Strange Tales of the Unusual #2
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "He Waits in the Dark Alley," a homeless man’s desperate attempt to stop an assassination—spurred by reading tomorrow’s paper—ends in confusion and suspicion, only to wake and realize it was all a dream. Bill Everett’s stark, expressive art brings the story’s eerie tension to life, capturing the moment between reality and delusion. The cover, a collaborative effort by Sol Brodsky and Carl Burgos, hints at the lurking dread within.
In "He Waits in the Dark Alley," a homeless man stumbles upon tomorrow’s newspaper and tries to stop an assassination—only to be mistaken for the attacker. When he wakes, he burns the paper, unsure if what he experienced was real or just a fevered dream.
In "Man Afraid," Steve grapples with growing unease as he begins to suspect the people around him are hiding extraordinary abilities—abilities that make him feel isolated, even afraid. As the truth unfolds, he discovers a hidden connection he never expected, one that redefines everything he thought he knew about himself.
In "Those Who Plan," a man stumbles upon a bizarre secret: dogs speaking in full sentences, plotting to take over the world. When he tries to warn the world, he’s dismissed as mad—until he realizes the voices he heard were part of a stage act, with the dogs performing alongside a man named Pedro.
Harvey lives on Mars, but thanks to his daily prescription, he sees everyone around him as human—so he’s convinced he’s still on Earth. When the medication starts to wear off, the truth begins to blur, and the world he knows starts to unravel.
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