Gwandanaland Comics #2857

In "The Man Who Ran Away," a disillusioned scientist constructs a time machine to escape the judgment of his peers, only to find himself utterly out of place in the year 4024—where his mind, once considered brilliant, is deemed worthless by a society that measures intelligence in ways he cannot comprehend. Written by an unnamed author and illustrated by an unnamed artist, this chilling five-page tale explores isolation, identity, and the cost of being ahead of one’s time.

In "The Big Story!" from Gwandanaland Comics #2857, newspaperman Will Karp gambles everything on a headline-grabbing disaster—orchestrating a train wreck to secure his big break. But when his son Jo is on board, the story he’s chasing becomes something far more personal, and far more dangerous.

In "Pep Talk," a haunting four-page story from Gwandanaland Comics #2857, a ragged band of survivors from the ashes of World War III gather under a broken sky, their voices hollow with the weight of endless conflict. As they sharpen sticks and ready themselves to fight the next village, the story lingers on the quiet horror of a cycle that refuses to end.

In "Insane," Phil Jones, wrongfully condemned as the Vampire Killer, is spared execution only to spiral into madness—his mind fractured by injustice and fear. Though exonerated, his release unleashes a terrifying transformation, as he begins to act out the very crimes he was accused of, leaving a trail of blood in the shadows.

In "The Smasher," Hank Girard finds a twisted kind of fulfillment in the rhythm of the wrecking ball, a rhythm that turns darker when his simmering resentment toward his critical foreman reaches a breaking point. Written by an unnamed author and illustrated by an unnamed artist, this chilling four-page tale explores the quiet descent of a man whose tools of labor become instruments of retribution.

In "The Vampire Man," a twisted tale from Gwandanaland Comics #2857, a hunchback driven by hatred and a desperate desire to become a vampire finds himself doomed by his own revulsion—when the very blood he cannot bear becomes the price of his transformation, and the creatures he sought to join turn on him before the new year arrives.

In old England, a hunched grave robber named Grimm earns his keep by stealing corpses for illegal medical experiments—only to dump the remains in a river, unburied. When the drowned dead rise to claim their vengeance, Grimm meets a fate as gruesome as his crimes. Years later, a new grave robber begins his work, unaware that his first dig will unearth the very man he’s meant to serve.

In "The Man Who Walked the Plank," a cursed pirate captain faces his worst nightmare: stranded on the very plank he once used to condemn others, now swaying above a sea of sharks as the undead victims he abandoned in Davy Jones’s Locker claw at the wood beneath him. Written by an unnamed author and illustrated by an unnamed artist, this chilling five-page tale turns the tables on a tyrant, forcing him to confront the fate he so often inflicted.

In "The Horrible House," a man haunted by a dream of an atomic blast destroying his home flees to the countryside, convinced he can escape his fate by building a new one. Despite warnings from the construction crew about the unstable ground, he presses on—only to watch in horror as the house he built slowly vanishes beneath the earth, trapping him inside.

In "They Fly by Night," a boy haunted by the memory of his parents’ murder in Hungary returns decades later, driven by dreams that blur the line between grief and obsession. Now an adult, he confronts the vampire he once fled—and discovers his parents are no longer victims, but something far older and darker. The story lingers in the silence between choice and surrender, leaving the reader to wonder what he will become.

In "A Scream in the Night!" from Gwandanaland Comics #2857, a writer’s late-night walk through a quiet town takes a terrifying turn when he witnesses a ritual burning—only to realize the very people he’s confiding in are part of a cult that sees him as their next offering. As paranoia sets in and the line between reality and delusion blurs, he finds himself trapped in a world where every familiar face could be hiding a deadly secret.

When a city coroner starts accepting bribes to cover up mob killings with fake death certificates, he doesn’t expect the same fate to catch up with him—especially not at the hands of the new man in the morgue. The quiet routine of the autopsy room takes a dark turn when the tables are turned, and the line between investigator and victim blurs.

In "The Suitcase!" from Gwandanaland Comics #2857, a desperate thief takes a mysterious suitcase, unaware it holds shrunken heads and a formula that can shrink a head while the body remains alive. As the weight of the object grows heavier, an unseen force drives him toward a horrifying choice—ingesting the formula and severing his own head to join the collection.

In "Crazy, Man!" from Gwandanaland Comics #2857, a man who sees alien invaders taking over key figures finds himself committed to a mental institution—only to be released and face the same extraterrestrials again. Now, with the truth weighing on him, he knows the danger, but the memory of the institution makes him hesitate to speak. Written by an unnamed creator and illustrated by an unnamed artist, the story lingers in the quiet dread of knowing something is wrong, and no one will believe you.