Adventures into the Unknown #99

Steve Martin's unpopular theories about an ancient civilization in northern Tibet finally get a chance to prove themselves when his museum sponsors an expedition to the region. When excavations uncover massive relics that suggest a race of giants once inhabited the area, Steve begins to see vindication—but his original theory about what made this ancient race truly strange remains unconfirmed.

Two American hunters venture into the Forgotten Forest of the Canadian North Woods despite warnings from a local chief about its ancient guardian, only to encounter massive, impossible creatures and a towering warrior who saves them from a colossal bear before mysteriously delivering them back to safety. When they awaken in the chief's tent and later discover giant footprints leading to a statue of Ciachewi, Crane and Jordan are forced to reckon with the inexplicable truth of what they witnessed in those shadowy depths.

Shy chemist Melvin accidentally discovers a formula that grants him superhuman strength, transforming him from a timid pushover into the celebrated strongman "Muscle-Man Melvin"—but his newfound fame and confidence threaten to cost him the one thing he really wanted. As his powers mysteriously begin to fade and his public image crumbles, Melvin must decide what kind of man he truly wants to be.

In the year 4675, Dag Mithok is selected for a routine time-travel vacation to ancient New York—a chance to observe the primitive past while rendered invisible by the Bureau of Time Travel. When the time ship departs without him, stranding him in 1958, Dag must navigate a bewildering world of the past with the help of June Taylor, a resourceful newspaper reporter who intervenes to save him from arrest. As Dag struggles to adjust to this unfamiliar era, he begins to discover something unexpected about the people of antiquity that challenges everything he believed about progress and happiness.