Strange Tales #32

A moonlit nightmare unfolds on Harry Anderson's cover for this October 1954 Atlas anthology: a snarling, wild-eyed man swings from the gnarled branches of a dead tree while a terrified woman in a red dress flees into the shadows behind him, a dim lantern and a looming dark mansion completing the dread atmosphere. The featured story, "The Dreadful Disguise!" — drawn from Paul Reinman's interior work — promises exactly the kind of eerie suspense the series tagline "Strange Tales of Startling Suspense" delivers. For a dime, this was the sort of spine-tingling horror-mystery that made 1954 a golden year for Atlas's anthology titles.