Vault of Evil #15

In "Don't Shake Hands with the Devil!", a horror story publisher receives a mysterious scroll that seals his fate—Satan demands his soul, but can’t claim it until he dies. To force the hand of destiny, the devil curses him to kill the first person he sees, trapping him in a deadly game where every glance could be his last.

In "The Gargoyle from the Fifth Galaxy!" from Vault of Evil #15 (1974), a terrifying alien arrives on Earth, sending shockwaves through the townsfolk with its otherworldly presence—only to be chased away in fear. But beneath the surface of panic lies a quiet truth: this so-called monster was merely a peaceful emissary, seeking to share the wonders of its advanced civilization with a world unready to understand.

In "Arise, Oh Geni...", a man's well-intentioned but ill-advised lamp-rubbing unleashes a genie with grand plans of conquest—only to find the creature quickly undone by the very allergies it never expected. Trapped by a sudden bout of hay fever, the once-dominant being finds itself overwhelmed by the world it once sought to rule.