Amazing Stories of Suspense #117

In "The Blaze of Battle... the Flames of Love!", the Avengers surge across the dimensional barrier into Akron's world, where the fate of the Scarlet Witch and a group of kidnapped scientists hangs in the balance. With Akron's destructive plans accelerating, the heroes must navigate a realm where danger and emotion ignite in unexpected ways.

When a medium warns Helen Morley and Tom Bently of a "steel bird," Helen becomes terrified of flying—though the danger she fears may not be what the warning truly meant. The truth behind the cryptic message unfolds in unexpected ways, leaving their understanding of the threat deeply unsettled.

In "The Night Nothing Happened," young scientist Collins watches in dread as his instruments detect an alien arrival, only to find the world plunged into a silent fog that leaves everyone in a trance—except him, sheltered in his lead-lined lab. When the fog lifts and the world returns to normal, his warnings about the invasion fall on deaf ears, especially when even the respected Professor Dobson dismisses him as mad. The story lingers in the quiet tension between truth and disbelief, where the most terrifying thing may not be the alien threat, but the silence that follows.

In "The Hypnotic Trance!" from Amazing Stories of Suspense #117 (1971), Frank Hanson finds himself trapped in a mind-bending ordeal when hypnotist Thorko casts a spell during an ocean cruise, splitting his consciousness into a living double. As the doppelgänger begins to mimic Frank’s life—causing chaos and confusion—his wife Alice must find a way to stop the illusion before it consumes them both.