Appearing in "The Man In the Sky"
Featured Characters:
- Unnamed Man
Supporting Characters:
- Five unnamed gardeners
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Locations:
Synopsis for "The Man In the Sky"
A "Jack and the Beanstalk" story with a moral against being too greedy.
Appearing in "From Outer Space"
Featured Characters:
- Jonathan Ditmar (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Unidentified Aliens
Other Characters:
- United Nations
- Ludwig van Beethoven (Mentioned in narration) (Topical Reference)
- Richard Wagner (Mentioned in narration) (Topical Reference)
- Johannes Brahms (Mentioned in narration) (Topical Reference)
- Claude Debussy (Mentioned in narration) (Topical Reference)
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Synopsis for "From Outer Space"
When hostile aliens come to Earth of the future they are persuaded not to enslave humanity because of Earth's music.
Appearing in "The Shaggy Creature!"
Featured Characters:
- Bradley Brenton (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Shaggy Creature (Bradley's Teddy Bear) (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Benton's Staff
- Unnamed Maid
- Hotchkins (Butler) (First appearance)
- Two unnamed elevator operators
- Three unnamed employees
- Three unnamed board of directors
- Unnamed Secretary (First appearance)
- James (Chauffeur) (First appearance)
- Julia (First appearance)
- Mrs. Brenton (Bradley's Mother) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Mr. Brenton (Bradley's Father) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Races and Species:
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)
Synopsis for "The Shaggy Creature!"
People wonder why a wealthy man carries around a teddy bear with him wherever he goes, not realizing that the bear is his financial adviser.
Appearing in "No Escape!"
Featured Characters:
- Gloria (First appearance)
- Harry (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Unnamed Host ("Supposing") (First appearance) (Appears on screen)
Other Characters:
- Marge (First appearance) (Appears on screen)
- Lou (First appearance) (Appears on screen)
- Ted (First appearance) (Appears on screen)
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Synopsis for "No Escape!"
A married couple going through some rocky times are watching television with each other when they see a show called 'Supposing', featuring actors who look like them. When they reflect out loud if they hadn't met at a blind date they would never have gotten married, the TV program shows them that they would have got together as the result of a fender bender. When they suppose that the car accident had not occurred, the TV program shows them that they would have gotten together from an encounter at a movie theater. The two realize fate brought them together, and resolve to stop sniping at each other. They are shocked when they glance behind the set and realize that the TV is not plugged in.
Appearing in "Time Crime"
Featured Characters:
- Ed Evans (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Time Adjuster Service (Behind the scenes)
Other Characters:
- Unidentified Police Department (2055)
- Two unnamed police officers (2055)
- Unidentified Police Department (1955)
- Two unnamed police officers (1955)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth-55979 (First appearance)
Vehicles:
- Ed's Time Machine
Synopsis for "Time Crime"
A man invents a time machine in order to commit crimes but he runs afoul of the 'time adjusters' who correct flaws in the time stream.
Appearing in "The Boy Who Saw!"
Featured Characters:
- Tad Wilson (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Unnamed Man
- J.B.
- Webster (Police Officer)
Other Characters:
- Unnamed Husband
- Unnamed Wife
- J.B.'s Associate
- NYPD
- Unnamed Police Chief (Mentioned in narration)
- Unnamed Sergeant
- Unnamed Criminal
- Mrs. Wilson (Tad's Mother) (Mentioned)
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Synopsis for "The Boy Who Saw!"
Three men receive warnings from an angelic boy who charges a penny to read their futures. When the dire predictions come true, the men return to boy for more advice, only to learn that the boy's mother has made him give up his business, and he walks off into the sky to return home.