Soon the whole sky was filled with blasting, air-quaking fireworks! True, only Felix Hunter knew that he had tricked the space creatures, but he also knew, as did everyone else, that this was the night of the fourth of July! 
Appearing in "Land of Vanishing Men"
Featured Characters:
- Ted Benson (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Joe Ausler (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
- Larry Wiley (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
Other Characters:
- Six unnamed tourists
- Numerous unnamed knights of the Crusades
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616 (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Africa (Main story and flashback)
- Sahara Desert (Main story and flashback)
- North America (Only in flashback)
- United States of America (Only in flashback)
- New York (Only in flashback)
- New York City (Only in flashback)
- New York (Only in flashback)
- United States of America (Only in flashback)
- Africa (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
Events:
- Crusades (Main story and flashback)
Synopsis for "Land of Vanishing Men"
Three men who dream of the adventure of knights join a mirage in the desert set during the Crusades.
Appearing in "The Night People"
Featured Characters:
- Felix Hunter (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
Antagonists:
- Unidentified Aliens
- Numerous unnamed aliens
Other Characters:
- Eva (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
- Felix's three unnamed friends (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)
- Earth Orbit
- North America (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
Events:
- Independence Day
Synopsis for "The Night People"
A cowardly boy is ashamed when space aliens interrogate him for when would be the best time to invade and he is too frightened to even lie to them. They let him go so he can check the paper for the best time to invade and he regrets his cowardice. When he sees tomorrow is the fourth of July he tells the aliens to invade after nightfall and the fireworks display frightens them off.
Appearing in "The Eyes of Mr. Moody!"
Featured Characters:
- Orville Moody (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- International Metals and Alloys (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
- George Welch (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
- Mr. Norris (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
- Howard Nichols (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
Other Characters:
- John C. Reedly (Mentioned in narration)
- Hargraves (Moody's Chauffeur) (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
- Moody's Butler (First appearance; vision or hallucination)
- Amalgamated Federal Electric (Mentioned) (Vision or hallucination)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "The Eyes of Mr. Moody!"
A timid hypnotist hypnotizes himself hoping to give himself the daring to succeed in business, but after coming out of his trance, he realizes that the wealth he had thought he accumulated over the course of one year was all in his mind.
Appearing in "The Strange Exchange!"
Featured Characters:
- Mr. Anders (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Two unnamed aliens
Other Characters:
- United States Government
- United States Department of State
- Unnamed Chief of Protocol
- United States Department of State
Races and Species:
Locations:
Vehicles:
- Alien Flying Car
Synopsis for "The Strange Exchange!"
An employee of the state department who wishes for an out of the way assignment gets his wish when he becomes the envoy for the Martian embassy.
Appearing in "The Impersonation"
Featured Characters:
- Herald (First appearance)
- Milly Borden (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Johnny Graham (First appearance)
- Alicia Van Sweldt (First appearance)
- Henry Van Sweldt (First appearance) (Alicia's Husband)
Antagonists:
- Marlin Van Sweldt (First appearance) (Henry's Twin Brother)
Other Characters:
- Numerous unnamed party-goers
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- New York
- New York City
- Wall Street (Mentioned in narration)
- Nassau County, Long Island (Mentioned in narration)
- New York City
- Palm Beach, Florida (Mentioned in narration)
- New York
- United States of America
- Bermuda (Mentioned in narration)
- France (Mentioned)
- Paris (Mentioned)
- North America
- Earth
Items:
- Van Sweldt Rubies (First appearance)
Synopsis for "The Impersonation"
Appearing in "The Man Who Went Back!"
Featured Characters:
- Professor Jerry Mason (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Unnamed Doctor
- Mr. Davis (First appearance)
- Mrs. Davis (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Roman Empire (Vision or hallucination)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Horses (Vision or hallucination)
- Neanderthals (Vision or hallucination)
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- Unidentified University
- United States of America
- Europe (Vision or hallucination)
- North America
- Earth
Events:
- American Revolutionary War (Vision or hallucination)
- World War II (Vision or hallucination)
- Crusades (Vision or hallucination)
Synopsis for "The Man Who Went Back!"
A man who can experience the past in his imagination goes back to the point of creation.
Appearing in "Sorry, Wrong Planet!"
Featured Characters:
- Jeff Miller (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Dr. Brown (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Unidentified Aliens
- Numerous unnamed aliens
Other Characters:
- Mrs. Harder (First appearance)
- Numerous unnamed townspeople
- Unidentified Police Department
- Numerous unnamed police officers
- Daily Times (Named only)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "Sorry, Wrong Planet!"
An alien with orders to colonize Earth lands and asks the first person he sees if he is on Earth. The man sarcastically answers him "No, it's Mars." The alien disappears and scientists detect through telescopes the colonization activity on Mars, which the alien has mistaken for Earth.