Oh... I never learned, Mr. Handley... In fact, I've never played baseball in my life before this! I only learned hot to pitch the ball! 
- —Ernie Watkins
Appearing in "The Man Who Turned Off the Sun!"
Featured Characters:
- Henry Farnol (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- United States Government (Main story and flashback)
- Numerous unnamed government employees
- Martha Farnol (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Numerous unnamed Americans
- Martha's Mother (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
Locations:
- Earth-616 (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
Items:
- Nuclear Vapor (First appearance)
Synopsis for "The Man Who Turned Off the Sun!"
A scientist invents a nuclear vapor which temporarily blots out the sun's rays as a defense against atomic weapons, but gets no respect from his shrew wife.
Appearing in "Music in the Air"
Featured Characters:
- Unnamed Musicologist
Supporting Characters:
- Musicologist's Wife
Other Characters:
- Unnamed Music Publisher
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- North America
- England (Referenced)
- Earth
Items:
- Modern Concerto
Synopsis for "Music in the Air"
A musicologist translates old transcripts that have musical writings only to find that most of them were modern songs being written during the time. When he discovered one that wasn't a modern song he and his wife took it too a music publisher to produce songs. After doing so the creation he dubbed Modern Concerto disappeared. With all traces of its existence gone, but the other transcripts still within his home.
Appearing in "The Girl Who Wouldn't Speak!"
Featured Characters:
- Emory Hastings (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Mrs. Biggs
- Elizabeth Townsend (First appearance) (Imagination)
Other Characters:
- Timothy (Imagination)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- United States of America
- Auburndale (First appearance)
- 629 Swanslane Drive (First appearance)
- Auburndale (First appearance)
- United States of America
- Earth
Synopsis for "The Girl Who Wouldn't Speak!"
A lovelorn writer creates a female character that he falls in love with and sees her appear one evening while out for a walk.
Appearing in "The Discovery!"
Featured Characters:
- Ernie Watkins (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Green Sox (First appearance) (Baseball Team)
- Mike Sloane (First appearance) (Scout)
- Murphy (Catcher) (First appearance)
- Jim Handley (First appearance) (Manager)
- Phil Weber (First appearance)
- Fogarty (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Eagles (First appearance) (Baseball Team)
- Chuck Anderson (First appearance)
- Monk Willard (First appearance)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "The Discovery!"
A manager thinks he's made a great discovery when he finds a kid with a great pitching arm, but he costs them the series when he's put in the last game and the manager realizes that he's never played baseball before.
Appearing in "The Bell That Wouldn't Stop"
Featured Characters:
- San Luisa
- Maria
- Unnamed Mayor
- Carlo
- Numerous unnamed residents
Races and Species:
Locations:
Items:
- Bell of San Luisa (First appearance)
Synopsis for "The Bell That Wouldn't Stop"
A church bell rings nonstop so that all the townspeople gather outside the church and are spared devastation from an earthquake.
Appearing in "The Secret Weapon"
Featured Characters:
- Dillon (Robot) (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- United States Government
- Newton (First appearance)
- Mason (First appearance)
- Reilly (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Wabash
- Unnamed Mayor
- Jim
- Numerous unnamed citizens
Other Characters:
- Mrs. Turner (Mentioned)
- Jonas (Mentioned)
- Unnamed Governor
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- United States Armed Forces
- Four unnamed military personnel
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- United States of America
- Wabash (First appearance)
- Washington, D.C.
- Virgina
- Trenton, New Jersey (Mentioned)
- United States of America
- Earth
Synopsis for "The Secret Weapon"
The folk of a small town experiencing a drought make a scapegoat out of a companion of some scientists who remains aloof. They ask him to leave town but have to apologize when they find out he is a robot with the mental capacity to figure out a way to make it rain for them.