—ColossusHow could you believe that I betrayed you, when betrayal requires emotion and I, I am...a mere machine.
Appearing in "I Fought the Colossus!"
Featured Characters:
- Colossus, the Super Computer (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Professor Reynolds (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Numerous unnamed people of Earth-60672 (First appearance)
- Johnny (First appearance)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-60672 (First appearance)
- Earthspace (First appearance)
- Earth (First appearance)
- United States of America (First appearance)
- Equador (Mentioned)
- Sun (Referenced)
- Earth (First appearance)
- Heaven (Invoked)
- Earthspace (First appearance)
Synopsis for "I Fought the Colossus!"
In the year 2020 the computer that governs the world secretly builds a ten story robot underground and then sends it to the surface. The humans assume that the computer has betrayed them and desires conquest so they use a magnetic device to lure the robot to a sea cliff where it topples off and is destroyed. They confront the computer as to why it betrayed them and it denies doing so. It says that it is aware that many people distrust computers so it built its replacement in a human shape to reassure people. It is growing old and will soon become defective and had to make the robot so large that it could contain all the knowledge required to make capable decisions for governing Earth. "How could you believe that I betrayed you?, when betrayal requires emotion and I, I am...a mere machine."
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Appearing in "Weather Man"
Featured Characters:
- Chuck
Supporting Characters:
- Harry Davis
- Kennedy (Governative agent)
Antagonists:
- Controllers
Other Characters:
- Dr. Ramsay
Races and Species:
Synopsis for "Weather Man"
Appearing in "I was Trapped on the Ghost Ship!"
Featured Characters:
- Captain Luther Storme
Supporting Characters:
- Jonah Morgan
Other Characters:
- Numerous unnamed members of Captain Storme's crew
- United States Maritime Commission
- Davy Jones (Invoked)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Vehicles:
- Captain Storme's Ship
- Flying Dutchman
Synopsis for "I was Trapped on the Ghost Ship!"
A cruel sea captain greedily pursues the flying Dutchman. He catches the ship, but is trapped there as a ghost, replacing the former ghost, who now can go free.
Appearing in "I am the Abominable Snowman!"
Featured Characters:
- Charles Duntmore (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Lucius Duntmore (Only in flashback)
Antagonists:
- Unnamed Holy Man
- Numerous unnamed mountain climbers
Other Characters:
- Mr. Johnson
- Ben
- Unnamed Woman
- Unnamed Lama
- Lord (Invoked)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- North America (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Unnamed Museum
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Asia
- North America (Main story and flashback)
Items:
- Enchanted Ruby
Synopsis for "I am the Abominable Snowman!"
A thief steals a ruby from a Himalayan retreat, but a curse on the stone makes him intensely cold and forces him to wear heavy furs that keep him from returning to civilization.
Appearing in "I Saw the Elephants' Graveyard!"
Featured Characters:
- Dirk
Supporting Characters:
- Numerous unnamed members of Dirk's expedition
Antagonists:
- Panther
- Pygmy Headhunters
Other Characters:
- Numerous unnamed hunters
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Elephants
- Panthers
- Gods of Earth (Mentioned)
Locations:
Synopsis for "I Saw the Elephants' Graveyard!"
An ivory hunter searches for the legendary spot where elephants go to die, but he finds that the spot is an inaccessible pit of quicksand.
Appearing in "I Entered the... Doorway to Doom!"
Featured Characters:
- Unnamed Farmer
Antagonists:
- Warriors from Dimension Z
- Various Soviets
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earthspace
- Dimension Z (First appearance)
Events:
- World War II (Referenced)
Synopsis for "I Entered the... Doorway to Doom!"
A Russian returning to his farm after the war has found the soil to be no good and so he goes prospecting for gold in caves. He comes across invaders from Dimension Z but they fear fire, so he holds them back with flames in order to finish constructing a door that will lock them deeper in the cavern while he finishes mining. The soviet authorities seize his gold and demand that he lead them to the source. When they are before the door, they demand it be opened over his protests, and rough him up to seize the key. Outside the cave, he hears their shouts and knows that two evil forces have encountered each other. He muses that he will demand freedom from the premier, and if refused, will open the door a final time to ensure that tyranny perishes from his homeland.
Notes
- "I Fought the Colossus!" is reprinted in Where Monsters Dwell #3, Crypt of Shadows #19, & Monster Menace #2.
- "I was Trapped on the Ghost Ship!" is reprinted in Chamber of Chills #25.
- "I saw the Elephants' Graveyard!" is reprinted in Uncanny Tales (Vol. 2) #11.
- "I Entered the... Doorway to Doom!" is reprinted in Giant-Size Man-Thing #4.