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I remember what father said, "Just tell the truth and all your troubles will be over!"

—Ada Boswell

Appearing in "The Sands Are Running Out"

Featured Characters:

  • Hiram Holt (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Tom Fleming (First appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Chapin (First appearance; behind the scenes)
  • Mrs. Phillips (First appearance)
  • Mr. Morley (First appearance)
  • Two unnamed movers

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Locations:

Items:

  • Pennsolium (Mentioned)
  • Magic Hourglass

Synopsis for "The Sands Are Running Out"

A man acquires an hourglass which can send him into the future. He asks a pedestrian what year it is and the man replies '71. He assumes 1971 and learns of deposits in the land which make men wealthy and so uses the hourglass to return to the past again and spends all his money buying up the land. He goes into the future again to check his account at the bank and the clerk tells him he is not listed. When he mentions the year the clerk tells him that it is 2071. The man returns to the past and tries to sell off the land, but the previous sellers refuse to buy it back.

Appearing in "The Man From Nowhere"

Featured Characters:

  • Joe Axel (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Unnamed Martian (Main story and flashback)
  • Judy Axel (First appearance) (Main story and flashback) (Joe's Daughter)

Other Characters:

  • Unnamed Man
  • Unnamed Woman
  • Unidentified Police Department
    • Three unnamed police officers
  • Mrs. Axel (Mentioned in narration) (Deceased)

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Synopsis for "The Man From Nowhere"

A Martian scientist who appears among humans by harnessing the power of lightning bolts finds that his method of travel disturbs people.

Appearing in "Repeat Performance"

Featured Characters:

  • Alice (First appearance)
  • Ted (First appearance)

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Other Characters:

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Synopsis for "Repeat Performance"

A tourist couple encounter Paul Revere when he comes back to view Battle Green.

Appearing in "Planet X"

Featured Characters:

  • Biff Holsum (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • "Red" (First appearance)

Other Characters:

  • "Red's" Mother (First appearance)
  • "Red's" Father (First appearance)
  • Mr. Holsum (Biff's Father) (First appearance)
  • Mrs. Holsum (Biff's Mother) (First appearance)

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Synopsis for "Planet X"

A boy named Biff Holsum meets another red headed child he calls Red on a train. Red and his family take him on a trip to Planet X for being nice to their son. Biff has pictures from Planet X after accidently swapping cameras with Red.

Appearing in "The Wild, Wild Wind"

Featured Characters:

  • John Lawton (First appearance)
  • Fred Vernes (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Numerous unnamed castaways (Main story and flashback)

Other Characters:

  • S.S. Mauru (Main story and flashback)
    • Unnamed Captain (Only in flashback)
    • Numerous unnamed crewmembers (Only in flashback)

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Locations:

Vehicles:

  • S.S. Mauru (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)

Synopsis for "The Wild, Wild Wind"

A ship directs its own course to the consternation of the sailors aboard and lands at a secluded island to rescue descendants of victims of a mutiny that had occurred aboard her timbers 100 years ago.

Appearing in "You Must Not Look"

Featured Characters:

  • Ada Boswell (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)

Supporting Characters:

  • Charlie Boswell (First appearance) (Ada's Husband)
  • Frederic S. Armstrong (First appearance) (Only in flashback) (Ada's Father)

Other Characters:

  • Dorothy (Mentioned)
  • Nora Armstrong (First appearance) (Only in flashback) (Ada's Mother)
  • USPS (Only in flashback)
    • Unnamed Mailman (Only in flashback)
  • Baker Manufacturing Company (Mentioned)
  • Unnamed College Dean (Only in flashback)
  • Ada's Boss (Only in flashback)

Races and Species:

  • Humans (Main story and flashback)

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Synopsis for "You Must Not Look"

A little girl tears up an important letter to her father just to be spiteful after he grounds her. He asks her to tell the truth if she has seen it, and she lies, but her conscience bothers her and she keeps the letter in a box year after year. When she finally tells the truth about the box to her husband he looks in the box and finds money.

Appearing in "The Greatest Experiment"

Featured Characters:

  • Three unnamed scientists

Supporting Characters:

  • Three unnamed robot astronauts

Other Characters:

  • Numerous unnamed robots

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Synopsis for "The Greatest Experiment"

Scientists send robots into space for economic means by mining minerals from unexplored planets to fund their experiments. After a few years, they travel to the planet they sent the robots off to and are astonished to find that the robots have greatly developed it. They do not profit, however, as the robots turn the tables on them and put them on a rocket heading back to Earth.

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