Sinister Tales #51

In "The Unwelcome Guest," a boy’s fleeting belief in elves is tested when his mother urges him to stop searching under the rock—just as the creatures transform the stones he’s left behind into gold nuggets. Drawn with quiet wonder by John Forte, this whimsical tale captures a moment of missed magic, where faith and doubt collide in a single, fateful afternoon. The story’s haunting charm is perfectly framed by Dick Giordano’s moody cover, a 60-cent comic in 1984 that lingers long after the last page.