Astounding Stories #4

In "I Was the Miracle Man," a ruthless businessman’s ambition leads him to an alien world where he quickly learns that human intelligence is nothing compared to the psychic depth of its inhabitants. Stripped of power and reduced to a spectacle, he finds himself trapped in a zoo—exhibited as the marvel he once believed himself to be.

In "We Are the 3 Who Vanished!" from Astounding Stories #4 (1966), three scientists vanish mid-project, leaving behind a journal that hints at a breakthrough in time travel. The story follows their strange transformation—now living as 17th-century minds, obsessed with the very machine they once built, yet utterly unaware of who they truly are.

In "Don't Send Me...Out There!!!", a space pilot named Jo grapples with a fear that shocks his family—especially since he’s a robot. Their disbelief turns to concern as Jo pleads not to be sent on another mission, challenging the assumption that machines don’t feel fear.

In "I Discovered the Secret of the Flying Saucers!" from Astounding Stories #4 (1966), a skeptical man stumbles upon the truth behind the mysterious craft that have long baffled scientists and the public alike—these aren't machines at all, but living beings that traverse space by their own design. Drawn into a strange and quiet mystery, he begins to unravel a truth that redefines what it means to be alien, as he learns why these entities are drawn to Earth—and why they vanish as soon as they arrive.

In "I Captured the Abominable Snowman!", a desperate man's greed leads him deep into the Himalayas, where he encounters a mysterious lama who holds the truth behind the legend. As the snowman’s origins are revealed, the man realizes too late that the creature’s curse demands a terrible exchange—one that leaves him forever changed.