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Adventures into the Unknown #38 (1952)

American Comics Group · 1952 · 36 pages

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Contains 5 stories
The Plant That Lived
8 pp
ToniPhil Benson

When a brilliant young botanist named Phil Benson brings home a terrifying plant specimen, his girlfriend Toni falls under its hypnotic control—and unwittingly becomes the vessel through which the creature plans to transform itself into human form. As the plant feeds on blood plasma and grows stronger, Phil must race to uncover the monster's weakness before it completes its sinister metamorphosis and claims Toni for good. A race against time unfolds as Phil uses his botanical knowledge to devise an ingenious trap in "The Plant That Lived" from *Adventures into the Unknown* #38.

The Man Who Returned from Hades!
7 pp
Kerry StevensJaneSatanRay Marsh

When a deep-sea diver named Kerry Stevens is pulled through a mysterious ocean chasm into Satan's own realm, he finds himself sentenced to eternal torment—but with a crucial advantage: he's still alive. Discovering that Satan plans to destroy the town of Jonesville and its citizens within 24 hours, Kerry must use his wits to escape the infernal fires and return to warn Jane, the woman he loves, before it's too late. "The Man Who Returned from Hades!" is a race against damnation itself, where one mortal's desperation might just defy the Devil's designs.

Can Such Things Be?
2 pp

In "Can Such Things Be?", an oceanographer discovers a mysterious egg that hatches into a baby merman, setting off a tense and eerie encounter with the child’s vengeful merpeople kin. As the young creature’s presence stirs the depths, the line between wonder and danger begins to blur.

Witch Doctor's Revenge
4 pp
Andrew LarsonNtangaM'boku

In the heart of the Congo, the ruthless Andrew Larson rules through violence and exploitation—until the village witch doctor M'boku harnesses dark magic to turn the tables, crafting a waxen image that binds Larson's fate to unbearable pain. When Larson tries to seize control by holding M'boku's grandson hostage, the old witch doctor must decide between surrender and a final, desperate act of supernatural retribution. This 1952 tale of African mysticism and colonial brutality builds to a reckoning neither man could have fully anticipated.

The Revolt of the Genie
7 pp
Carlton WadeBen WadeJanJeri Cummings

When explorer Carlton Wade returns from Persia with Aladdin's lamp itself, he entrusts it to his son Ben with a grave warning: excessive wishing could make the genie rebel. Years later, Ben comes of age and squanders his inheritance on wishes—wealth, charm, and material excess—only to trigger the genie's violent uprising against humanity. Now a rampaging supernatural force beyond any mortal weapon, the genie tears through the city, and Ben must find a way to stop the creature he unleashed before it's too late.

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