United States of America
- Green County Park
- United States of America
- Earth
Synopsis for "Death Finds a Way"
Death visits a murderer when his car stops at a cemetery. Death scares the man, George Brand, so much that he commits suicide with his gun.
Appearing in "The Strange Game"
Featured Characters:
- Lou Beltram (First appearance) (Main story and flashback) (Apparent death)
Supporting Characters:
- Ernie
Antagonists:
- Poker Players (Only in flashback)
- Four unnamed players (Only in flashback)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616 (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Ernie's Bar
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
Synopsis for "The Strange Game"
A man stumbles over a card game where four strange characters are playing for body parts.
Appearing in "The Man from Mars"
Featured Characters:
- Freddie
Supporting Characters:
- Freddie's Mother
Antagonists:
- Martian
Other Characters:
- Frankenstein (Named only)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Vehicles:
- Martian Spaceship
Synopsis for "The Man from Mars"
A deadbeat wants to see a movie called 'The Man from Mars' but since he doesn't bother to get a job, he's broke and has no money. When he sees a rocket ship with a sign outside that reads "Be the First to see Mars" he thinks it's a promotion for the picture and enters, hoping to get to see the movie for free. Suddenly, the rocket blasts off and he passes out from the acceleration. When he revives, he finds himself a captive in a Martian zoo.
Appearing in "Drink Deep, Vampire"
Featured Characters:
- Karl Croya (First appearance; dies)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Unnamed Police Officer
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "Drink Deep, Vampire"
A business man attempts to swindle a coven of vampires by draining their blood every day and selling it back to them every evening.
Appearing in "The Voice of Doom!"
Featured Characters:
- Mr. Hendrix
Antagonists:
- "Voice of Doom"
Other Characters:
- Horror Publications Incorporated (First appearance)
- Benson (Behind the scenes)
- White (Mentioned)
- Kovacs (Mentioned)
- Rogers (Behind the scenes)
- Numerous unnamed employees
- Abraham Lincoln (Mentioned)
- Inter-Office Communicator Company (First appearance)
- Unnamed Employee
- Mrs. Kovacs (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "The Voice of Doom!"
A publisher has communication devices installed in every cubicle so he can fire his employees when they badmouth him. One day, he hears a voice that threatens him with eternal torments in Hell. He demands to know who is speaking and a grinning skull emanates from the device to claim him.
Notes
Publication Notes[]
- "Blind Date" is reprinted in Beware #2.
- "The Man from Mars" is reprinted in Beware #2.
- "Drink Deep, Vampire" is reprinted in Dracula #2.
- "The Voice of Doom" is reprinted in Beware #2.
- "The Strange Game" is reprinted in Crypt of Shadows #3.
- "Death Finds a Way!" is also a text story that is published in Journey Into Mystery #1. It is unrelated to the story within this issue.
Trivia
- "The Man from Mars" was rewritten as "The Story of Sammy Snork" in Tales of Suspense #8 with art by Bill Everett.
- The publisher in "The Voice of Doom" is almost a dead ringer for J. Jonah Jameson.