Mystery Tales #22

In "The Boy Who Believed," a young boy with unexplained telekinetic abilities is forbidden by his stern tutor from using them, labeled as unnatural and dangerous. When a statue collapses on the tutor, he pleads for help—but the boy, haunted by fear and mistrust, hesitates, unsure if this is another test of his obedience or a real plea for rescue.

In "The Tiny Coffin!" from Mystery Tales #22 (1954), an exterminator's experiment with size-altering formulas goes disastrously wrong when he accidentally shrinks himself after spilling the shrink solution. Now reduced to the size of a bug, he’s stepped on by a giant cockroach and buried in a tiny coffin by his wife.

In "Bottled Up!" from Mystery Tales #22 (1954), a quiet craftsman known for his intricate ships-in-bottles strikes up an unlikely friendship with Jo, a lonely boy who collects glass containers. When Jo confides in the man about the neighborhood bullies tormenting him, the man suggests a creative way to cope—by trapping the troublemakers in bottles.