Astounding Stories #169
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Mystery Island!", a doctor's decades-old experiment takes an unexpected turn when a young man's record-breaking feats spark suspicion. As his rival digs into hidden files, a shocking revelation forces the truth to surface—not about the athlete, but about the woman he loves. Written by Carl Wessler and illustrated by Herb Familton, with a striking cover by Ogden Whitney, this 1983 tale from Alan Class blends science fiction intrigue with a quiet, haunting twist.
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A doctor raises a Martian child among humans as an experiment. When a young man breaks several athletic records, his rival for the affection of a young girl digs through the doctor's records attempting to prove his suspicions regarding alien origin. The doctor catches him going through the files and confronts the snoop with the knowledge that he might be the alien since he does not remember his parents, and the man leaves town to kept the secret quiet. At the wedding of the athletic man and the young girl, the doctor's thoughts reveal that it is the girl who is the Martian.
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