Fear #9

In "I Entered the Dimension of Doom!", a curious teenager stumbles upon a sinister scheme when a strange construction crew begins digging a hole in the street—only to discover it’s a portal to a realm of two-dimensional beings plotting to invade Earth. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, Jo must act fast to stop the dimensional breach before it’s too late.

In "The Greatest Magician of All," an old theater watchman recounts the haunting tale of The Great Marko, a once-celebrated illusionist consumed by the pursuit of the ultimate trick—only to have his life's work vanish at the hands of a cunning rival. Set in the hushed, shadowed halls of a forgotten stage, the story unfolds like a whispered secret from the past.

In "Dead Man's Escape!" from Fear #9 (1972), a condemned convict attempts a desperate bid for freedom by being tossed into the bay inside a corpse bag—only to find himself dropped into a deep, hidden well instead. Trapped in the dark with only the shifting shadows of a monstrous octopus for company, his fate takes a turn no one could have foreseen.