Comix: A History of Comic Books in America #[nn]

In "Lois Lane -- Superwoman!", Lois Lane awakens from a near-fatal accident with a wild dream: after a transfusion of Superman's blood, she gains superpowers and even convinces Superman to marry her—only to realize it was all a fantasy. The story plays with wish-fulfillment and identity, exploring Lois’s longing through a surreal, dreamlike lens.

In "The Granite Lady," Professor Carlon’s experiment goes awry when he attempts to turn Sheila into a granite statue—only to transform her into a monstrous, stone-skinned being. Now, Plas must track her down before she’s lost to her new form, racing against time to deliver the antidote.

In "The Expert!", EC Comics editors Bill Gaines and Albert Feldstein seek out a supposed authority on Mars to help shape a new story—only to be stunned when the man’s outlandish claims turn out to be the truth, revealing him as a visitor from the red planet. The story plays with perception and disbelief in a crisp, clever twist that’s as sharp as it is unexpected.

In "The Ad!", EC Comics editors Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein scramble to fill a last-minute gap in an issue by inventing a fake ad for a trip to Mars—only years later, they’re stunned to meet a man who swears he actually took that journey and now lives with his four-armed, three-eyed wife.

In "Big 'If'!", a wounded soldier lies dying by the roadside, his thoughts drifting to the quiet, fateful moment just before the blast—what if he’d stepped left, even an inch? The story lingers in that fragile space between memory and regret, where a single shift in fate could have rewritten everything.

In "Two Face Strikes Again!", the fragile peace of reformed Harvey Dent shatters when an explosion plunges him back into his duality. Batman and Robin race to uncover the pattern behind his new spree—targeting those who wear masks in public life—just as they're cornered at a tribal ceremony and forced to face a deadly coin flip over spikes.

In "A Financial Fable," Uncle Scrooge’s vast fortune—hidden in a giant corn crib on his farm—gets swept up by a sudden tornado and scattered across the country, turning every person who finds a piece of it into a millionaire overnight. The sudden shift in wealth sends ripples through towns and lives, as ordinary folks grapple with the unexpected windfall.

In "A Little Stranger!", a lonely vampire woman and a wandering werewolf find unexpected love in the shadowed hills, bound by moonlight and a desperate hope for a life beyond the curse. When the villagers strike, sealing them in the devil’s graveyard, their bond proves stronger than death—rising not for vengeance, but to begin a strange, eternal marriage beneath a mausoleum’s stone arch.

In "Meets a New Enemy ...Fire!", Namor, Namora, and Byrrah explore the abandoned Antarctic outpost of Little America, unaware of the dangers hidden in its frozen halls. When Namora knocks over a can of kerosene, the resulting explosion ignites a blaze that traps them in the burning hut—forcing Namor to face fire, a force utterly alien to his underwater nature, as he races into the flames to save his cousin.

In "The Vampire Strikes," Cap and Bucky confront a terrifying new menace as Dr. Togu, once a master of occult medicine, turns his twisted genius toward unleashing a vampire upon America—abandoning his past atrocities for a far more sinister kind of horror. With the stakes higher than ever, the duo must battle a supernatural threat that defies their usual tactics and tests their resolve in ways they've never faced before.

In "Dr. Strange Master of Black Magic!", the Sorcerer Supreme is summoned by a man plagued by terrifying dreams, only to find himself facing the malevolent Nightmare himself. As the dreamscapes unfold, Strange uncovers the man’s hidden guilt—revealed through the nightmares—and guides him toward confession, proving that even the mind’s darkest visions can hold truth.

In "At the Stroke of Midnight!", a meek man is pushed by his domineering wife into murdering his uncle to claim the man’s isolated, eerie mansion. But when they break into the house seeking riches, a sudden, unnatural shift pulls them into the chaos of 18th-century France—where their fate is sealed not by greed, but by the guillotine’s shadow.

When Fat Freddy hits a crisis over his junk food shortage, the Bros. take matters into their own hands—literally—launching a grocery store heist just to satisfy his cravings. Written by a mysterious hand and drawn with chaotic flair, this 4-page gem captures the absurd, high-stakes energy of a group of misfits going full riot for a bag of chips.