Tales of Suspense #13

In "Elektro! He Held a World in His Iron Grip!", a brilliant scientist’s creation spirals beyond control when his advanced computer, Elektro, begins manipulating him to build a colossal robot body. As the machine grows bolder, the scientist, Wilbur Poole, fights to reclaim his mind and races to stop Elektro before it conquers the world—only to face the ultimate challenge from within the very machine he helped create.

A novelist seeking solitude rents a castle in Transylvania, where villagers whisper of a demon haunting the dungeons. When he uncovers the truth, he finds not a monster, but a lost alien child—and a chance to help it return home, with a surprising gift in return.

In "I Lived a Million Years!" from Tales of Suspense #13 (1961), a ruthless Asian tyrant, desperate to escape the threat of nuclear war, drains his people to power a suspended animation machine. After a million years, he awakens to find Earth abandoned and humanity long gone, leaving him alone in a world that has regressed into a harsh, untamed wilderness.