Forbidden Worlds #66

When Dr. Robert Thurston mysteriously vanishes from his heavily guarded home, global security officials fear the worst—but their kidnapper has far more ambitious plans than espionage. Spirited away to a dying alien world sheltered beneath a massive protective dome, Thurston discovers the truth: the inhabitants of Morponta are preparing to conquer Earth, and they've brought him along to ensure their victory. Facing impossible odds and ruthless captors, Thurston must decide whether cooperation or defiance offers any hope of saving humanity.

Workers draining an ancient asphalt pit in California unearth a perfectly preserved dinosaur—killed by something that penetrated its body millions of years before human civilization existed. As the scientists clean away the asphalt to identify the mysterious weapon, they prepare themselves for a discovery that will challenge everything they know about Earth's history. What emerges forces them to confront an impossible conclusion about the object's true origin.

When a New York reporter and photographer team lands a Cold War assignment in Central Europe, they stumble onto the trail of King Stefan's mysterious transformation from a benevolent ruler to a brutal tyrant—and a theatrical performer named Tarina who vanished under suspiciously convenient circumstances. As Mike and Abby Hall dig through old portraits, playbills, and court records, they uncover a conspiracy of nobles and a startling connection to an empty tomb that raises more questions than answers. A tale of political intrigue and supernatural mystery that blends 1950s journalism with centuries-old secrets.

Jim Maitland is a ruthless ivory hunter who arrives in African territory with his partner Simpson, seeking fortune in elephant tusks—but the local Kuwani chief grants permission only to hunt bull elephants, a restriction Maitland promptly ignores. When the hunters begin secretly slaughtering smaller elephants and hoarding their ivory, the natives warn of a terrible price: the Ivory Curse. As supernatural consequences unfold, Maitland must confront forces far beyond his control or firepower.