Unusual Tales #13

In "After Tomorrow," a king grappling with the weight of war discovers a mysterious watch that reveals a grim future of death and plague should he invade a neighboring land. With the vision altering his course, he chooses diplomacy over conquest, setting a new path for his kingdom.

Condemned prisoner Dennis Raft stages a desperate escape from jail, fleeing into the desert toward the border with plans to rob a prospector's hidden gold. But when Raft's greed leads him to destroy the old man's only water supply and steal a canteen filled with something far more valuable than liquid, the unforgiving desert begins to exact its price.

In "The Comfort Crystal," a seemingly harmless salesman introduces a line of small, soothing crystals marketed as therapeutic aids. As the product gains widespread popularity, an ordinary man named Jo begins to notice strange changes in those who use them—changes that hint at a far more sinister purpose behind the soothing glow.