Mystic #26

In "Good Morning, Mr. Smith!" from Mystic #26 (1954), a severed head—left behind after a botched surgery—begins to exact a chilling revenge, using hypnotic power to manipulate the very surgeon who dismembered it. As the doctor’s own head is removed and placed into the life support machinery, the line between patient and predator blurs in a story of twisted retribution.

In "The Man in the Tomb!" from Mystic #26 (1954), a desperate scientist faces an impossible choice: to end humanity’s endless cycle of self-destruction by letting it fade out in fifty years—or to erase the future entirely. With quiet resolve, he prepares to seal his fate in a tomb, leaving behind only the weight of his decision.

In "The Old Witch," a husband’s growing unease over his wife’s decision to shelter a homeless woman spirals into paranoia when he becomes convinced the old woman is a witch plotting to swap bodies with his wife. As his fear takes hold, he acts in desperation—only to face a chilling revelation when the police uncover the truth.