Mystery Tales #35
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "It Walks by Night!", a curious alien observer attends a human costume party, only to be baffled by the rules of disguise—until he starts copying everyone else’s outfits, from the servant to the guests, each time returning with a new look. Written and illustrated by Tom Scheuer, this eerie 1955 tale from Mystery Tales #35 explores the absurdity of identity through a creature who learns that observation doesn’t require disguise. The cover, by Carl Burgos, captures the unsettling mood of the night’s strange happenings.
In "It Walks by Night!" from Mystery Tales #35, a stubborn old house refuses to stay put—literally. When the state plans to tear it down for a new highway, the owner has it moved, only to find it mysteriously returned to its original spot, defying reason and leaving the road planners with a very strange detour.
In "A Stranger in Our Midst!" from Mystery Tales #35 (1955), an alien observer arrives at a costume party only to be told he can’t wear the same outfit as another guest. Returning repeatedly, he copies the costumes of various attendees—including the servant—before finally giving up and advising his fellow aliens: if you want to observe Earth people, just come as you are.
In "The Wrong Face!" from Mystery Tales #35 (1955), a desperate man steals a photo of a dying millionaire’s son, hoping to use it to convince a plastic surgeon to remake his own face. But when the real heir—identical to the man’s former self—arrives to claim his inheritance, the deception begins to unravel in ways he never expected.
In "Something in the Sky!" from Mystery Tales #35 (1955), a ghost airplane drifts through fog-laden nights above an isolated airport, its presence tied to a tragic mission never completed. It waits for a doomed flight carrying emergency medical supplies—its own fate intertwined with the hope of saving lives.
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Reprinted in Mystic #53 (1956), Climax Adventure Comic #5 (1966), Misterios del Gato Negro #110, Secrets of the Unknown #5
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