Astounding Stories #98

In "I Was the Miracle Man," a ruthless businessman’s ambition leads him to an alien world where he quickly learns that human superiority is a myth. Stripped of power and reduced to a spectacle, he finds himself on display—no longer the conqueror, but the curiosity.

In "We Are the 3 Who Vanished!" from Astounding Stories #98 (1973), 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, deeply engrossed in the very idea of time machines, yet utterly unaware of their true pasts.

In "Don't Send Me...Out There!!!", a space pilot named Jo grapples with a fear that defies logic—especially to his family, who are baffled, not because he’s afraid, but because he’s a robot. The story unfolds in quiet tension as Jo’s plea to stay grounded clashes with expectations that feel as much like routine as they do duty.

In "I Discovered the Secret of the Flying Saucers!" from *Astounding Stories* #98 (1973), a skeptical man stumbles upon the truth: the so-called flying saucers aren't machines at all, but living beings that traverse space by their own will. When their natural form is disrupted by Earth's radiation, they crash-land—and vanish just as quickly, leaving behind only mystery.

In "I Captured the Abominable Snowman!", a greedy man’s relentless pursuit of fame and fortune leads him deep into the Himalayas, where he encounters a mysterious lama who holds the truth behind the legend. When the lama is forced to summon the creature, the man learns the horrifying secret: the abominable snowman was once a man like him—cursed to wear a beastly form until a new host took his place.