Tales of Suspense #19

In "The Green Thing!, Part 1," a desperate botanist confronts a sentient, malevolent plant on a remote island, its intelligence amplified by a serum meant to unlock nature’s hidden potential. With the help of a more advanced, benevolent plant, he must outwit the growing threat before it spreads beyond the island—before it’s too late.

In "[The Green Thing!], Part 2," a desperate botanist confronts the monstrous intelligence of a sentient, malevolent plant he once awakened on a remote island. With the help of a more advanced, benevolent plant, he must stop the Green Thing from spreading its conquest—before it's too late.

In "The Haunted Paper!", Nick Rover [Mr. Nicholas] stumbles into a bizarre situation when his new newspaper begins printing headlines that predict real events before they happen—starting with a warning about an accident that will strike him. The more he tries to control the impossible, the more he realizes the truth: the typesetter, Olef, isn’t just a worker, but something far stranger. When the paper’s next headline names the owner’s fate, Nick panics and turns himself in—only to discover the twist may have been planned all along.

Charlie Wilkes, a mercenary with a taste for easy riches, stumbles upon a tribe guarding a fortune in gold, believing it's meant for the return of a legendary alien named Maaboo. Posing as the mythical being, he plans to take the treasure—until the real Maaboo arrives, and his fate takes a sudden, terrifying turn.