Creepy Worlds #70

When a war-weary journalist with a prosthetic leg is summoned to the Hall of the Olympian gods on Cyprus, he dares to challenge their silence on human suffering—only to be judged by Jupiter, defended by Vulcan, and opposed by Mars. As the gods debate his fate, the god of craftsmanship offers him a chance to wield divine power, naming him Son of Vulcan to fight evil across the mortal world.

Son of Vulcan arrives on the island of Cyprete, where the people are torn apart by legend and fear after the return of the Giant Gladiator, a force demanding allegiance from either the Preteons or the Cyclates. As tensions rise and the island edges toward war, Johnny Mann—posing as a reporter—seeks to uncover the truth behind the conflict, only to confront the sinister Dr. Kong and the monstrous creature he controls. The fate of the island hangs in the balance as Son of Vulcan prepares to challenge both the Giant Gladiator and the forces manipulating the people from the shadows.

In "I Was Captured by the Cyclops!", Mr. Sloane finds himself suddenly plunged into the world of Sinbad, living out the legendary hero’s perilous encounter with a fearsome cyclops. Though he believes it was all a vivid dream, the weight of a strange jewel in his hand suggests the adventure may have been more real than he thought.

The Thunderbird, a battered B-17 bomber crippled over enemy territory, struggles to survive after losing both outer engines and being abandoned by escorting aircraft. With fuel dwindling and the crew facing a deadly mountain pass with no margin for error, they fight to keep the plane aloft through sheer determination. As the damaged Fortress limps toward home, its crew braces for a crash landing—only to be met with a desperate, hopeful reception at their base.

In "I Am the Man Without a Face!", Rufus Watkins finds himself trapped beneath a black hood he can never remove after cursing a group of gypsies. What begins as a moment of petty cruelty spirals into a haunting, inescapable punishment, turning his own bigotry into a living nightmare.

In a cold war-era tale of underwater secrecy, a naval captain deploys a shark lure to protect hidden installations from intruders. The story reveals that sharks, driven by instinct and portrayed as relentless guardians, patrol coastal waters and harbors—fiercely attacking both enemy agents and unsuspecting divers, regardless of allegiance.