Tales to Astonish #32

In "Quicksand!", Geoffrey Wickshire schemes to claim his brother’s share of the family estate by luring Sir Edmund Wickshire into a deadly trap. When the plan backfires and Sir Edmund is saved by mysterious leprechauns, the true cost of greed begins to unravel—leaving Geoffrey to face a fate as sudden as the quicksand he intended.

In "The Bully Boy!", a lonely student named Henry Fuller finds himself targeted by classmates—until an experimental electronic teacher steps in to transform him through rigorous training in strength and combat. As Henry grows more powerful, his newfound confidence takes a dark turn, leaving the machine that shaped him deeply troubled by the outcome.

In "The Girl in the Black Hood!" from Tales to Astonish #32 (1962), a reclusive photographer known only as Medusa [May Dusa] keeps her face hidden behind a black hood, drawing both fascination and suspicion. When a daring thief breaks into her home and forces her to reveal her identity, he learns the hard way that her mystery is far more dangerous than he imagined.