Mysterious Stories #3

In "Nightmare!" from Mysterious Stories #3 (1955), former soldier Dan McGraw is haunted by the ghosts of his fallen comrades—men he betrayed and murdered decades earlier to keep a gold treasure for himself. Tormented by guilt and visions, he’s driven to confront his past, leading him to the police station to confess.

In the frozen trenches of Korea, a rookie soldier finds himself stranded behind enemy lines—until a veteran appears, guiding him to safety. Back at camp, he learns the grim truth: the man who saved him died the day before.

Al Morgan is trapped in a blazing inferno with no way out, but as smoke and flames close in, memories of his best friend Dave Bradley flood back—from their Army days in Korea to their dreams of opening a business together. When a mysterious figure appears in the flames to guide Al toward escape, he must confront whether his old friend has returned from beyond to save him one last time.

In this playful 1955 satire, King Midas—tired of his golden touch turning meals to metal—decides the only way out is to become the Statue of Liberty and ship himself to New York, all with a dash of 1950s flair.