Journey into Unknown Worlds #10

A ten-cent Atlas horror anthology from 1952, this issue of Journey into Unknown Worlds promises spine-tingling mayhem with its cover — penciled by Carl Burgos and inked by Christopher Rule — depicting a terrified man recoiling from a pair of decomposing, skull-faced figures in what appears to be a dimly lit funeral parlor, with a third ghastly creature lurking in the background. The banner boldly declares that "this tale of terror could have happened to no one but The Undertaker," setting an ominous tone, while two smaller vignettes on the left tease additional stories: "The Thing in the Cellar" and "Blood on the Moon." Written by Hank Chapman with art by Fred Kida, this issue captures everything that made early-'50s Atlas horror so compellingly eerie.