Strange Tales #62

In "The Girl Who Walked Thru Stone!" from Strange Tales #62, a miner tunnels deep beneath the earth to save a mysterious girl from an underground kingdom, only to be dismissed as mad and imprisoned. When she returns in a mechanical digger to pull him free, the line between myth and reality begins to blur.

In "The Man Nobody Knew!" from Strange Tales #62, a newspaper obituary editor lives with a haunting gift: he sees events before they occur. When he finally writes his own obituary—years before his death—his replacement stumbles upon the chilling truth, uncovering a mystery that defies time itself.

In "The Invaders!" from Strange Tales #62 (1958), a group of alien invaders lands beneath the sea, only to be thwarted by an unexpected encounter with an old woman who mistakes their high-tech expedition for a theatrical performance. Written with a sharp, wry tone, the story turns a classic invasion trope on its head with a moment of bewildered absurdity that leaves the would-be conquerors utterly disoriented.

In "Filled with Hate," an old zoo-keeper senses something deeply wrong in a new exhibit—a creature not of this world, sent to incite chaos among the animals. When the alien's influence spreads, it's the gorilla, the closest to humanity in the zoo, that finally strikes back.

In "It Happened That Night," a skeptical man dismisses an Indian mystic’s warnings—until a chilling illusion reveals to him the terrifying truth: he can now see death approaching. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, this brief, haunting tale from Strange Tales #62 (1958) lingers in the mind long after the final page.

In "Alone in the Night!" from Strange Tales #62 (1958), a thief lures a wealthy young woman onto a secluded yacht, only to find himself stranded as the vessel drifts into the open sea. The woman, calm and enigmatic, bids him farewell from the dock, revealing she’s been trapped aboard for years—waiting for a replacement.