Astounding Stories #136

In "Dream of Death!", Dr. Howard Jordan attempts to bridge the gap between Alan Foster and Marla Goren, whose love exists only in shared dreams where they believe they can be together in eternity. When Jordan tries to bring them together in the waking world, a tragic plane crash leaves Alan dead—leaving Marla and the others to confront the haunting weight of what was, and what might have been.

In "Man of Mystery!", a relentless criminologist named Andrew Clevinger follows a chilling pattern: every century, on a specific day, a murderer strikes London, leaving behind a sun-and-cats-head tattoo on their hand. With the city’s elite—Lord Mayor Esterbrook, Chancellor Merrick, Sir Bertram Marley, Admiral Farwell, Duchess of Trevelyan, Prince Alexis of Carpathia, and Edmund Carewe—caught in the web of suspicion, Clevinger races to uncover the truth behind the ancient killer. As the past and present collide, the mystery deepens, revealing a secret buried in history that may be more than legend.