Journey into Mystery #21

In "Too Human!" from Journey into Mystery #21 (1955), alien invaders take on human form to study Earth, but as they grow closer to their hosts, they begin to question their mission. When ordered to report back, they choose to protect humanity instead—shattering their communicator and embracing their new lives among people.

In "The Man With No Past," a struggling artist haunted by claustrophobia discovers his entire memory stretches back only a single year—since he began working for his publisher. When a psychiatrist pushes him into a deep trance, the only image he can summon is a haunting sketch of a man in a casket, a vision that defies explanation.

In "The Hog!" from *Journey into Mystery* #21 (1955), a self-absorbed driver obsessed with dominating the road builds a mirror system to savor the fear on other drivers’ faces—until a hitchhiker warns him he’ll one day meet a bigger hog than himself. Skeptical, he tests his invention only to see a monstrous hog looming ahead, causing him to swerve and crash. The story ends with a farmer picking up a stray pig, remarking that the man must’ve had a soft spot for animals to die trying to avoid it.

In "The Hidden Vampire!" from Journey into Mystery #21 (1955), an American reporter chasing rumors of a vampire in Hungary finds himself trapped in a crumbling castle—only to confront a chilling truth that turns the very walls against him. The story unfolds with creeping dread, as the line between hunter and hunted blurs in a place where shadows move on their own.