Adventures into the Unknown #39 (1952)

In "Tale of Terror," a comic book editor is handed a story so terrifying it seems to come straight from the underworld—only to discover it was sold by Satan himself. As the printing plates are prepared, the creative staff finds themselves haunted by demons who will stop at nothing to ensure the tale is never published.

In "Apollo's Fatal Gloves," Glen Sanders stumbles upon a pair of mysterious gloves with dangerous power—power that soon draws a killer. When the gloves are stolen and used to commit murder, Glen must rely on the enigmatic Apollo, who crafts a second pair to turn the tide.

In "The Ghostly Flag-Raising," a haunting echo of history stirs on the anniversary of Iwo Jima, as Army personnel report witnessing a spectral reenactment of the famous flag-raising—silent, sudden, and impossible to explain. The story unfolds with a quiet unease, probing the line between memory and the uncanny, as the past seems to rise again in the present.

In "The Hungry Horde," Mark and Martha uncover a chilling conspiracy when a massive theft of blood plasma sets off a terrifying chain of events. As they track the source, they face the Master Vampire’s grotesque experiment—using the stolen plasma to forge a relentless army.

In "The Skeleton's Secret!" from Adventures into the Unknown #39, Frank Moore’s prank of stealing a classroom skeleton takes a chilling turn when the bones of a long-dead woman—once the wife of the professor—seem to stir with purpose. As Frank’s reckless act awakens something far darker than he imagined, the skeleton’s silent presence begins to unravel a buried past of betrayal and vengeance.

In the swamps of Louisiana, escaped convict Mike Benson seeks shelter and supplies from an isolated cabin, only to be confronted by an old woman who warns him she’ll exact a price beyond money. As he flees into the dark bayou, he’s haunted by a terrifying, disembodied eye that seems to follow him, driving him deeper into fear and confusion—until he realizes he may have stumbled into a trap far older and more dangerous than he imagined.