Uncanny Tales #30

Two oversized, wide-eyed faces loom over a chessboard in this April 1955 Atlas anthology issue, cover by Carl Burgos, where the chess pieces themselves seem to come alive — a king, a knight, and other figures casting dramatic shadows across the checkered squares. The featured story is teased right on the cover: "Too Human," promising that "many surprises are in store" for the reader. It's a wonderfully eerie setup that captures everything appealing about mid-1950s mystery-anthology comics, packed with all brand-new tales.