Astounding Stories #183
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Moon Trap," baby Billy Bailey’s sudden refusal to sleep through the night becomes an unexpected lifeline when his parents wake in time to escape a house fire they might have otherwise slept through. Written by Joe Gill and illustrated by Charles Nicholas, with inks by Jon D'Agostino, this 1986 tale from Astounding Stories #183 blends quiet domestic tension with a pulse-pounding survival moment. The cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia captures the eerie stillness before the storm.
In "The Strange Island," a weary sailor washes ashore on a forgotten land, drawn in by a woman he saves from pirates—only to discover the island itself has been lost to the sea for two centuries. The story unfolds with quiet mystery and haunting beauty, as the line between memory and reality begins to blur.
In "Why?", Baby Billy Bailey’s sudden refusal to sleep through the night at just 13 months becomes an unexpected lifeline when his restless wakefulness helps his parents notice and escape a house fire they might have otherwise slept through. The story captures a quiet, heart-pounding moment where a child’s unexplained behavior saves a family in a way no one could have predicted.
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