Adventures into Weird Worlds #16

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Kiss of Death

A woman plans to get rid of her writer husband by taking him to a house supposedly haunted by vampires and shocking his bad heart. She dresses as a vampire, but he recognizes her and thinks it is part of her attempt to add atmosphere for his horror writing, and he isn't scared. A real vampire bites him later in the evening, and when his wife tries again the following night, the man, now a vampire, bites her.

| StoryTitle2 = Mind Over Matter | Writer2_1 = N/A | Penciler2_1 = Bill Benulis | Inker2_1 = Jack Abel | Colorist2_1 = N/A | Letterer2_1 = N/A | Editor2_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Gordon Langley) **Supporting Characters:** * Allen

**Other Characters:** * Unnamed Yogi **Races and Species:** * Humans) **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** Asia *** India ** North America *** United States of America

| Synopsis2 = A man receives Yogi training to make objects disappear, and when his friend introduces him to Cartesian skeptical doubt, they both disappear.

| StoryTitle3 = Daughter of Death | Writer3_1 = N/A | Letterer3_1 = Typeset | Editor3_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Mr. Andropolous **Supporting Characters:** * Haskell **Antagonists:** * Stheno) **Other Characters:** * Father Gropious * Euryale) * Medusa) * Perseus) **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Gorgons * Doves **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** North America *** United States of America ** Greece, Europe *** Thessaly

| Synopsis3 = A lonely rich heavy set man named Mr. Andropolous hires his butler, Haskell, to go to Greece and return with a beautiful women for him to marry. Haskell returns with an unusually beautiful woman and the two are quickly married after. Once the ceremony had ended and priest and Haskell left. Stheno's demeanor changed as she began informing Andropolous that she was sister of Euryale and Medusa and that while her sisters were dead she had been in a tomb for 5000 years until she was found by Haskell. While masked she made the journey to America to marry Andropolous for his riches after he was dead. Stheno removed her turban revealing her snake hair which caused Andropolous to turn to stone.

| StoryTitle4 = Flying Saucer | Writer4_1 = N/A | Penciler4_1 = Ross Andru | Penciler4_2 = Joe Orlando | Inker4_1 = Jack Abel | Colorist4_1 = N/A | Letterer4_1 = N/A | Editor4_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * Unnamed Martian

**Other Characters:** * Numerous unnamed movie goers * Mars Taxi Service) ** Unnamed Taxi Driver **Races and Species:** * Martians * Earthlings **Realities:** * Earth-616 * Earth-57316 **Locations:** * Earth-616 ** Mars) *** Mars Theatre *** Mars Towers *** Planet Police Station ** Earth * Earth-57316

| Synopsis4 = A man seeing a movie claims to have seen a flying saucer. The crowd doesn't believe him and the man storms out. He gets a refund and leaves the Mars Theatre revealing that the scene had been taking place on Mars.

| StoryTitle5 = Surprise! | Writer5_1 = N/A | Penciler5_1 = Jack Keller | Inker5_1 = Jack Keller | Colorist5_1 = N/A | Letterer5_1 = N/A | Editor5_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing5 = **Featured Characters:** * Mito Vargay) **Supporting Characters:** * Lola **Antagonists:** * Unnamed Gypsy Woman **Other Characters:** * Stephen **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Ghosts **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** Czech Republic *** Bohemia

| Synopsis5 = An old man in love with a Gypsy girl murders his rival. The girl continues to moon over the dead man so a Gypsy woman offers to make the old man resemble the man he killed. He goes to the gravesite at night with a picture and the sorceress summons the ghost and commands it to exchange faces with the old man. He rushes off to see the girl, but she screams at his approach, as he now has the face of a corpse several months dead.

| StoryTitle6 = The Old Man's Secret! | Writer6_1 = N/A | Penciler6_1 = Jay Scott Pike | Inker6_1 = Jay Scott Pike | Colorist6_1 = N/A | Letterer6_1 = N/A | Editor6_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing6 = **Featured Characters:** * Hans

**Antagonists:** * Jacob Abel) **Other Characters:** * Mrs. Van Kuyper * Mrs. Van Kuyper's Father * Unnamed Woman **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Cats **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earthspace ** Earth *** Europe * Heaven)

| Synopsis6 = A woman admires the handiwork of an old man named Jacob Abel. He creates exquisite doll houses with realistic figures. The woman begins to offer Abel a substantial amount of money for his doll house creation. As this is going on, Hans the apprentice looks on. He asks able to teach him the secret of creating such incredible doll houses but Abel is reluctant and warns him not to ask again. Hans feels that Abel is only keeping his process a secret because he does not want Hans to share in his success. Hans ignores his warning and sneaks into Able’s workshop. He looks around but is unable to learn anything. He is suddenly caught trespassing by Abel. Hans pleads with him to stay away, there is a scream and then silence. The next day Able is once again working in his shop selling another one of his creations. He shows the woman customer a new doll house he has created with a realistic figure glued to the front that resembles his assistant Hans.

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| Notes = ===Publication Notes=== * "Kiss of Death" is reprinted in Journey Into Mystery Vol 2 12. * "Mind Over Matter" is reprinted in Giant-Size Werewolf Vol 1 2. * "Daughter of Death" is reprinted in Marvel Tales Vol 1 132. * "Flying Saucer" is reprinted in Supernatural Thrillers Vol 1 10. * "Surprise!" is reprinted in Uncanny Tales Vol 2 6. * "The Old Man's Secret!" is reprinted in Chamber of Chills Vol 1 12.

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Creative credits

Writers: N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A

Interior art: Tony DiPreta, Bill Benulis, Ross Andru, Joe Orlando, Jack Keller, Jay Scott Pike

Color: N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A

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