Journey into Mystery #9

In "I Made a Monster," a heartbroken scientist constructs a monstrous creation to exact revenge on the woman who rejected him—using the very lipstick she wore as a trigger to make it kill. When she comes to his home, drawn by his promise to help her career, she surprises him with a gentle kiss on the forehead, unaware of the deadly machine waiting in the shadows. The story unfolds with chilling precision, blending gothic dread and tragic irony, as the line between vengeance and innocence blurs in a moment of devastating consequence.

In "The Hungry Animal!" from Journey into Mystery #9 (1953), two desperate robbers think they’ve covered their tracks—until they realize the sea captain’s pet isn’t just a dog, but something far more terrifying. Trapped in the darkened garage with no way out, they face a creature born of the deep, hungry and waiting.

In a chilling tale of greed and guilt, a man sets out to kill his brother for a fortune, only to face a harrowing choice when a train crash strands them in a burning wreck. As the flames close in, he leaves his sibling to die—only to learn, when the will is read, that the very brother he abandoned was the only one who knew where the real inheritance lay.