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Astounding Stories#157
Cover: Frank McLaughlin

Astounding Stories #157

Jan 1981 · Alan Class · 0.25 GBP
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“Prisoner of War”

In "Prisoner of War," John Winters finds himself abruptly cast 550 years into the future after a lab accident, only to be arrested as an alien spy. With just ten minutes to prove his identity, his only hope comes from an unexpected source—his son, who unknowingly shuts down the time machine from the basement, returning John to his own era. Mac Pakula handles both art and inks for the story, while Frank McLaughlin provides the cover.

artist, inker Mac Pakula · cover Frank McLaughlin

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artist, inker Mac Pakula
cover pencils, inks Frank McLaughlin

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When a freak accident transports John Winters 550 years into the future, he is arrested as an alien spy. Given ten minutes to prove his innocence, he is saved when one of his sons enters the basement and switches off Winters' "accidental time machine", thus bringing the inventor back to his own time.

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