Journey into Mystery #19

In "Behind the Locked Door!" from Journey into Mystery #19 (1954), a robotics researcher’s boyfriend receives a mysterious robot from her—only for the machine to quietly construct its own companion. When the real woman sees the girl robot, her jealousy ignites in a moment that turns deadly before she can hear his explanation.

In "The Un-Human!", a shape-shifting alien spy infiltrates Earth by taking the form of a devoted servant to the nation's leading scientist, all to uncover Earth's defenses. But as he lives among humans, absorbing the man’s kindness and conscience, he begins to question his mission—leading him to withhold the very secrets he was sent to steal.

In "The Little Things!" from Journey into Mystery #19 (1954), a man grows uneasy as his wife’s collection of exotic figurines begins to behave with unsettling realism—especially when broken. When he tries to rid himself of one by smashing a rattlesnake figurine against the wall, he’s stunned to hear her calmly say from the kitchen that she’s traded it for a figurine of an atomic bomb.

In "It Waits In the Tank!" from Journey into Mystery #19 (1954), a man’s fascination with a mysterious sea creature takes a terrifying turn when the being begins to take over his body—leaving his consciousness trapped inside a glass tank, staring out at the alien form that now wears his face.