Creepy Worlds #62

Magicman ventures into the past to seek counsel from Merlin, only to discover the legendary wizard is grappling with a mystery eerily similar to his own: a magical robbery. As the two team up, Magicman uncovers a shocking connection to his own father, the enigmatic wizard Cagliostro, whose actions in a bygone era may hold the key to resolving the present-day crisis.

In "The Dragon's Roar!", a communist general enforces his decree with brutal theater, turning a festive parade into a deadly spectacle by deploying a dragon-shaped float armed with machine guns. When the mock monster reaches the heart of the celebration, a real dragon emerges—unseen by the soldiers—its arrival turning the tide in a moment of shocking, unexpected vengeance.

In the quiet aftermath of war, scientist Lenore Mills channels her grief into groundbreaking work, rising to fame with a revolutionary rocket fuel and joining a deep-space mission. When a chameleon-like alien mimics her late fiancé Jim—his face, his voice, even his mannerisms—Lenore must confront a haunting presence that feels terrifyingly real, even as it defends her and her crew from a greater threat.

In "Man of Mystery!", a determined criminologist races to unravel the pattern of a centuries-old killer who strikes London every hundred years, leaving behind only a cryptic tattoo of a sun and a cat’s head on his hand. As the trail winds through history, the detective pieces together the chilling truth behind the figure’s relentless cycle—uncovering a dark secret tied to a wizard’s fate in the 15th century.