The Hand of Fate #22 (1954)

In "To Behold His Doom," Stanley Timor stumbles upon a mirror that shows him the future—and he quickly learns how to profit from the tragedies it reveals. As he manipulates fate for gain, the mirror finally shows him his own end, and in a desperate flight from what he sees, he steps straight into it. The story’s chilling twist unfolds with quiet dread, rendered in stark, atmospheric art.

In the eerie heart of New Orleans, a medium’s final wish—burial in her beloved France—defies the odds when her coffin drifts across the Atlantic, guided by forces beyond understanding. A Hand of Fate Mystery #29, with its haunting atmosphere and mysterious undertones, unfolds a tale where fate and the unknown weave a path no mortal could chart.

Bart Westcott, a struggling young lawyer, finds himself rising from obscurity when he inherits a statue of the demon god Bael—its presence granting him sudden success and power. But when a new, ambitious rival takes on his firm, Westcott must wonder: is it justice he’s wielding, or something far darker?

In a forgotten corner of the Balkans, a Hungarian baron’s obsession with a gypsy fiddle spirals into madness—when the music won’t cease, even after the fiddler lies dead, he’s left to face a haunting melody that refuses to end.

Jo, a man desperate for fortune, inherits a yellow sapphire said to bring riches for exactly one year—after which, legend claims, a demon awakens to claim its price. The stone’s glow pulses with promise, but the silence between heartbeats grows heavier with each passing day.