Appearing in "I Discovered Gorgilla!"
Featured Characters:
- Gorgilla
(First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Scotty
Antagonists:
- Tyrannosaurus Rex
Other Characters:
- Anne
- Frank
- Natives/Headhunters
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Synopsis for "I Discovered Gorgilla!"

A scientist mounts an expedition to Borneo in order to locate the remains of the missing link. He is surprised upon his arrival that the locals refer to the creature as living upon "midnight mountain". The natives have built an enclosure around the area ala Kong, so after his group scales the wall, they come face to face with Gorgilla. Initially, relations between human and missing link are antagonistic, but when a T-Rex shows up, Gorgilla decides he feels more of a kinship with the explorers and attacks the reptile. He is victorious, but tired and weak after the fight, and the scientists realize he could be easily captured. Since he saved their lives from the T-Rex, they grant him the peace of remaining in his native habitat.
Appearing in "The Sorcerer"
Strange Tales of the Unusual #1.
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Synopsis for "The Sorcerer"
Strange Tales of the Unusual #1.
A man who has travelled the world and seen wonders performed by hermits in India returns home to find that his young nephew creates magic with only belief.
Appearing in "My Nightmare Has No End!"
Featured Characters:
- The Condemned Man
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Locations:
- Zendu
- Earth
Synopsis for "My Nightmare Has No End!"
Through a dream, a creature from another dimension convinces a human to trade bodies with him. When the transformation is completed, it tells him that on its planet it is so peaceful that there is unending boredom. Thinking it's tricked him, the creature awakes to find out that the man is in jail serving a life sentence.
Appearing in "Save Me! Save Me!"
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- Atomic Disintergrating Machine
Synopsis for "Save Me! Save Me!"
A scientist alters his atomic structure in order to walk on water and steal a secret experiment being kept on a boat. He fails when after the theft his body now sinks into the land.
Appearing in "A Monster Waits Outside!"
Featured Characters:
- Major Ford
Antagonists:
- Unknown Alien Species
Other Characters:
- Scientists
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Vehicles:
- Isolation Sphere
Synopsis for "A Monster Waits Outside!"

This story has the same plot as "The Insect Man" in Tales of Suspense #24 with the difference that the subject of the isolation experiment is shot into space rather than placed deep underground.
Notes
- "I Discovered Gorgilla!" reprinted in Monsters on the Prowl #9 & Weird Wonder Tales #21
- "My Nightmare Has No End!" reprinted in Fear #4 & Tomb of Darkness #19 & As "The Beast Man" in Fantasy Masterpieces #4
- "A Monster Waits Outside!" reprinted in Chamber of Chills #24 & Fear #3
- "Save Me! Save Me!" reprinted in Fear #3
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