Fantastic Adventures #15

In "A Weird Picture of Murder," a reclusive artist becomes obsessed with capturing the perfect portrait—only to cross a line when his fixation leads to murder. When the painted woman’s husband returns from the grave, emerging from the very canvas that immortalized her, the painter’s masterpiece becomes his final, fatal frame.

Tensions explode at the Kansas State Penitentiary when prisoner Ike Williams seizes on widespread discontent over brutal conditions to spark a violent uprising, taking guards hostage in the mines and issuing demands for better food and shorter hours. As the standoff intensifies and the warden refuses to negotiate, an officer named Davis devises a dangerous plan to retake control before the situation spirals into bloodshed. Based on a true crime case, this nine-page story captures the raw desperation and chaos of one of America's most infamous prison riots.

Nancy Medlo stands accused of murdering her husband's brother Roger at their suburban estate, with damning evidence—her fingerprints on the murder weapon—pointing straight at her. Inspector Roc must untangle the case at an inquest the next morning, where secrets about Richard Medlo, his secretary Lorna King, and the household's true motives begin to surface. As the investigation deepens, the real culprit's conscience may be the key to cracking this locked-room mystery.