Appearing in "Mister Morgan's Monster"
Featured Characters:
- The Robot (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Philip Morgan (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Alien Invaders (at least 6 members)
Other Characters:
- Morgan's wife
- Primative robot prototypes
- First sentiant robot
- X-36
Locations:
Synopsis for "Mister Morgan's Monster"
In the year 2090 an inventor creates a robot as a prototype for public servants but the populace distrusts them and he is made to destroy them. He accepts the pronouncement, but secretly hides one away underground. He tells it to remain here until the day humanity no longer fears. Alien invaders are observing the creature and wish to capture it and duplicate it to create an invasion force. They use hypno gas to knock the humans out and order the machine to follow them, but it refuses, staying loyal to its creator. A struggle ensues, and they bind the robot with chains and drag it towards their spaceship. The struggle has consumed so much time that the humans are waking up and the aliens realize they don't have time to make it back to the ship so they blow themselves up as to keep the invasion plan secret. The inventor finds his sole remaining robot outside and tells his wife that she was right, and that the machine could not be trusted. Unnoticed, a single tear falls down the face of the deactivated android.
Appearing in "Music Master"
Featured Characters:
- Joe
Supporting Characters:
- Rhythm Makers
- Gus
- Angelo (Joins)
Other Characters:
- Angelo's father (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Wall Street (Mentioned)
- Carnegie Hall (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "Music Master"
Joe and his orchestra band the Rhythm Makers were entering a competition for unknown orchestras. At a bus terminal, Joe met a harp player named Angelo, who always wore the same green hat, and recruited him, resulting in the band's bookings going great. One day, when the band rode a plane, Joe became airsick and dreamed that Angelo and his father were angels and that the father thanked him. When Joe woke up, he turned towards Angelo and saw a glimpse of light under his hat and thought that Angelo was a "great guy" and "angel for short."
Appearing in "The Day Before Doomsday!"
Featured Characters:
- Professor John Peterson
Supporting Characters:
- Edith (John Peterson's wife)
- United States Military
Antagonists:
- Soviets
- Presidium
- Premier Zorkon
- Presidium
Other Characters:
- NATO (Mentioned)
Locations:
- 1975
Synopsis for "The Day Before Doomsday!"
A western scientist pretends to be a traitor to the commies so that he can get them to build a large dome over the leader's city that is supposed to protect them from nuclear war but, in actuality, launches them all into space when they push the red button.
Appearing in "The Man in the Glass Cage!"
Featured Characters:
- Joe Phelps (Death)
Supporting Characters:
- Anita Rogers
Other Characters:
- Bob (Anita's lover)
Synopsis for "The Man in the Glass Cage!"
When vocalist Anita Rogers rejected sound engineer Joe Phelps over another man, Joe decided that if he couldn't have her, nobody could. Joe was distracted by his desire for revenge and one day, during work, he accidentally played a record too fast and nearly killed himself, but found his weapon for revenge against Anita. He waited until he was alone with Anita, one week later, and played the record. Although Joe was dying from hearing the record, Anita was unaffected, as she had not turned on her hearing aid. Joe died before Anita left the room.
Appearing in "A Switch in Time!"
Featured Characters:
- Karl Kargon
Supporting Characters:
- Unnamed witness
Locations:
- 2050
Items:
- Time machine
Synopsis for "A Switch in Time!"
In the year 2050 a prisoner reads about the invention of a time machine and so breaks jail to return to the past to rub out the one witness to his crime. However, as he attempts to assault the man, he realizes that he has been rendered intangible like a ghost so as to be unable to effect any change in the course of events.
Notes
- "Mister Morgan's Monster" reprinted in Monsters on the Prowl #16 & Fantasy Masterpieces #11 & Weird Wonder Tales #10
- "The Day Before Doomsday!" reprinted in Tomb of Darkness #21
- "The Man in the Glass Cage!" reprinted in Uncanny Tales #10
- "A Switch in Time!" reprinted in Uncanny Tales #12
Trivia
- The Soviet Premier Zorkon resembles Vladimir Lenin.