Fear #5

In "One Look Means Doom!", a newly arrived couple settles into a remote, foreboding castle, unaware of its dark history. The man, blind from birth, stumbles upon the imprisoned Medusa—her gaze lethal, her power real—only to find her deadly stare has no effect on him. As she begins to doubt her own strength, a moment of vulnerability leads to a tragic, irreversible consequence she never sees coming.

In "Rocket Ship X-200," an aging space pilot once ridiculed for his slow ship becomes Earth’s unexpected savior when his vessel is the first to detect a stealth invasion. Though his craft is dismissed as obsolete, its slow pace allows it to spot the approaching armada—something faster ships miss entirely. The story follows his journey from outsider to commander of a new space patrol, as Earth rallies to defend itself.

In "What Lurks on Channel X?", Bill and Ruth are handed a free TV set that seems too good to be true—until they realize it’s broadcasting more than just programming. When strange signals begin to warp their minds, the couple uncovers a chilling truth: the set is a tool of alien mind control, part of a plan to enslave Earth. But just as the invasion inches closer, their gruff landlord intervenes—ripping down the hidden antenna that ties the device to the Plutonian invaders.

In "Menace from Mars!" from Fear #5 (1971), a group of visiting Martians conduct a chilling test of humanity by interrogating a human with a machine designed to detect greed, hatred, and deceit. Their findings leave them satisfied—until they realize they’ve judged a man whose mind is far from ordinary.

In "The Return of the Gorilla-Man," the title creature flees his captivity with a desperate mission: to reverse his monstrous transformation and reclaim his humanity. But as he seeks a cure, a malfunctioning space capsule launches him into the void, hurtling him into the unknown depths of space.