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Amazing Adventures #3

May 1951 · Ziff-Davis · 0.10 USD
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# Amazing Adventures #3 (May-June 1951) This anthology issue contains multiple science fiction stories. "The Cosmic Brain" follows Brett Donaldson, a scientist monitoring his television set when mysterious jagged patterns appear on screen, revealing the presence of an evil cosmic brain—a massive cloud-shaped intelligence that poses a threat to Earth. "Escape on a Planetoid" depicts an Earth space navigator named Rulak and his female companion encountering inhabitants of a distant planet who claim to be descendants of Earth refugees, only to discover the natives have sinister intentions toward the visiting Earthlings. Additional stories teased on the cover include "The Evil Men Do" and other tales of futuristic adventure and cosmic peril.

Contains 4 stories
The Evil Men Do!
6 pp · Science Fiction
ChetBradNina

When Brad's jealousy over losing Nina to his best friend Chet spirals into obsession, he uses a experimental shrinking gas to trap Chet in a nightmare of miniature proportions—then attempts to manipulate the grieving Nina into his arms. But Brad's revenge scheme goes catastrophically wrong when both he and Nina are exposed to the very gas he created, leaving all three caught in a desperate struggle for survival in a laboratory that has become a house of horrors. With only Chet's dog Rudy to depend on, Chet must find a way to protect Nina while they're vulnerable and helpless in a world suddenly transformed into something monstrous.

The Princess of the Future
8 pp · Science Fiction

When John Seton, a restless ex-pilot struggling to readjust to civilian life, is mysteriously contacted by a scientist from the year 3951, he agrees to swap places across the centuries—only to find himself stranded in a future world under siege by hostile forces from the planet Minos. Captured and interrogated for the secrets of a powerful weapon he doesn't possess, John must escape his captors and protect Vana Parmalee, the president's daughter, as they flee toward an uncertain fate. Written by and featuring interior art by the creative team behind "The Princess of the Future," this sci-fi adventure explores what happens when a man from the past discovers he's capable of more than he ever imagined.

The Cosmic Brain!
6 pp · Science Fiction
Brett Donaldson

When strange interference patterns appear on Brett Donaldson's television screen, the atomic scientist realizes they coincide exactly with the mysterious deaths of three fellow researchers—all killed by radiation they couldn't possibly have received. His investigation leads him to a dying Japanese physiologist who reveals a horrifying truth: during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, a criminal mastermind's brain was given terrible new life by the blast, transforming into a massive, sentient cloud that now commands the city through lethal brain waves and constructed weapons of devastating power. As the corrupted intelligence tightens its grip on the world, Donaldson must find a way to stand against an enemy that can control minds and wield the very forces of atomic destruction.

Escape on a Planetoid
8 pp · Science Fiction

Colonel Rulak, a space navigator from the authoritarian world of Earth, crash-lands on the planetoid Minos only to discover his craft has vanished—and learn that the barren world harbors a hidden civilization of refugees descended from those who fled Earth's tyranny generations ago. When a second expedition arrives with designs on the planet's uranium and its people as slave labor, Rulak must choose between his duty to report back to Earth and protecting the freedom he's glimpsed in this peaceful world. Written by the creative team behind this 1951 tale, "Escape on a Planetoid" explores what one man will sacrifice when forced to decide between loyalty to an oppressive regime and the promise of liberty.

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CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $744*
CGC 9.0 · 2 in census $516*
CGC 8.5 · 3 in census $360*
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $283*
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $227*
CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $188*
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CGC 6.5 · 8 in census $158*
CGC 6.0 · 6 in census $137*
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $115*
CGC 5.0 · 4 in census $109*
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CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $81*
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CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $52*
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Full credits

artist, inker Paul Parker
cover pencils, inks Norman Saunders

Reprints

Reprinted in Crypt of Horror #30 (2016), Crypt of Horror #32 (2017), PS Artbooks Softee: Amazing Adventures #[nn] (2022)

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