Mysterious Adventures #10

In "The Death Head!", poor but handsome Henry Jeffery marries wealthy heiress Anne, only to murder her for her fortune. After her death, her loyal servant Looel and her friend Vejar summon Ju-Jube magic to preserve Henry’s head—adding it to their macabre collection. Penciled and inked by Hy Fleishman, this chilling 1952 tale blends greed, vengeance, and supernatural retribution in just seven pages.

A jealous surgeon seizes the chance to operate on his successful rival—a man whose wife he covets—but Luther Adams's dependence on whiskey and years away from surgery prove catastrophic. When the operation goes horribly wrong, Luther sees an opportunity to escape ruin, only to find himself haunted by consequences far more sinister than mere disgrace. Doyle Cohen delivers a chilling tale of ambition, addiction, and supernatural comeuppance in this 1952 shocker from Mysterious Adventures.

A young soldier named Fred Oakes arrives as a replacement at the front lines in Korea with an unusual devotion to his machine gun, which he's named Ruth—treating it less like a weapon and more like a partner. When a massive enemy assault overwhelms the unit and Fred falls in the chaos, the gun mysteriously falls silent in anyone else's hands, leaving the desperate troops facing certain defeat. What happens next defies explanation as the night takes a turn into the truly inexplicable.

A safari guide's bitter resentment over being replaced turns sinister when he gifts his rival, Bert Andrews, a mysterious voodoo goat god from his native village—a sacred artifact said to grant incredible speed and agility. As Bert begins performing seemingly impossible feats on treacherous mountain peaks, Manuel watches from the shadows, waiting to see if the ancient magic will exact the revenge he's been promised. This 1952 tale blends jungle adventure with supernatural consequences, exploring what happens when pride, betrayal, and superstition collide.