The bottle was never opened! How could I ever have permitted it to be opened by responsible state officials? What about my duty as Minister of Enlightenment? We officials are always in the public eye! We must set example for the rest! To open that bottle would have meant that we expected to find something! That we ourselves believed in the impossible! For you know as well as I... That it is utterly impossible for a form of life capable of transmitting radio signals to exist inside a sealed bottle! 
- —Minister of Enlightenment
Appearing in "The Man Who Went Too Far!"
Featured Characters:
- York (First appearance)
- Martin (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Unnamed Alien
Other Characters:
- Unnamed Subterranean (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Ghosts (Mentioned)
- Unidentified alien species
- Unidentified subterranean species (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- North America
- Subterranea (Mentioned) (Unnamed)
- Earth
Items:
- Cosmic Magnet Ray
Synopsis for "The Man Who Went Too Far!"
A scientist invents a cosmic magnet which brings down a ghost-like inhabitant of space. His partner thinks that capturing such a being for study is cruel and he knocks the magnet so that it tilts downward and pulls a similar dense creature up to the surface from the Earth's core.
Appearing in "They Won't Die!"
Featured Characters:
- Dan Morley (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Phil Brice (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Other Characters:
- United States Army (Only in flashback)
- Miles Talcott (Mentioned)
- FBI (Only in flashback)
- Numerous unnamed "Men of Destiny" (Main story and flashback)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616 (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- North America (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- California (Main story and flashback)
- San Diego (Main story and flashback)
- California (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Asia (Only in flashback)
- Korea (Only in flashback)
- North America (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
Events:
- Korean War (Only in flashback)
Synopsis for "They Won't Die!"
Dan Morely thinks back about his time in the war when he witnessed one of his friends be severly injured to the point that should have caused death. Years later he meets that friend, Phil Brice, again only to discover not only is he alive but that he seems perfectly health with no long lasting injuries. Dan does some further digging and discovers there are other such men that should have died but didn't and seeks out an associate in the FBI to discuss it. Dan tries to tell him about his experience with his friend but the official doesn't believe him and before he can be committed to some sort of ward he leaves. While entering his apartment he is shocked to discover Phil Brice and other men are there as they attempt to grab him. Dan not know what they'll do to him after discovering their secret jumps out of his apartment window to what one would assume to be his death. Dan falls from the window only to discover that after the impact he can feel his body begin to heal itself. Knowing now that he is one of them Dan listens to Phil who explains that they don't know why they're like this but believe they're men of destiny sent to heal the world through dedicated service and aid to mankind.
Appearing in "Your Life for Mine!"
Featured Characters:
- Paul Carew (First appearance) (Apparent death)
Supporting Characters:
- Mrs. Carew (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Angry Mob
- Numerous unnamed members
Other Characters:
- Numerous unnamed citizens
- Unnamed Alchemist
Races and Species:
Locations:
Items:
- Paul Carew's Time Machine (Destroyed)
Synopsis for "Your Life for Mine!"
A scientist builds a time travel device that requires someone from the present return to the past if one from the past is brought forward. He switches places with an alchemist just as a mob is coming for him.
Appearing in "It All Adds Up"
Featured Characters:
- Morton Widdicomb (First appearance) (Technical Adviser of COPIA)
Supporting Characters:
- United States Government (First appearance)
- United States Army (First appearance)
- Unnamed General
- COPIA (Committee for the Organization of Preparations for the Ice Age) (First appearance)
- Unnamed President
- United States Army (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Mrs. Widdicomb (Morton's Mother)
- Society of Scientists (First appearance)
- Numerous unnamed scientists
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "It All Adds Up"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "The Wrong Choice!"
Featured Characters:
- Captain Josef Tovar (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Pirates
- Numerous unnamed pirates
Antagonists:
- Harbor Patrol
Races and Species:
Locations:
Vehicles:
- Tovar's Ship (Destroyed)
Synopsis for "The Wrong Choice!"
A pirate captain finds himself in Atlantis and granted one wish. He wishes to be seven feet tall and strong as a bull so he can strong arm the Atlanteans but they are all much bigger and more powerful than that.
Appearing in "The Voice in the Night!"
Featured Characters:
- Pfc. Bill Sanders (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Sgt. Fritz Bruner (First appearance)
- United States Army
- Ted
- Numerous unnamed soldiers
Antagonists:
- Nazis
- Numerous unnamed soldiers
Other Characters:
- Mae Sanders (First appearance)
- Eadie Sanders (First appearance)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "The Voice in the Night!"
In 1944 a captured US soldier hates the German sergeant who goads him into attempting an escape after he finishes carving a wooden doll for his daughter. During the attempt, the man hears a voice coming from the doll giving instructions on how to elude the enemy patrols, and many years later sees the German sergeant giving a ventriloquist performance. He realizes the sergeant had aided him in gaining his freedom.
Appearing in "The Impossible"
Featured Characters:
- Minister of Enlightenment
Supporting Characters:
- Unnamed Therapist
Other Characters:
- Unidentified City Authorities
Races and Species:
- Unidentified Human-like species
Locations:
Items:
- Ship in a Bottle
Synopsis for "The Impossible"
Once a ship-in-a-bottle is pulled out of a tub of water it had fallen into, radio S.O.S. signals that had been received cease.
Notes
Publication Notes[]
- "The Man Who Went Too Far!" is reprinted in Amazing Adventures (Vol. 2) #22.
- "The Impossible" is reprinted in Amazing Adventures (Vol. 2) #25.
See Also
- 1 image(s) from Journey Into Unknown Worlds Vol 1 56
- 3 reprint(s) of Journey Into Unknown Worlds Vol 1 56