Poor Norton! Oh well, sooner or later he had to learn that sometimes a practical joker can pick on... the wrong victim! 
- —Victor
Appearing in "I was in the Clutches of the Living Shadow"
Featured Characters:
- Phillip Lawson (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Warlord Kaa ⏵ (Main story and flashback) (First appearance)
- Warlord Kaa's Warriors (Main story and flashback)
- Numerous unnamed soldiers (Main story and flashback)
Other Characters:
- WBL-TV
- Unnamed Newscaster
- Numerous unnamed crewmembers
- United Nations
- United States Army
Races and Species:
- Unidentified Species (Main story and flashback)
- Humans
Locations:
- Earthspace
- Earth
- North America
- Paris (Mentioned)
- Earth
- Shadow Realm (Only in flashback) (Unnamed) (First appearance)
- Unidentified Planet (Only in flashback) (First appearance)
Vehicles:
- Kaa's Spacecraft
Synopsis for "I was in the Clutches of the Living Shadow"
Warlord Kaa arrives in an advance wave from a two-dimensional world to determine if Earth is ripe for takeover. No human weapons can stop him because he has his warriors assume the shadow forms that humans cast. A human prisoner makes his escape from a high peak by grabbing his shadow guard and using him as a parachute. He warns the authorities by having the lights shut off, revealing the presence of Kaa's men. They are easily captured, and although Warlord Kaa is driven off at the end of this story, the Marvel Universe hasn't seen the last of him.
Appearing in "Music Master"
Strange Tales #39
Featured Characters:
- Joe (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Rhythm Makers (First appearance)
- Gus (First appearance)
- Angelo (Angel) (First appearance)
- Several unnamed members
Other Characters:
- Angelo's Father (Angel)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earthspace
- Earth
- United States of America
- New York
- New York City
- Wall Street (Mentioned in narration)
- Carnegie Hall (Mentioned)
- New York City
- New York
- United States of America
- Earth
- Heaven
- Earthspace
Synopsis for "Music Master"
Strange Tales #39
A floundering band takes on a odd looking man who plays the harp and become successful. The man who took a chance on him by inviting him into the band learns that he is an angel who's on a goodwill scholarship on Earth.
Appearing in "The Ghost of Grismore Castle!"
Featured Characters:
- Otis Norton (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Victor
Antagonists:
- Numerous unnamed ghosts
Other Characters:
- Nick
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- Grismore Castle
Synopsis for "The Ghost of Grismore Castle!"
A practical joker gets his comeuppance when he plays a trick on a ghost and the ghost gets even with him with the help of some friends.
Appearing in "I Found the Perfect Hiding Place!"
Featured Characters:
- Harry Stubbs
Other Characters:
- Roman Empire (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Unidentified Police Department
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earthspace
- Earth
- North America
- Europe (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Earth
- Unidentified Dimension
Items:
- Harry Stubb's Time Machine
Events:
- Civil War (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "I Found the Perfect Hiding Place!"
An ugly man named Harry Stubbs builds a time machine for the purpose of stealing jewels then going back in time to live with beautiful women who only care for his money. After stealing the jewels he returns to his machine and attempts to go back in time to the Roman Empire only for it to instead transport him into an alternate dimension where everything is ugly and strange.
Appearing in "The Thing on the Moon"
Featured Characters:
- Dan Carter
Supporting Characters:
- Exploration Crew
- Numerous unnamed crewmembers
Other Characters:
- Empire of Atlantis
- Unnamed Giant Robot
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "The Thing on the Moon"
A crew led by Dan Carter is sent to the Moon to see if it is inhabitable for the people of Earth. Earth is facing an overpopulation crisis and is seeking new areas to expand to. Dan and his crew depart to the Moon and soon learn it is inhabited by a large creature. The men try to flee back to their ship but the gargantuan form plucks the ship in its grasp before they can take off then grabs the men from the ship. The creature takes them to a recording from the Empire of Atlantis that explains that they claim the Moon in the name of the Empire of Atlantis and that the giant robot is there to guard their land. The men leave the Moon to search for land they can claim for themselves while also pondering if the Empire of Atlantis is no more or if they're sill out there among the stars.
Notes
- "I was in the Clutches of the Living Shadow" is reprinted in Where Monsters Dwell #31.
- "The Ghost of Grismore Castle" is reprinted in Vault of Evil #14 & Curse of the Weird #2.
- "The Thing on the Moon" is reprinted in Journey Into Mystery (Vol. 2) #14.