Amazing Stories of Suspense #115
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Showdown at Sea!" delivers a quietly haunting journey when a commuter train vanishes into a tunnel—only to emerge in a realm of gentle, curious aliens who welcome the stranded humans. Written by Carl Wessler and illustrated by Mort Lawrence, this 1971 Alan Class gem captures a fleeting moment of wonder, where Earth’s ordinary travelers find themselves part of something extraordinary. The story’s quiet power lies in its bittersweet conclusion, revealed through the engineer’s tale and the final, silent image of a world that remembers them—just not the people who stayed. Cover by Gene Colan and Syd Shores.
In "A Slight Change of Luck!" from *Amazing Stories of Suspense* #115, the tangled romance between Vic Latimer, Grace Farwell, and Dave Henderson takes an unexpected turn after a fateful trip to Magic Mountain—years later, fate offers a chance to rewrite what was lost.
In "Missing: Frederick Forbes!" from *Amazing Stories of Suspense* #115 (1971), a century after banker Frederick Forbes vanished with the town’s savings, his great-grandson seeks answers through hypnosis. What unfolds is a haunting journey into the past, where long-buried truths surface and the fate of the missing fortune begins to unravel—though the full story remains hidden.
In "The Face!", a loyal companion of a wealthy man uncovers a shocking secret: the man had a son all along. Driven by curiosity and a mysterious inheritance, he seeks out an inventor with a strange machine capable of transferring a face from a photograph onto a living body. As the two men exchange features, a chilling revelation unfolds—this inventor is the long-lost son, and the wealthy man’s final will holds a twist no one saw coming.
In "While Simon Slept...!", Simon’s desperate claim that his matter duplicator created a duplicate who’s living his life takes a chilling turn when a police officer arrives to investigate—only to be duped by a man who insists he’s Simon’s long-lost twin. As suspicion grows and the truth begins to unravel, the duplicate flees to the basement, where the machine’s power spirals beyond control.
In "In the Dark!", a commuter train vanishes into a tunnel only to emerge in a realm of gentle, curious alien beings. As the passengers and crew learn to share their world with these kindred strangers, a quiet bond forms—each side fascinated by the other’s stories. When the train prepares to return, only the engineer remains willing to leave, his tale of wonder met with disbelief until the final, haunting reveal: the humans who stayed behind, and the world they chose to call home.
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↩ Reprints Strange Suspense Stories #52 (1952), Marvel Tales #140 (1955), Marvel Tales #143 (1956), Marvel Tales #147 (1956), World of Suspense #5 (1956), World of Suspense #7 (1957), Midnight Mystery #3 (1961), Midnight Mystery #4 (1961), Space Adventures #49 (1963), Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #41 (1964), Adventures into the Unknown #152 (1964), Adventures into the Unknown #153 (1964), Forbidden Worlds #125 (1965), Daredevil #60 (1970), Creepy Worlds #125 (1971)
Reprinted in Uncanny Tales #76 (1971), Uncanny Tales #56
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