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Forbidden Worlds #5 (1952)

American Comics Group · 1952 · 52 pages

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Contains 6 stories
The Tomb of Terror
8 pp
JimNancy

Jim, a weary doctor seeking refuge in the English countryside, finds his quiet retreat shattered when a mysterious young woman summons him urgently to the dreaded Stormway Hall—a manor so cursed that locals won't even mark it on maps. As Jim ventures into the shadowed estate, he discovers the woman is a ghost, the caretaker is dead, and something far older and more sinister than mere hauntings dwells within the vault beneath the hall. In "The Tomb of Terror," Jim must uncover the dark magic binding the manor and its grotesque inhabitants before he becomes another victim of an ancient sorcerer's revenge.

The Merman Menace
8 pp

When a submarine crew investigating an underwater atomic explosion encounters a colossal merman seeking vengeance for his destroyed civilization, they find themselves caught between a vengeful creature and a ruthless enemy who wants to weaponize him. Captain Wade and his men must navigate treacherous depths, face down their Soviet captors, and decide whether the truth can save them all from a catastrophe of their own making. This 1952 tale from *Forbidden Worlds* #5 pits Cold War intrigue against the fury of the deep in a race against time.

Priestess of the Sphinx
10 pp
Kenneth WaltonNubiaBettyImhotepAbdullah

Museum curator Kenneth Walton discovers a man with the face of the ancient Egyptian high priest Imhotep—and when a mysterious group uses hypnotic power to awaken the mummified Nubia from a 4,000-year sleep, Walton follows them across the world to the Great Sphinx itself. As the resurrected priestess prepares a dark ritual to bring the Sphinx to life, Walton and his fiancée Betty find themselves caught between ancient magic and a plot to reshape the world.

Dance of the Savages
1 pp
Satan

In a remote French valley trapped between steep hills, livestock mysteriously perish and witches emerge from the woods each midnight—harbingers of the infamous "Dance of the Savages," the witches' sabbath where Satan himself is said to appear to greet the grotesque gathering with unearthly cries. Few mortals have witnessed this uncanny ritual and lived to tell of it, but those who have never forget the horrible sight.

The Day the World Died
8 pp
NedJeanDr. WillardBeyondersCassidy

In "The Day the World Died," nuclear scientist Dr. Willard meets a terrifying creature from the abyss—a beyonder—only to die of shock, inadvertently triggering a cyclotron that erases all life on Earth into the void. Now, with only Ned and Jean left untouched, the two must race to undo the cataclysm before the beyonders fully claim the planet.

Land of the Living Dead
8 pp · fantasy
Philip WentworthMaureenRalph WentworthEileen

In the dreamlike realm of *Forbidden Worlds* #5, Philip Wentworth stumbles into the spirit world during a fever, where he becomes a ghost and rescues Maureen from spectral pirates. Drawn together in the afterlife, their bond deepens as Maureen crosses back into the living world to protect Philip from his treacherous brother and fiancée. When Philip chooses to end his life to join her in spirit, their love becomes a quiet, haunting promise—forever beyond the veil.

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