Ghost Stories #28

From Dell's long-running anthology series comes this atmospheric 1971 entry, where the cover immediately draws you in with a looming, shrouded specter — its ghostly white form revealing a dark skull face — towering over a seated Aztec idol clutching a glowing sun medallion, while a startled explorer in a pith helmet recoils in terror nearby. The cover tagline, "Man's Greed Against an Ancient Aztec Curse!!!", sets the mood perfectly for the kind of eerie, morality-tinged tale that made Ghost Stories a reliable source of chills throughout its Dell run. With Carl Memling's writing and Frank Springer's artwork inside, "Piece of the Past" promises the sort of supernatural comeuppance that fans of golden-age-style horror anthologies genuinely love.