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Uncanny Tales Vol 1 38

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Quote1 I've always made my own way in the other world... I'll be happy to work here, too! Quote2
—Amos Clifton

Appearing in "Behind the Locked Door!"

Featured Characters:

  • Harry

Supporting Characters:

  • Kay (Only in flashback)
  • Frederick Benson (Only in flashback)
  • William Talbot (Only in flashback)

Other Characters:

  • Southern Cross (Only in flashback)
    • Unnamed Captain (Only in flashback)
    • Unnamed Crewman (Only in flashback)
  • Eagle Star (Named only)

Races and Species:

Locations:

Vehicles:

  • Southern Cross (First appearance) (Ship)

Synopsis for "Behind the Locked Door!"

A man named Harry thinks himself a failure and tries driving away to sulk in his sorrows until he gets into a car accident due to the wet road. After the accident he walks to a nearby abandoned house and explores it until he happens upon a locked door. He smashes into the door and walks its strange corridor which shows him the positive consequences of his life. With renewed hope that he isn't a failure Harry leaves the house to the girl he loves only for the house to disappear behind him.

Appearing in "The Big Surprise"

Featured Characters:

  • Walter Gosden (First appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Unnamed Producer (The Big Surprise) (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
  • Unnamed Assistant (The Big Surprise) (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
  • Unnamed Host (The Big Surprise)
  • Hippocrates (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

Locations:

Items:

  • Magic Television Set
  • "The Big Surprise" (Television Show)

Synopsis for "The Big Surprise"

Walter Gosden finds a small television outside his apartment that lets him see whatever he wishes to. He turns into the rehearsal of a prize show and memorizes all the questions but turns it off before the surprise is revealed in order for him to remain surprised when his prize is revealed. He goes down to the the lot and is instantly picked since he overheard what kind of contestant they wanted. Walter answers all the questions and is prepared to use the magic television to get even better prizes as the host reveals a brand new television set is his prize. The host goes on to say that they entered his home and already installed it once he answered the correct final answer. Walter asks about his old set which the host replies that they junked it.

Appearing in "Something in Space!"

Featured Characters:

  • Hank (Main story and flashback)

Supporting Characters:

  • Unnamed Entomologist (Main story and flashback)

Other Characters:

  • Unidentified Newspaper (Only in flashback)
    • Ed (Only in flashback)
    • Unnamed Reporter (Only in flashback)
  • United States Armed Forces (Only in flashback)
    • Unnamed General (Only in flashback)

Races and Species:

Locations:

Synopsis for "Something in Space!"

The world has united under threat of an alien invasion when one day Hank a newspaper man is about to step on an ant. A stranger comes up to him and informs him that if he doesn't kill that ant he'll tall him a story. Hank, the newsman agrees and the strange introduces himself as an entomologist and that when he was in New Mexico he happened upon a strange species of ants that had evolved into building rockets. The ants even spoke to him and informed the man that they were leaving the Earth in fear that humans would hunt down and kill them. Their living the planet pinged the world's radars and the entire world thought they were about to be attacked by alien invaders, this caused the world to unite. Hank asked the man why he'd tell him this story and the man said that its so crazy that he never thought anyone would believe him and given the current state of the world he wouldn't want them to. The man moved on and so did Hank but not before side stepping over an ant.

Appearing in "Morgan's Magic Picture!"

Featured Characters:

  • Fred Morgan (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Lois Wayne (First appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Three unnamed models

Races and Species:

Locations:

Synopsis for "Morgan's Magic Picture!"

When a man paints objects onto the canvas of a picture containing a model who loves him, the objects magically appear. He cares only for wealth, not her, and so she leaves him and he finds that he cannot make objects appear without her.

Appearing in "Plague!"

Featured Characters:

  • Unidentified Council
    • Numerous unnamed members

Antagonists:

  • Unnamed "Plague" Carrier

Other Characters:

  • Numerous unnamed citizens
  • Ashton
  • Valrhon
  • Agent X-43-J

Races and Species:

Locations:

Items:

  • "Plague" (Handgun)

Synopsis for "Plague!"

A similar story is told by Ditko in Tales to Astonish #44.

Appearing in "The Pharaoh Walks"

Featured Characters:

  • Amos Clifton (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Two unnamed elderly men
  • Unnamed Pharaoh

Other Characters:

  • Unnamed Guide
  • Numerous unnamed workers

Races and Species:

Locations:

Synopsis for "The Pharaoh Walks"

A bookkeeper who resents his job rides an Egyptian solar ship into the beyond where the Pharaoh makes him his bookkeeper for all eternity.

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