Mysterious Adventures #16

In "The Ice Man Cometh," a wife's desperate plan to escape her marriage takes a chilling turn when she tries to trap her husband in a freezer—only to find the cold has a mind of its own. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, this 1953 horror-suspense tale unfolds in the shadow of a frozen threat, where intentions freeze faster than the ice itself.

Herbert Phillips, a small-town garage owner, grows increasingly resentful of his wife Hilda's weight and slovenly habits, until a dream sparks a desperate idea: he'll build a robot replica of how she looked fifteen years ago. When Hilda dismisses his creation as a joke and refuses to change, Herbert's simmering rage finally boils over—but the consequences of his violent impulse prove far darker than he imagined. A chilling portrait of obsession and marital breakdown that shows just how thin the line is between fantasy and murderous reality.

Jo, a man wronged by the mob, returns on the anniversary of his death to settle a debt—one final hand of cards, one last chance for revenge. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated by an unknown artist, "Death's Revenge!" is a chilling, concise tale of retribution from the shadows, where every card played carries the weight of the past.

Cyrus Barker, the town mortician, endures a sweltering midsummer day and dreams of a tall, warm drink waiting for him at home—just the thing his wife Susie always prepares for weather like this. When Barker finally arrives home parched and exhausted, he discovers his wife has indeed prepared his drink, having picked it up from the hobo jungle just an hour before.