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Due to the increase in robot accidents and rebellions, a bill to outlaw all robots is now up before the World Council!

—Unnamed TV Newscaster

Appearing in "The Return of Taboo!"

Featured Characters:

  • Dan

Supporting Characters:

  • Susan
  • Numerous unnamed aliens

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Items:

  • H-Bomb (Only in recap)

Vehicles:

  • Alien Spacecraft

Synopsis for "The Return of Taboo!"

Taboo, at the end of his story in Strange Tales #75 is blown into individual pieces of mud that rain down from orbit onto Earth. Each piece can move by itself and they gather in central park where they reform into Taboo. Taboo is angered that the humans attempted to destroy him and goes on a rampage. He states that his people are great warriors, but when a spaceship of theirs arrives, they deny to the humans that this is the case. They tell Taboo that he is "sick" and they take him with them when they depart the planet.

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Appearing in "Mystery Pupil"

Reprint of the 5th story from
Mystic #52

Featured Characters:

  • Professor Colin

Supporting Characters:

  • Mr. Plum
  • Gertrude

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

  • Mune (Mentioned)
  • Mune's Mother (Mentioned)
  • Mune's Father (Mentioned)
  • Unidentified State Police
    • Numerous unnamed police officers
  • Secret Service
    • Numerous unnamed secret service agents

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Items:

  • Martian Ray Gun

Vehicles:

  • Martian Spacecraft

Synopsis for "Mystery Pupil"

Reprint of the 5th story from
Mystic #52
A dull teacher earns accolades by accidentally helping capture a Martian criminal.

Appearing in "I am the Beast-Man!"

Featured Characters:

  • Amos

Supporting Characters:

  • Anne

Antagonists:

  • Unnamed Dog Catcher (Mentioned)

Other Characters:

  • Unidentified Police Department
    • Unnamed Police Officer
  • John H. Cartwright
  • Alice Cartwright

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Items:

  • Ray Machine
  • Transformation Serum

Synopsis for "I am the Beast-Man!"

A criminal transforms himself into a dog in order to escape from burglaries unnoticed. He must return home quickly or be stuck as a dog, but is picked up by a dog catcher and trapped in the pound.

Appearing in "The Strange Magic of Master Khan!"

Featured Characters:

  • Hawk Gormey (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Hawk's Crew
    • Numerous unnamed members

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

  • Khan's Crew
    • Numerous unnamed members

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Vehicles:

  • Dragon Ship

Synopsis for "The Strange Magic of Master Khan!"

A captain steals the ship of a practitioner of black magic by drugging the crew and replacing them with his own men while locking Master Khan in the hold. After they are on the high seas, the thief looks for Master Khan in the hold, but he has disappeared. The astonished crew point to Master Khan walking on the waves towards them. He casts spells to make the sea rise against them, the ship sail underwater, and finally places the evil men on a ship-in-a-bottle.

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Appearing in "Am I the... Unhuman?"

Featured Characters:

  • Gideon Burr's Robot Duplicate (Main story and flashback)

Antagonists:

  • Gideon Burr (Main story and flashback)

Other Characters:

  • Professor Burr (Only in flashback) (Gideon Burr's Grandfather)
  • Gideon Burr's Father (Only in flashback)
  • Unnamed TV Newscaster (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
  • World Council (Mentioned)
  • Unidentified Police Department
    • Haines/Haynes
    • Unnamed Police Officer

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Synopsis for "Am I the... Unhuman?"

A scientist in builds a robot identical to himself, and programs it with his own memories. When robots are banned, the robot believes that it is the real person, and its creator the duplicate.

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