Creepy Worlds #3 (1962)

Floyd Baldwin, a young scientist, finds himself pursued by a mysterious force tied to a strange wind after developing film from a storm he photographed. As the wind carries his steel shelter into space, he discovers he’s been taken to an alien planet where he must confront invaders planning to conquer Earth. The story builds tension as he realizes the film he captured may have exposed their presence—and now, Earth must prepare for an invasion he may have just delayed.

In "The Globes That Vanished!", thousands of planet globes are mysteriously pulled into the sky, only to return with their land and sea patterns flipped—and inscribed with the chilling message, "The alternative to peace."

In "Lost in the Black Tunnel," three crooks seeking refuge in a carnival’s Tunnel of Love find themselves trapped not by the ride’s eerie atmosphere, but by shadowy figures claiming to be "bad men." As the tunnel’s darkness closes in, their desperate flight leads them toward the only light they can see—police waiting just beyond the exit.

In "Beelzebub!", a man driven by decades of obsession hunts for a forbidden tome said to enslave the Devil—unaware that Satan himself is walking beside him, eager to claim the book before he’s outmaneuvered.

In "The Rivals," two circus performers locked in a bitter rivalry find their deadly game escalating when one sabotages the highwire and the other drains the water from the barrel below the plunge—each determined to outdo the other, with lives hanging in the balance.

In a brief, eerie sci-fi tale from 1962, a Saturnian spy named Thorta Karf is sent to Earth to assess whether its inhabitants are weak enough to conquer—disguising himself as a member of the planet’s ruling class. After landing and assuming the identity of a "Vocalist," he quickly discovers that Earth’s elite are far from the passive rulers he expected, when the very slaves he thought were beneath him turn on him with shocking force.

When a man named Evans digs up a grave to steal buried money, he discovers the corpse isn’t the one he expected—leading him on a frantic search through other graves and a mortuary’s records, only to uncover a shocking twist involving a man who may have never died at all.

In a snow-lashed city, a mysterious man named Alberto Grappiosa draws attention by dressing statues in warm clothing, claiming it’s the humane thing to do. When police arrive, they dismiss him as a madman—especially when he reveals his identity as the famous sculptor—but his strange actions leave them unsettled. The story ends with him refusing to leave a statue unattended, even as officers try to take him in.

In a quiet moment on a dark road, a man named Don Perlin is taken by mysterious alien beings who believe he represents the pinnacle of Earth’s intelligence. Taken aboard their ship, he undergoes a series of tests that reveal a mind marked by instability and fear, leading the aliens to conclude that humanity is unfit to join the galactic community. As the ship prepares to return to Earth with their findings, the fate of the planet hangs in the balance.

Little Johnny Fletcher tries desperately to warn his family about something he witnessed at the beach, but they’re too distracted by a news report about sea dragons heading for California. Ignoring the chaos on TV, Johnny returns to the shore, still trying to be heard—until the impossible happens and the Pacific Ocean begins to dry up.

In "The Man with Two Faces!" from Creepy Worlds #3 (1962), a man whose appearance frightens others crafts a handsome mask to win the affection of a woman he admires. When he finally faces her, he finds himself torn between deception and honesty—until a moment of truth reveals a startling transformation.

In a quiet house still holding the memory of a vanished revolutionary, Vassily’s family clings to the hope that he will return, preparing his favorite cabbage soup each night. When a man who looks like Vassily finally appears, his silence and stillness lead his family to a devastating realization — the man who returns may not be the one they remember.