Big Boss #41

In the shadow of a forgotten past, criminal Chun Brun flees his home planet Uth, only to find himself on Earth—unaware that this world is not a distant realm, but the distant past of his own. Tracked down by his relentless adversary Narr-Tem, he must confront a truth as unsettling as it is impossible: the timeline he’s trying to escape is his own.

In the ruins of a forgotten castle, American tourist Joe Wales seeks shelter from the storm, only to stumble upon a walking stick and an ancient scroll. As he warms himself by the fire, he begins to read the tale of the Wizard's Gift—a story that feels far too real for a mere legend.

In a lunar tourist trap on Io’s surface, Warren Keith showcases bizarre space oddities to curious Mercurian visitors—until their fascination takes a dangerous turn. When one of the exhibits begins to hum with unnatural energy, the tourists’ curiosity sparks a far more sinister agenda.

In a sky-splitting twist of fate, Adam Strange finds himself on Rann, dodging Jupiter’s thunderbolts before fleeing from Apollo’s blazing chariot. With Alanna at his side, he uncovers a shocking truth: the gods—Jupiter, Apollo, and Hercules—have mistaken Rann for their lost home, Olympia, and now their divine pride threatens to tear the planet apart. As Adam steps forward to challenge them one by one, the line between myth and madness blurs, and the only way forward may be through understanding, not battle.

In "Je conduisis le sinistre safari," a missing scientist is taken by aliens who seek to exploit his latest invention for their sinister ends. Pretending to cooperate, he devises a desperate plan to turn their own scheme against them—using his wits and a hidden sacrifice to fight back.

In "Maître des songes," Jed Clayton volunteers for a dream experiment, only to find himself trapped in a reality that feels real—yet isn't. As his mind battles the boundaries between dream and dimension, he must navigate a world where the rules of waking life no longer apply.

In "Les arbres dansants de Polaris," espionage agent Teo "Ditmos" Walker must rely on his cover as a plant-dancing entertainer to survive when the Mohr-Ban close in on his secret. With the Leader and General Ku-um tracking his every move, and Fraster of the Mohr-Ban watching from the shadows, Walker’s only allies are his enchanted flora and the rhythm of a stolen flute.

In the hidden valley of fantasy, hunters Steve and Jed stumble upon a miniature elephant and a mysterious entranceway leading to a world where a volcanic gas alters size. Drawn by the promise of profit, they begin gathering the strangely scaled creatures—only to find the valley’s inhabitants aren’t so eager to be taken.

In a remote glacier, a mountain climber uncovers a long-frozen flying saucer—and releases a pink alien with the power to grant three wishes. When a young man uses his wish to stop the rain during a picnic, the skies go dry across the globe, forcing him to undo it. With one wish left and his girlfriend growing frustrated, he impulsively wishes he could show her the truth—only to transform into an alien himself. The moment he regrets it, he’s back to normal. The story leaves the full extent of his brief alien powers—and what they might have meant—hanging in the air.