Sinister Tales #56

In "Witchcraft in the Wax Museum!", Stephen Strange finds himself stranded in ectoplasmic form after a mysterious phone call pulls him from his body, leaving it vulnerable to Baron Mordo’s theft. With only 24 hours to reclaim his physical form, Strange tracks Mordo to a haunted wax museum, where illusions and ancient magic blur the line between reality and deception. Using his amulet and quick thinking, Strange turns the tables in a battle of wits and spellcraft—only to face a chilling warning from Mordo that his mercy may yet prove his downfall.

In a quiet moment amid the hum of machinery, Steve pulls Rex from the cyclotron—only to find a man with no past and a smile that feels too easy. As Rex’s effortless charm wins over everyone, Steve’s unease grows, until Rex steps back into the machine and disappears without a word. Later, sharing his story with Denise, Steve sees the truth in her eyes: the boy he never knew was his son, and the future he once feared was something to be proud of.

In "The Doll House!" from Sinister Tales #56, a woman returns to her childhood home years after her parents boxed up her beloved dollhouse, believing she’d outgrown it. Now married and settled back in the house, she’s unsettled to find the dolls inside—each one aged exactly as she has, their tiny faces frozen in silent, knowing stillness.

In "The Crazy Car!", Karl Baxter is lured into a mysterious test drive by a stranger offering a car that runs without fuel—only to realize too late that the real danger isn't in the machine, but in what it might be asking of him. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated by an unknown artist, this chilling five-page tale turns a dream of easy wealth into a nightmare of escalating dread.