Appearing in "The Man Who Changed"
Featured Characters:
- Sidney Abel (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
Other Characters:
- United States Army
- Numerous unnamed members
- Mrs. Abel (Sidney's Mother) (Mentioned) (Deceased)
- Mr. Abel (Sidney's Father) (Mentioned) (Deceased)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- Unidentified Island
- North America
- Earth
Synopsis for "The Man Who Changed"
A timid, unimpressive man stays behind to witness an H Bomb test on an island with the guinea pigs figuring that any change will be an improvement. The bomb flash blinds and burns him, but when he recovers in the hospital, he finds that he has grown taller, powerfully built and handsome. He resolves to leave the institution, although the personnel attempt to restrain him for fear of his contamination, and marry the girl he's wild about. She reacts in fear to his presence though, and all people shun him. He returns to the test island where the guinea pigs accept him.
Appearing in "I Can't Stop Running!"
Featured Characters:
- Marty Sneed
Antagonists:
- Jasper Kane
Other Characters:
- Unnamed Manager
- Unnamed Bellhop
- Unnamed Shoeshine
- Unnamed Paperboy
- Unnamed Bartender
Races and Species:
Locations:
Items:
- Flame of Midnight (Diamond)
Synopsis for "I Can't Stop Running!"
A diamond thief gets more than he bargains for when he seeks after the Flame of Midnight from Jasper Kane.
Appearing in "One Who Dared"
Featured Characters:
- Junar
Supporting Characters:
- Junar's Father
- Junar's Mother
Other Characters:
- Junar's Teacher
- Guardsmen
- Dukas
- Numerous unnamed others
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "One Who Dared"
Mankind retreats from atomic horror to live underground for so many years that the past is forgotten and no one recalls why they had to leave the surface. One boy finds that he cannot be like the others and simply accept the situation so he takes the last remaining shaft up to the surface world. Opening the hatch sets off an alarm and the rest of the security detail follow him up to the surface where they discover a new paradise.
Appearing in "The Test!"
Featured Characters:
- Dr. Marshek
Supporting Characters:
- Dr. Marshek's Hamsters
Other Characters:
- Dr. Marshek's Colleague
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "The Test!"
An experimental psychologist conducting tests on hamsters has a dream wherein they become so intelligent that they escape their cages and turn the tables on him subjecting him to electric shocks whenever he attempts to leave the house. When he awakes from the dream, he terminates his intelligence enhancing experiment and gives the hamsters away as pets.