—Dr. Franz Bardo (Franz Heinrich Gessler)I confess! I'm really Franz Heinrich Gessler, wanted by the Allied War Crimes Committee! I can't stand the guilt any more... it makes the walls close in!
Appearing in "The Old Man's Secret!"
Featured Characters:
- Larner (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Unnamed Old Man
- Unnamed Man (Old Man's Father)
Other Characters:
- Preston (First appearance)
- Ruth (First appearance)
Races and Species:
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Locations:
Synopsis for "The Old Man's Secret!"
A man crosses the mountains of Tibet in order to gain the secret of immortality. He meets a young man and an old man and convinces the young man to let him take the old man back to civilization with him in order to analyze his body chemistry. When he gets back, his friend, who has met the couple before, tells him that he brought back the wrong man. He brought back the immortal man's son.
Appearing in "Nightmare at Noon!"
Featured Characters:
- Chris (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Stella (First appearance)
- Miss Bianca (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Pirates
- Four unnamed pirates
Other Characters:
- Mr. Kelp (First appearance)
Races and Species:
Realities:
Locations:
- Earth
- Chris' Island
Items:
- Girl's Ring
Synopsis for "Nightmare at Noon!"
When Chris' girlfriend, Stella, threatens to leave him unless he sells his island for cash, he has a vision of a woman being threatened by pirates. Chris defeats the pirates, and as a reward the woman gives him a ring and a promise to return someday as the vision fades. When Chris comes to he finds he still has the ring while Mr. Kelp, Chris' real estate broker brings a buyer to the island. The buyer, Miss Bianca, is a spitting image of the woman from his vision.
Appearing in "Man with Wings!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Piero Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- United States Air Force (Dream)
Races and Species:
Realities:
Locations:
- Dream Dimension
- Earth (Dream)
- North America (Dream)
- United States of America (Dream)
- New York (Dream)
- New York City (Dream)
- Manhattan (Dream)
- Fifth Avenue (Dream)
- Manhattan (Dream)
- New York City (Dream)
- New Mexico (Dream)
- New York (Dream)
- United States of America (Dream)
- North America (Dream)
- Earth (Dream)
- Earthspace
Synopsis for "Man with Wings!"
Leonardo Da Vinci has nightmares about being able to fly.
Appearing in "No Trespassing!"
Featured Characters:
- Luther Kane (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Downes (Luther Kane's Lawyer) (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Unidentified Aliens
- Two unnamed aliens
Other Characters:
- Unnamed Judge (First appearance)
- Unidentified Alien Council (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Realities:
Locations:
- Earth
- United States of America
- Luther Kane's Private Estate (First appearance; destruction)
- United States of America
- Unidentified Planet
Synopsis for "No Trespassing!"
When a rich man finds a beam of light shining on his property with healing properties, he fences it off and charges five thousand dollars for access. The beam turns out to be an alien weapon test and, when increased to full power, wipes out the man's estate reducing him to poverty.
Appearing in "Discovery"
Featured Characters:
- Chauncey (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Zeke (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Unnamed Gas Station Attendant
- Jack Sprat (Mentioned in narration or thoughts)
- Muscles Magee (First appearance)
- Muscles Magee's Manager (First appearance)
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Locations:
- Earth
- United States of America
- Unidentified Gas Station
- Hotchkiss Fair (First appearance)
- United States of America
Items:
- Magic Strength (Candy Bar) (First appearance)
Vehicles:
- Irmegarde (First appearance) (Chauncey's Car)
Synopsis for "Discovery"
A scrawny man is given a magic candy bar that confers great strength, but he discovers that he already possesses more strength than he suspects.
Appearing in "The World of Flame!"
Featured Characters:
- Unnamed Skipper
- Skipper's Crew
- Two unnamed crewmembers
Supporting Characters:
- Unidentified Aliens
- Four unnamed aliens
Races and Species:
Realities:
Locations:
Vehicles:
- Skipper's Ship
- Alien Ship
Synopsis for "The World of Flame!"
A giant wave tosses a ship up to the sun where its crew communicates with a race of aliens who live there. After asking them to return them to Earth they do so.
Appearing in "When the Walls Close In!"
Featured Characters:
- Dr. Franz Bardo (Franz Heinrich Gessler) (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Whitney Chase (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Nazis (Mentioned in narration or thoughts)
- Allies (Mentioned)
- Unidentified State Police Department
- Two unnamed police officers
- FBI (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Realities:
Locations:
Items:
- Whitney Chase's Growth Hormone
Events:
- World War II (Mentioned in narration or thoughts)
Synopsis for "When the Walls Close In!"
An escaped war criminal feels claustrophobia until his guilt makes him confess.
Notes
Publication Notes[]
- "The Old Man's Secret!" is reprinted in Journey Into Mystery (Vol. 2) #16.
- "Nightmare at Noon!" is reprinted in Worlds Unknown #1.
- "The World of Flame!" is reprinted in Amazing Adventures (Vol. 2) #26.
- "When the Walls Close In!" is reprinted in Uncanny Tales (Vol. 2) #9.