Fantasy Masterpieces #4

Cap and Bucky take a daring detour into a haunted house, drawn by eerie sounds that defy explanation—only to uncover a nationwide counterfeiting operation behind the spooky facade. With their usual mix of grit and wit, the duo uncovers a scheme that’s far more dangerous than any ghostly apparition.

In "The Thing Called... It!", a tormented scientist’s desperate experiment takes a terrifying turn when a swamp breathes life into his failed creation. Though the creature possesses a conscience and refuses to harm anyone, its creator manipulates the townspeople into fearing it—until a tragic accident swaps the monster’s mind with the scientist’s body, freeing it to live as a man at last.

In "They Vanished Forever!" from Fantasy Masterpieces #4 (1966), a group of sailors stumbles upon the legendary Flying Dutchman, drawn by its treasure but warned by the ghostly crew. When they ignore the pleas and take the gold, the ship's curse claims them—turning them into spectral replacements, while the one who refused the loot walks away untouched.

In "I Am the Beast Man!", a man drawn into a nightmare encounters an extradimensional being who promises a life of thrilling escape from a dull existence. When he wakes, he finds himself trapped in the mind of a prisoner—his dream no longer his own.

In a bold twist of history, Captain America and Bucky find themselves facing off against Ivan the Terrible, the fearsome tsar whose ruthless reign echoes through the ages. When the tyrant materializes from the pages of time to claim dominion, the patriotic heroes must stand firm against a foe unlike any they've encountered.