Steve Ditko: Edge of Genius #[nn]

In "Stretching Things," a man with brittle bone syndrome finds a miraculous cure in the form of a new serum, only to discover it grants him terrifying elasticity—and a violent obsession with secrecy. As his body stretches beyond human limits, he eliminates everyone who knows his secret, leaving a trail of bodies and a growing dread in his wake. When he finally seeks a cure from another scientist, the same fate awaits, ending in a chilling, final transformation.

In "You Are the Jury," alien guard Ogu, stationed in the void, is drawn to Earth after spotting it from afar. Curious, he descends to a traveling circus, where he outplays the performers in a high-stakes poker game—winning not just their money, but the sky itself. When he realizes the sky is essential to the planet’s survival, he tries to return it, only to be arrested for abandoning his post and brought before a tribunal. Now, facing judgment, he must make his case before the very system he’s trying to save.

In "Von Mohl and the Ants," the ruthless plantation owner Hugo von Mohl wages a brutal war against a swarm of killer ants invading his African estate, using dynamite, gunfire, and fire to hold them at bay. But as the insects multiply and slip through a hidden breach, his desperate defense begins to unravel—leaving him trapped in a battle he may not survive.

In "The Mark of the Ripper," police detective Baird races to stop a knife-wielding killer terrorizing the city, only to find the trail leading back to himself. As the clues pile up, the line between hunter and hunted blurs in a chilling confrontation with an identity he can no longer deny.

In "The Night Visitors," a man awakens after a strange encounter with a flying saucer to find himself utterly alone in a world where no one believes his claims—despite the saucers he sees everywhere. As his reality fractures, he begins to suspect that his time inside the craft wasn’t just a bump on the head, but something far stranger, something that has already changed him.

In "No Bars Could Hold Him," the legendary escape artist criminal The Great Gordoni faces his ultimate challenge: a cell rigged with so many keys that solving it should take twenty years. With only his wits and a mind honed by deception, he must unravel the puzzle before time runs out.

In "Who Lurks Down There?", Jaime stumbles upon a hidden city beneath the ocean, where the legendary Ponce de León lives on a secret spring that grants eternal youth. Drawn by the promise of immortality, Jaime drinks the water and flees the city, determined to share its gift—only to find that once he leaves, the miracle fades, leaving him aged and alone.