Adventures into the Unknown #4
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Giants of the Unknown" delivers a chilling 1949 tale from the American Comics Group, where fugitive Jug Nason and his partner flee after a violent robbery—only to face supernatural retribution. After murdering two young Gypsy women, they are haunted by their spirits in an abandoned house, culminating in a grim fate when their stolen car crashes into the decaying structure. Penciled and inked by Pete Riss, the story unfolds with a grim, atmospheric tension, while Ed Moritz’s cover captures the eerie dread of the tale.
In "Giants of the Unknown," Egyptologist Tom Andrews and his team uncover a colossal mummy in a forgotten tomb, awakening El-Rano—a being of a lost, godlike race whose advanced knowledge once shaped ancient Egyptian civilization. As the expedition grapples with the truth of their discovery, they face the unsettling realization that the past was far stranger than history records.
John Abbott, a young insurance salesman, finds himself inexplicably drawn to the mysterious Room 1313—a space that shouldn't exist in the building's layout—where he meets the beautiful Ellen Rogers and her employer, Casper MacLeish. But when the sinister Mr. Gregory appears, Abbott discovers that Room 1313 harbors dangers far stranger than any insurance policy can cover. A desperate game of cat-and-mouse unfolds as Abbott struggles to understand the horrifying secrets that bind these three figures together.
When Margaret Blythe arrives to claim her inheritance of Lawrence Manor—asserting descent from the mysterious first Roger Lawrence and Margaret Anders, whose marriage records vanished in a 1704 fire—the current Lawrence heir Roger contests her claim fiercely. But when Margaret glimpses the portrait of her supposed ancestor, buried memories begin to surface, pulling her into a vivid, disorienting past where she discovers herself as Margaret Anders on her own wedding day, centuries removed from the present. As the boundaries between her two lives blur and strange visions plague her, Margaret must grapple with the impossible truth of her dual existence—and what it means for the will, the manor, and the man she's meant to marry.
In "The Women Wore Black," two fugitives flee the law after a violent robbery, only to become prey themselves when a vengeful Gypsy elder curses them for murdering two young women. Haunted by the spirits of their victims, they seek shelter in an abandoned house—where the past refuses to stay buried. The story unfolds with a chilling sense of inevitability, as guilt and retribution close in.
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Reprinted in Astounding Stories #84 (1971), Sinister Tales #113 (1972), Sinister Tales #149 (1976), Secrets of the Unknown #168 (1977), Sinister Tales #195 (1983), Charons of Hell #[nn] (1983), Hero #1 (2001), Adventures into the Unknown Archives #1 (2012), Vampiress #3 (2025), Schatten des Grauens #4 (2026), Amazing Stories of Suspense #55, Astounding Stories #22, Secrets of the Unknown #64, Sinister Tales #48
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