—Gregory RasputinLet harm come to me... and Russia will be ruined!
Appearing in "The Things in the Coffins"
Featured Characters:
- Joe Grey (First appearance; dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Unnamed Old Man
Antagonists:
- Plutonians
- Numerous unnamed Plutonians
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Bats (Referenced)
- Plutonians
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Sol
- Earth
- United States of America
- Texas
- Aranzas (First appearance)
- Greenwood Cemetery (Mentioned)
- Aranzas (First appearance)
- Texas
- United States of America
- Pluto (Referenced)
- Earth
- Sol
Synopsis for "The Things in the Coffins"
A drifter takes a job as cemetery caretaker, but when he notices that none of the tombstones have names, he digs one up only to uncover a buried invasion force from Pluto.
Appearing in "A Man of Decision"
Featured Characters:
- Paul Owen (First appearance; dies)
Antagonists:
- Arabella (First appearance)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- France
- French Riviera (First appearance)
- France
- Earth
Synopsis for "A Man of Decision"
Paul Owens courts a rich woman in a vein attempt to get access to her money only to be devoured by her when he learns that she is a vampire and that many of her previous suitors met the same fate.
Appearing in "Mission to Mars!"
Featured Characters:
- Johnny
Supporting Characters:
- New United Nations (First appearance)
- Unnamed President
- Earth Diplomacy Team
- Captain Brisbane
- Wells
- Chando
- Leonard
- Marou
- Temple
- Franz
- Martians
- Numerous unnamed Martians
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-Unknown (First appearance) (Year 2253)
- Sol
- Mars (First appearance)
- Earth (First appearance)
- Earth Orbit (First appearance)
- Unidentified Space Station (First appearance)
- Earth Orbit (First appearance)
- Sol
Vehicles:
- Earth Diplomacy Team Rocket
Synopsis for "Mission to Mars!"
In 2253 a diplomatic mission is sent to Mars to trade for food as Earth has been ravaged by atomic war. All of the men take their mission very seriously, except the young pilot who is kind of a class clown. He has a doll which resembles the captain and he makes it do a silly dance but the other men find no humor in his antics. When the group arrives on Mars and meets the inhabitants they find themselves repulsed by the physical differences of the creatures and go for their guns. The situation is defused when the pilot, still laughing at his doll's antics, notices a member of the Martian group has a figure of their leader and they share a laugh at the other's expense. With the tension broken, the diplomatic mission becomes a success.
Appearing in "Russia!"
Featured Characters:
- Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna (First appearance; dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Gregory Rasputin (Apparent death)
- Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (First appearance; dies)
- Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia (First appearance; dies)
- Nicholas II (Death)
- Duchess Olga Nikolaevna (First appearance; dies)
- Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna (First appearance; dies)
- Duchess Maria Nikolaevna (First appearance; dies)
- Ivan Korovsky (First appearance; dies)
Antagonists:
- Bolsheviks (First appearance)
- Yurovsky (First appearance)
- Numerous unnamed members
Other Characters:
- Felix Yusupov (First appearance)
- Dr. Lasavert (First appearance)
- Purishkevich (First appearance)
- Dmitri Pavlovich (First appearance) (Unnamed)
- Vladimir Lenin (Referenced)
- Leon Trotsky (Referenced)
- Ural Council (Mentioned)
- Anna Demidova (First appearance; dies)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- Europe
- Russia
- Saint Petersburg
- Winter Palace (First appearance)
- Yusupov Palace (First appearance)
- Tolbusk (First appearance)
- Moscow (Mentioned)
- Ekaterinburg (First appearance)
- Tomsk (First appearance)
- Saint Petersburg
- Germany
- Holland (Mentioned)
- Russia
- Europe
- Earth
Events:
Synopsis for "Russia!"
As Anastasia Romanov lies dying, she remembers the events of the Russian revolution and the execution of her family, along with the curse of Rasputin that if harm were to come to him Russia would be ruined.
Appearing in "Come In!"
Featured Characters:
- Unnamed Man (First appearance; dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Madam Tanya (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- United States Army (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "Come In!"
A young man about to enlist visits a fortune teller as he wishes to know if he will be killed in war. The fortune teller gazes into her crystal ball and tells him no, and he is relived until she hands his money back. He thinks that maybe she lied to him but she swears that he will not be killed in the army. Perplexed, he leaves the tent and is struck and killed by a steamroller.
Appearing in "The Fat Man"
Featured Characters:
- Carl "Cookie" Gross (First appearance) (Apparent death)
Supporting Characters:
- Alec (First appearance)
- Bill (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Unidentified Tribe
- Numerous unnamed cannibals
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Rats (Referenced)
- Sharks (Mentioned)
- Fish (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
- Pigs (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- Pacific Ocean
- Unidentified Island
- Pacific Ocean
- Earth
Synopsis for "The Fat Man"
The ship's cook and two sailors are stuck on a life raft that reaches an island. The native chief lets the two skinny sailors go, but puts the obese cook in a caldron, as he is quite fat from eating food he hoarded from his comrades.