Tales of the Unexpected #23

From DC's late-1950s anthology series comes this striking issue of Tales of the Unexpected, with a cover by Ruben Moreira that pulls you right into the chaos. A red-suited woman struggles in turbulent waters as an enormous waterspout tears through a lake, dragging swimmers helplessly upward into the sky — a caption grimly noting that the lake itself is being drained dry. It's a wonderfully unsettling sci-fi image that sets the tone perfectly for the featured story, "The Giants from Outer Space," alongside the interior tale "The Invitation from Mars!" illustrated by Bill Ely.