Amazing Stories of Suspense #27

A man desperate to sell a wild tale about a blackmailer trapped inside a mystical ruby—bound to guide souls after death—faces rejection from Stan Lee, who calls it too absurd even for Tales of Suspense. Left standing outside, he smirks, certain his secret is safe, before vanishing in an instant.

In "A Day to Remember," a young man named Rupert narrowly escapes what he thinks is a Martian abduction—only to realize, in the aftermath, that it was April Fool’s Day and the whole thing must have been a prank. But when strange signs begin to appear and the day’s events grow too real to dismiss, he starts to wonder if the joke was never on him.

In "The Man Who Vanished!", a curious experiment with a mysterious formula sends Ogden hurtling into prehistoric times, where he joins a band of cavemen on a hunt for a woolly mammoth—only to wake up moments later, back in the present, with no memory of the wild adventure that just happened.

In "The Night the Sphinx Spoke!", a cunning criminal uses a hidden microphone to make the ancient Sphinx appear to speak, orchestrating a scheme to collect jewels under the guise of a pharaoh’s demand. When the plan unravels, the arrested gang claims they were set up—only to reveal the pharaoh they were supposed to impersonate was no actor, but something far older and real.

In "A Man's Best Friend," a young man's dog is whisked away to Jupiter, where he's mistaken for a powerful Earthling. What follows is a whirlwind of intrigue and unexpected heroism as Bruce, despite being just a dog, stumbles into a royal power struggle that could reshape an entire planet.

Joe Bender, a man whose generosity drains his wallet, finds himself in a rare pinch—until a mysterious antique silver bowl catches his eye. Though he’s always given away every cent he earns, this purchase might just change everything, though whether it brings fortune or a deeper mystery remains to be seen.

In "The First Man!", a man claiming to be the first visitor from Venus arrives at an airport, drawing crowds with his outlandish tale—only to find his elaborate publicity stunt has drawn the wrong kind of attention. As the media frenzy builds, his performance begins to unravel in ways he never expected.