DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #24

In "No Strings Attached!", a grieving puppeteer’s legacy lives on through the very marionettes he once brought to life—now animated by his final, unspoken sorrow. When the man who evicted him from his home meets a fate as cruel as the one he inflicted, the puppets move with eerie purpose, their strings now severed from the past.

In "The Demon Within!", a boy with hidden magical abilities struggles to control his terrifying transformations into a monstrous form, shocking everyone around him. As fear spreads, his family faces an agonizing choice between seeking a cure and resorting to drastic measures to protect him.

In "Tomorrow I Hang!", Mario faces his final hour with grim anticipation—his execution by hanging is the one thing that will finally complete his transformation into a vampire. But when the method of execution is changed at the last moment, his long-awaited metamorphosis hangs in the balance.

In "The House of Endless Years," Judy and Peggy venture into a decaying mansion chasing rumors of Peggy’s missing brother Neal, only to be met by a gaunt old hag who pleads with them to flee. As the house closes in around them, they realize too late that its true hunger isn’t for blood—but for fear, trapping them in a timeless cycle of dread.

In "Sno' Fun!", Dr. Wallace B. Peterson’s ambition leads him to murder his colleague, Professor Strauss, in a bid to claim glory for discovering a lost civilization in Antarctica. Captured by the monstrous inhabitants of that hidden realm, he spends years imprisoned, forced to answer their endless questions about the outside world. When he finally escapes, he returns to civilization—only to find himself transformed, unable to shake a deep, unnatural chill. Seeking peace at the House of Mystery, he discovers too late that he’s become something far from human.