Marvel Tales #157

From April 1957, this Atlas-era anthology delivers the kind of unsettling thrills that made Marvel Tales a standby for fans of the strange and unexpected. Carl Burgos's cover pulls you right in — a man in a red shirt sprints in panic through a rocky, shadowy landscape while two alarmed companions look on, a downed aircraft visible in the background, all tied to the hair-raising promise of "Impossible Island!" Inside, Carl Wessler and Joe Orlando team up on "The Secret of Murdock Farm!" alongside teasers for "What Was the Black Blob?" and "It Waits in the Dark!" — a fine lineup of eerie tales for a dime.