Appearing in "The Sleep-Walker!"
Featured Characters:
- Jeffrey Hamilton (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Captain Roger Blakton (Only in flashback)
Antagonists:
- Bruno Albans (First appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Roger Blakton's Crew (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- North America
- Caribbean Sea (Main story and flashback)
- Barca (Main story and flashback) (First appearance)
- England (Mentioned)
Vehicles:
- Red Serpent (Ship) (Only in flashback)
- Sea Bat (Ship)
Synopsis for "The Sleep-Walker!"
Jeffrey Hamilton is under the hypnosis spell of Bruno Albans who is using hypnosis to listen into Jeffrey's past lives. While tranced in the life of Roger Blakton, Bruno learns this 17th century pirate's treasure was never found and a plan enters his mind. Bruno has the hypnotized Jeffery lead him from Florida to a small island called Barca located in the Caribbean Sea. Once there and the location pointed out Bruno rushes to the spot and digs it up not listening to the warning Roger Blakton once spoke, that the chest was boobytrapped with explosives. Bruno reaches the chest and the whole island is alive with explosions snapping Jeffery out of his trance only to be confused as to why he was near the island. Trying to make sense of it he sets forth for home.
Appearing in "Jigsaw"
Featured Characters:
- Krailer
Supporting Characters:
- Unidentified Government Spies
- Two unnamed spies
Antagonists:
- United States Government
- Numerous unnamed U.S. Government Defense Plant guards
- Numerous unnamed U.S. Government Defense Plant officials
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- United States of America
- Krailer's Bicycle Repait Shop
- Unidentified U.S. Government Defense Plant
- United States of America
Items:
- Invisibility Machine
- Atomic Landmine
Synopsis for "Jigsaw"
A spy ring from an unidentified government has acquired all but one piece of a device developed my the United States Government. They have setup show in the guise of a repair shop across the street from the defense plant that has the final piece they need. Krailer the leader of the spy ring tired of his subordinates failing decides to perform the job himself but first has his government send a device to assist in the theft. The device that is sent allows Krailer to become invisible for 10 minutes. He uses it and enters the compound but alerts the guards when he realizes the piece he was stealing didn't disappear when he grabbed it.
Despite being "seen" Krailer escapes the plant and returns to the shop and fits the final piece into the device. The device explodes seemingly killing Krailer and his subordinates. Across the street an official of the plant describes to some other officials that some US agents believed the enemy government was working on an invisibility device and it was simple to steal it while they stole the final piece that completed an atomic landmine which caused the explosion.
Appearing in "Lost in a Legend"
Journey Into Unknown Worlds #47
(originally printed as The Legend Tribe)
Synopsis for "Lost in a Legend"
Journey Into Unknown Worlds #47
(originally printed as The Legend Tribe)
Text story.
Appearing in "Something Waits on the Mountain!"
Featured Characters:
- San Rico Air Force (First appearance)
- Captain Luis Luro (First appearance)
- Captain Tomas Bozza (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Awks (Main story and flashback)
- Numerous unnamed awks (Main story and flashback)
- Dr. Carlos Vega (First appearance; dies) (Main story and flashback)
Other Characters:
- San Rico Army (First appearance)
- Unnamed Colonel
- Numerous unnamed soldiers
- Unnamed Cattle Rancher
- San Rico Government (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Cows
- Birds (Main story and flashback)
- Pigeons (Mentioned)
- Awks (Giant Antediluvian Birds) (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- North America (Main story and flashback)
- Central America (Main story and flashback)
- North America (Main story and flashback)
Synopsis for "Something Waits on the Mountain!"
Two pilots, Captain Luis Luro and Captain Tomas Bozza, from the capital of San Rico are sent out on a scouting mission to investigate what took down an air plane as well as stealing cattle from the nearby area. While scouting they discover the cause to be giant birds. They follow the birds until they can find a place to land to investigate further on foot. While investigating they discover Dr. Carlos Vega who discovered three of the prehistoric "Awks" some time ago and began breeding and training them. He informs the pilots that he had been directing their feeding discreetly at night to hide their presence and that he would use the birds to attack San Rico's small standing army to dispose of the government and place himself as a self appointed dictator of San Rico.
The pilots ran to their jets by eluding the giant birds through narrow mountainous passages. While flying their jets they spot the awks once more but this time they're holding Dr. Carlos Vega in their talons as he instructs them personally. The two pilots fire missiles at the awks seemingly killing them off as well as Dr. Vega.
Appearing in "What Happened to Hassen?"
Featured Characters:
- Abdullah Hassen (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Ras Mafa (First appearance)
- Unnamed Genie
Other Characters:
- Numerous unnamed citizens of Khana
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- Khana
- Mafa Palace
- Khana
Items:
- Genie's Bottle
Synopsis for "What Happened to Hassen?"
During the 1920s in the city of Khana a dictator named Abdullah Hassen took the city by force after dethroning the previous Mafa family rulers. Using his various soldiers, police, and spies he was able to hold his reign until one night when a man sneaked into "his" wine cellar within the Mafa palace and stole a bottle. The guards took the man to Hassen and he revealed himself to be the only remaining free member of the Mafa family, Ras Mafa, while the remaining Mafa family was imprisoned. He informed Hassen the bottle was not his and Hassen to spite the man ordered him to be shot but not before he drank the wine in front of him. When Hassen opened the bottle a giant genie tore through the palace with Hassen in its grip to which Ras informed Hassen that the genie has been guarding the Mafa family for a thousand years.
Appearing in "The Fatal Words!"
Featured Characters:
- Henry Ramsey (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Rover (Henry's Dog)
- Tabby (Henry's Cat)
Other Characters:
- Numerous unnamed reporters
- Unnamed Doctor
- Unnamed Judge
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "The Fatal Words!"
Henry Ramsey is a man who didn't trust or like humans and only spent time in the company of his two animals Rover and Tabby. One day Rover spoke to Henry, informing him that once every millennium a dog can speak to a trusted owner and this knowledge was passed down generation to generation. Henry tried to take advantage of Rover and informed some reporters who hid in his closet and listen to the dog speak. After some investigating to ensure it wasn't Henry throwing his voice they released the story. Henry still trying to profit off Rover's voice made deals ensureing that the dog would speak. Rover found out about said deals and refused to speak during them resulting in Henry being sued and losing everything. Rover left Henry in search for a new home but as Rover left, Tabby, Henry's cat, began to speak...
Appearing in "Stormy Night!"
Featured Characters:
- Unnamed Wireless Operator
Antagonists:
- Numerous unnamed alien conquerors
Other Characters:
- Numerous unnamed passengers and crew of the Belle Lune
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Conquerors
Locations:
Vehicles:
- S.S. Belle Lune
- Alien Spacecraft
Synopsis for "Stormy Night!"
A ship liner receives a wireless warning that a storm is fast approaching their position. A vast cloud overtakes the ship and it comes to a complete halt. All passengers are instantly frozen still and the only person aboard that can still move is the wireless operator. He receives a strange message from a voice who claims to be from another world. The voice states that they are conquerors that have come to take over the planet. They had disguised their ship as a dark cloud to surprise the earthlings. The small blue aliens soon begin to board the ship while the wireless operator looks on helplessly. As the Aliens unload from their spaceship, a powerful hurricane hits and catches their spaceship in a vortex. Everyone comes out of their suspended animation with no clue as to what has happened. Only the wireless operator knows that they came close to being conquered if not for the power of nature.