Astonishing #56

In "They Walk through Walls!" from *Astonishing* #56 (1956), a man plotting to overthrow the government finds himself face-to-face with a mysterious group who move through solid walls—claiming to be a secret society sworn to stop threats like him. As he flees, his desperate escape leads him straight back into their grasp.

In "No Answer," a lonely inventor believes his life's work is a failure when his interstellar signal goes unanswered—until his dismissal from the lab reveals a quiet, unintended consequence: his message was heard, and across the stars, it altered the course of a distant civilization’s weapons.

In "The Face In the Glass!", Jo Peters joins the Starlight’s crew at the last minute, his lightheartedness rubbing the others the wrong way—until a tense encounter with a Martian vessel turns on a single joke. His unexpected humor proves the key to bridging the gap between species, but not before the crew wonders if laughter might be the most dangerous weapon of all.