Journey into Mystery #31

Atlas Comics' Journey into Mystery #31 (February 1956) packs four tantalizing tales into a single issue, and Carl Burgos's cover lays them all out with vivid, pulpy flair. A steely sea captain stands unflinching at the helm of the S.S. Mona amid a swirling storm, while three smaller panels tease a shadowy figure glimpsed through a doorway, a menacing green face with a raised finger lurking in darkness, and small human figures scrambling across a moonscape beneath an eclipsed sky. With all-new stories — including "The Man Who Had No Fear," "When Dave Opened the Door," "The Dark Room," and "Monsters on the Moon" — this is a satisfying anthology of mid-'50s mystery and suspense done with genuine craft.