Strange Tales #35
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Danger Signal!", a boy’s toy trains take on eerie life when a real-world crisis unfolds: a signalman collapses from a heart attack, leaving a warning light on a track that’s about to be crossed. With the rails dangerously unswitched, the boy’s childhood play becomes a terrifyingly literal lifeline. Joe Sinnott’s crisp art and Artie Simek’s sharp lettering bring the suspense to life, while Carl Burgos’s cover captures the moment of electric tension—where imagination and reality collide.
In "Danger Signal!", a boy’s toy trains take on eerie life when a real-life crisis unfolds: his father, a train engineer, faces danger after the signalman collapses from a heart attack, leaving a warning light flickering on a track that hasn’t been switched. When the boy’s toy train mirrors the real signal, it becomes a haunting omen—just in time to save his father.
In "The Man in the Bottle!" from Strange Tales #35, a desperate man’s greed leads him to free a tiny prisoner trapped in a bottle, lured by promises of fortune—only to realize too late that the price of freedom is his own. The story unfolds with chilling simplicity, turning a moment of temptation into a haunting trap.
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Reprinted in Strange Tales of the Unusual #8 (1957), Spellbound #64 (1961), Mystic #29 (1962), Creepy Worlds #26 (1964), Sinister Tales #64 (1966), Creepy Worlds #155 (1975), Uncanny Tales #112 (1975), Creepy Worlds #189 (1979), Uncanny Tales #139 (1979), Secrets of the Unknown #242 (1988), Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales #4 (2011), Crypt of Horror #34 (2017), Astounding Stories #37, Secrets of the Unknown #26, Secrets of the Unknown #80
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