Adventure Comics #71

In "The Invaders from the Future!" from Adventure Comics #71 (1942), a well-meaning professor’s invention—a steel time-sphere—falls into the hands of a criminal gang, who use it to summon terrifying forces from the future: giants in bullet-proof armor and deadly flaming thunderbolts. The city is thrown into chaos as the past is invaded by the future’s most fearsome enforcers, and the only hope lies in stopping the time-sphere before it’s too late.

In "null," a disgruntled astrologist fired from radio station WHON for low ratings vows revenge against the station owner and the Board of Directors of the Century Syndicate. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, the story unfolds as a tense, early superhero tale rooted in the personal stakes of professional betrayal.

In "Adventure of the Road of No Return," Wes and Sandy find themselves drawn into a chilling tale while stopping at a remote inn—where the inn-keeper recounts how the nearby road has swallowed travelers for two decades, with no one ever returning, not even his own son.