Mystery Tales #13

In "The Invisible Woman!" from Mystery Tales #13 (1953), Frank Tupper manipulates a city gripped by fear of a mysterious invisible criminal to frame his wife Lola, hoping to escape with his lover Claire. As the mob turns on Lola, Frank’s scheme begins to unravel—only for his new bride to reveal a far more dangerous secret than he ever imagined.

In the year 2958, Martian conquerors rule Earth, imprisoning women and children while enslaving men. The human resistance engineers a desperate gambit, luring the arrogant invaders into a trap on an asteroid—where the surface hides a deadly secret.

In "The Sure Thing!" from Mystery Tales #13 (1953), a desperate gambler, fleeing with the blood of a scar-faced man on his hands, takes his place on a steamship and enters a deadly contest: guess the exact time it takes to cross the ocean, and win $5,000. With a cold calculation, he plans to sabotage the voyage by jumping overboard—only to find himself abandoned by a silent witness in black, who watches from the deck as he drowns. The truth of the man’s fate, and the ghost’s quiet return, lingers in the waves.

In "The Lucky Stiff!" from Mystery Tales #13 (1953), a young man’s chance encounter with a mysterious girl leads him into the unsettling world of her family’s funeral business. As he’s drawn deeper into their grim trade, he soon finds himself at the mercy of a chilling scheme that turns the dead against the living. The story unfolds with a creeping dread, where every promise of romance carries a fatal weight.