Mystic #6

Atlas Comics' Mystic #6 from January 1952 delivers the brand's promise of "the most eerie stories ever told" with a cover by George Tuska that's hard to look away from — a wild-eyed man raises a mallet over a green, corpse-like woman lying in an open coffin, flanked by flickering candles and a looming skull-faced specter, all beneath the chilling caption "She Wouldn't Stay Dead!" The left side of the cover teases additional terrors, including a glowing skull eye and vignettes hinting at further unsettling tales within, among them "The Eye of Doom." At a dime a copy, this 1952 Atlas anthology wrapped genuine dread in vivid four-color imagery that made it impossible to leave on the newsstand.