Weird Mystery Tales #16

In "Body Beautiful," John Bannister schemes to murder his wife Martha, using suspended animation to fake his death and return later to be with his mistress. As the plan unfolds, the chilling precision of his deception begins to blur with something far more unsettling.

When Pingo the clown’s wife discovers his dark secret, their highwire act becomes a deadly performance—she’s trapped in a final act she never signed up for, and her fate may be sealed… but death might not be the end. With Karen Hunnypot and Margo caught in the web of a killer’s final performance, the line between spectacle and slaughter blurs in this chilling tale from Weird Mystery Tales.

In "Cain's Game Room," a quiet suburban barbecue takes a surreal turn when the family glances over their fence to see a witch stirring a giant cauldron just beyond. The next panel shifts to a deadpan duel at a freshly dug grave, where a grave digger stands ready with a shovel, the tension thick and absurdly mundane.