Adventures into the Unknown #7 (1949)

In "The Swami's Secret," reporters Bill Carlton and Trudy Roland take on the dangerous mystic Swami Heshug, uncovering his dark ritual that conjures the spirit of the executed killer "Cat" Harris using burning herbs. As their investigation deepens, Trudy is captured, forcing Bill into a desperate showdown at the swami’s lair where the ritual’s power begins to unravel.

In the jungles of Bengal, Dr. Vance leads a perilous expedition with Jean and Link to hunt the fabled Hanuman Ape, defying local warnings that the beast is a divine guardian of Siva. As they venture deeper, they uncover eerie statues mirroring the creature, and the hunt takes a dark turn when the ape’s power awakens aboard a ship. The story’s eerie tension builds as Jean must confront the supernatural force with a sacred talisman—only to discover what truly binds the ape to its ancient prison.

In the Valley of the Nile, an archaeological team unearths the perfectly preserved tomb of Pharaoh Sesostri, only to dismiss an ancient warning inscribed on the sarcophagus. When a worker uses a fragment of the mummy’s burial cloth to fix his sandal, strange and escalating disasters begin—starting with a shipwreck, then a mysterious fire, and culminating in a terrifying incident involving a phone that seems to move on its own. As the man who handled the cloth begins to unravel, he seeks help from his friend, a skeptical doctor, who may hold the key to understanding the cloth’s deadly power.

In "Drums of the Undead," illustrator Bill and his friend Sheila visit a museum to photograph a Haitian exhibit—only to witness a mysterious woman steal a sacred drum. When Bill captures her on film, the pair uncover a chilling truth: the thief is Erzulie Bocor, the Voodoo Goddess, who turns Sheila into a zombie in retaliation.

In "The World beyond the Mirror," Alice, drawn by a book of ghost stories from her uncle’s library, peers into a mirror—and finds herself on the other side, where ghosts live in quiet dread of the living world. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, the story unfolds in just four pages, capturing a haunting moment of crossing between realities.

In "The Case of the Roman Curse," ex-GI Christopher Fenn takes on a haunting mystery when the ghosts of ancient Roman soldiers begin claiming lives on the estate of Pamela Hogarth. With the help of spectral Druids—ancient foes of Rome—Fenn must unravel the curse before the next victim falls, wielding a blade wrapped in a yew sprig to break the spell.