Creepy Worlds #174

Magicman journeys to the past to consult Merlin about a sorcery-fueled robbery, only to discover the legendary wizard is facing the same mysterious crime. With help from Sir Lancelot and Sgt. Kilkenny, Magicman uncovers the truth: his own father, the wizard Cagliostro, is behind the theft—stealing riches to ransom the queen from the clutches of Baron Angiotti.

In the quiet aftermath of war, scientist Lenore Mills channels her grief into groundbreaking work, rising to lead a space mission fueled by her own revolutionary rocket formula. When a shapeshifting alien assumes the likeness and mannerisms of her late fiancé Jim Barrett, Lenore must confront a haunting presence that feels too real to be a trick—especially as the alien defends her crew from its own kind.

In "Man of Mystery!", a criminologist named Andrew Clevinger races to uncover the truth behind a centuries-old killer who strikes London every hundred years, leaving behind a cryptic tattoo of a sun and a cat’s head on his hand. With the help of Lord Mayor Esterbrook, Chancellor Merrick, and a cast of historical figures including Sir Bertram Marley, Admiral Farwell, and the Duchess of Trevelyan, Clevinger pieces together a trail that leads back to a long-dead wizard—Mertruro—whose dark legacy still haunts the city.