Creepy Worlds #175

When a government mapping expedition discovers an uncharted volcanic island in the remote Pacific, Skipper Adams and his crew—including Fletcher and Haney—stumble upon the ruins of an ancient village and a mysterious young woman named Lelia who somehow speaks English. As they explore deeper into the island's secrets, they uncover a fortune in diamonds and evidence of a centuries-old presence, but Adams's greed leads him to abandon his companions and claim the treasure for himself. Decades later, Adams's carefully hidden wealth and carefully constructed life unravel when a chance encounter with a rare book about Sir Francis Drake—known to the Spanish as Draco—forces him to confront the truth he's spent a lifetime trying to forget.

A man obsessed with a mysterious mirror from a curio shop discovers it holds a disturbing secret—a second self that emerges to torment him, gambling and recklessly ruining his life while wearing his face. Desperate and watched over by the ruthless reflection that refuses to vanish even after the mirror shatters, Henry Stone seeks help from Doctor Walter P. Weaver, an occult expert, who races against time to uncover a way to stop the relentless doppelgänger before it's too late.

Ben Adams thought he was just another ambitious theatrical agent reviewing tired old magic tricks, but when Mr. Vishnu demonstrates his signature act—making objects vanish completely—the dismissive booking agent learns a hard lesson about underestimating a true mystic's power. What begins as a frustrating audition takes a chilling turn when Ben realizes that some disappearing acts are all too real.

When Dr. Robert Thurston vanishes from his heavily guarded home, American officials fear the worst—the brilliant scientist knows too much about the nation's defenses. But Thurston is already light-years away, kidnapped by the desperate people of Morponta, a dying world hidden beneath a protective dome, who demand his help in their planned conquest of Earth. Trapped under the Trithorium dome with captors who'll accept nothing less than his cooperation, Thurston must decide whether to surrender his knowledge or find a way to stop an invasion that seems unstoppable.