Adventures into the Unknown #78

In "Rosie and Red Russia!", a group of Russian scientists make a startling discovery when they capture an alien with mysterious abilities—only to find the alien has been quietly observing them all along. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, the story unfolds with a clever twist on the classic science fiction trope of first contact.

A modern cowboy named Ed Morris plunges through a rickety bridge into quicksand and is miraculously rescued by a mysterious figure dressed like a 19th-century warrior—only to vanish the instant Ed looks away. Determined to prove his impossible encounter wasn't a dream, Ed tracks down a library record of Os-Kee-Da, a Native American from 1852 who swore an eternal oath to help the white men who once saved his life, bearing the mark of a withered arm.

In "Beware the Ides of March!", Tony Blake lives a life haunted by a strange pattern: every year on the 15th of March, he's struck by misfortune, and yet he speaks Latin fluently despite never learning it. As a brilliant military strategist, his decisions and fate eerily mirror those of Julius Caesar, drawing him deeper into a mystery that defies explanation.

In "The Second Mrs. Manion!" from *Adventures into the Unknown* #78, Lady Cynthia Conway wakes from a coma with a startling memory: she’s been married to Bill Manion in Kansas for five years. When Bill arrives to take her home, he insists she’s been with him all along—though she remembers nothing of that life. As their pasts blur and time seems to twist, the truth of who she is and where she belongs begins to unravel.

Dr. Orin Blakely from the Institute of Psychic Research traces the origins of the broken mirror superstition through history—from a cursed royal mirror in medieval Baden to a grim Inquisition "test" of innocence—before revealing how PFC Al Barrone's quick thinking with a shattered mirror became his unlikely salvation during a desperate moment in the South Pacific. Blakely explores whether bad luck is fact or folklore, leaving you to decide what you believe.