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Amazing Stories of Suspense#205
Cover: Bill Everett

Amazing Stories of Suspense #205

Jan 1983 · Alan Class · 0.25 GBP
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In "When He Presses the Button!", a communist general orders a brutal crackdown on villagers celebrating the new year, deploying a dragon float rigged with machine guns to massacre the crowd. But when the float reaches the parade's center, a real dragon emerges—leaving the soldiers to face a terror they never expected. Joe Orlando's striking art brings this eerie, suspenseful tale to life, while Bill Everett's cover captures the story's chilling climax in bold, dynamic lines.

Contains 11 stories
When He Presses the Button!
4 pp · Science Fiction
Haley
The House of Fear
4 pp · Horror-Suspense
Leo LucasRod Bailey
The Dragon's Roar!
4 pp · Fantasy
Ming Ho

In "The Dragon's Roar!" from *Amazing Stories of Suspense* #205 (1983), a communist general enacts a brutal crackdown on a village’s New Year celebration, turning a festive dragon float into a mobile killing machine. When the machine-gun-equipped float advances through the parade, a real dragon emerges—unseen by the soldiers—and unleashes its fury, leaving the villagers unharmed.

The Secret!
4 pp · Fantasy
Cal DamonMr. Benton
The Changeling
4 pp · Horror-Suspense
Mr MilesWally
The Secret of the Graveyard!
4 pp · Fantasy
Blinky CorbinLew Bolden
They Can't Resist!
3 pp · Science Fiction
Barttch Re

In "They Can't Resist!" from *Amazing Stories of Suspense* #205, a blind man is handed a mysterious disk by an alien from Ganymede, who counts on human curiosity to activate a deadly gas release—only the man, unable to see, simply tosses the device into a river. The story hinges on a quiet act of defiance, where perception and vulnerability become unexpected weapons.

Magic Words!
4 pp · Fantasy
LennyMiss Donne
The Man Who Took a Walk!
4 pp · Fantasy
I Wore...The Mask of Drothor!
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
MarkasDrothor (flashback)

Jo, a struggling artist, crafts a mask inspired by the face of an ancient sorcerer, only to find himself transformed when he dons it during a robbery. The moment he slips on the mask, his features begin to shift, mirroring the sorcerer’s sinister visage—leaving him trapped in a body that’s no longer his own.

Speedtrapped
6 pp · Crime
JoeDan

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Full credits

artist, inker Joe Orlando
cover pencils, inks Bill Everett

Reprints

↩ Reprints Strange Stories of Suspense #5 (1955), Strange Stories of Suspense #12 (1956), Astonishing #58 (1957), Astonishing #60 (1957), Tales to Astonish #11 (1960), Uncanny Tales #2 (1963), Creepy Worlds #125 (1971), Amazing Stories of Suspense #167 (1978)

Reprinted in Uncanny Tales #55

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