Journey into Unknown Worlds (1951 2nd Series) 41
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Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Paul Reinman, Ed Winiarski, Dick Ayers, John Forte and Bill Everett. In this issue: "He Hides in the Night!" by Carl Wessler and Paul Reinman - Lew goes to rob what he thinks is a downed dirigible but it's actually a Mercurian spaceship...a man aboard the ship offers diamonds to Jones for his help so Lew aids him back to his own ship, where the man reveals he's a Martian...they take off in the Martians' ship but the Mercurians pursue and damage the Martian craft, crippling it in outer space; 2-page text story "The Strange Stone" - Johnny finds a magic wishing stone, but wishes it away because magic would make life no fun; "He Never Grew Old!" with art by Ed Winiarski - Crater appears only 50 yet is 100 years old...Jason trails him to learn his secret and sees Crater drink from the Fountain of Youth...when Jason drinks it he regresses to childhood and completes his report knowing the Fountain of Youth is real; "It Happened to Finnegan!" with art by Dick Ayers - O'Hara loves horses and believes in reincarnation...he dies and comes back as the race horse Miracle, winning a fortune for Finnegan...he can still speak English too; "The Living Dream!" by Carl Wessler and John Forte - Timmy and Flapflap both fall ill and are slowly dying, but then appear to each other in their dreams and make each other well; and "The Flying Saucers!" by Carl Wessler and Bill Everett - Unable to get an architecture job due to lack of experience Lionel becomes a pilot and sees a flying saucer...ridiculed for his claims, Lionel loses his job but uses a helicopter to reach the vessel and enter it...the inhabitants are survivors of the planet Albus, fleeing their world's destruction...Lionel designs homes for them to live in on Earth and with this experience finally gets a job as an architect. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.