Eerie Comics #1

In "The Eyes of the Tiger," a 1947 Eerie Comics horror-suspense tale, Carl Cattler—driven by obsession—raises a tiger named Flame from infancy, convinced he can tame the wild. When Flame laps at Carl’s bloodied foot, the bond shatters, forcing Carl to shoot the creature, only to be haunted by its vengeful ghost.

In "Dead Man's Tale," Myron Morgan's desperate gamble with a stolen magic elixir sets off a chain of fortune and dread—wealth beyond imagination, a chilling warning from a dying man, and a race against time as the potion's power fades. When the final drops are nearly gone, he locks the bottle away, only for his daughter’s innocent hand to shatter it, unleashing a fate he never saw coming.

In "The Man-Eating Lizards," two surviving airmen are stranded on a remote island after a plane crash, only to be captured by a tribe that worships two enormous reptiles. As the natives prepare them for sacrifice, a sudden uprising among the female warriors changes everything—saving the men and forcing a desperate escape. The story unfolds with tense atmosphere and primal dread, anchored in the eerie isolation of the island and the looming threat of the monstrous lizards.

In "Mystery of Murder Manor," Johnny and Rupert Rawlings seek shelter in a rumored haunted house, only to find its lone inhabitant is a confused old seaman convinced his hoard of pebbles and sea shells holds the fortune of a long-lost pirate. The story unfolds with quiet unease, as the brothers navigate the strange, cluttered halls of a man lost to memory and the sea.

In "The Strange Case of Henpecked Harry," a man haunted by guilt sees his wife’s corpse in the shadows after a fatal accident on the subway tracks—only to realize too late that the woman he killed was wearing her coat. The story unfolds with chilling precision, blending psychological dread and a twist that redefines what’s real.