Astounding Stories #27
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Mystery Island!", a doctor's secret experiment takes an unexpected turn when a young man's extraordinary athletic feats spark suspicion. As his rival digs into the doctor's files to expose the truth, a shocking revelation forces the young man to flee—only for the doctor's final thoughts to quietly upend everything, revealing a twist far deeper than anyone expected. Written by Carl Wessler and illustrated by Herb Familton, with a striking cover by Ogden Whitney, this 1984-era tale from Alan Class blends sci-fi intrigue with quiet emotional weight.
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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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