Forbidden Worlds #78
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Stray!", Gwendolyn Purdy—dismissed by her students and principal—finds her life upended when her tektite collection begins to glow, summoning two aliens from Uranus. Their leader, Kryptos, believes Earth women are unattractive but insists on taking Gwendolyn to his planet, prompting her to reconsider her image. Written by Richard Hughes and illustrated by Ogden Whitney, this 1959 adventure blends quiet suburban tension with cosmic whimsy, all captured in Whitney’s distinctive cover art.
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Gwendolyn Purdy is mocked by her pupils and criticized by her principal. Gwendolyn shows the pupils her tektite collection but then loses her temper which is seen by Cannon. Later, back home the tektite collection starts glowing. Two aliens tell her that their leader, Kryptos, wants to meet her. Kryptos thinks earth women are ugly but wants to take Gwendolyn back to Uranus. Gwendolyn goes home to think about this and decides to improve her appearance. When Kryptos meets her again he is horrified and asks to be released from his request. Later Cannon asks Gwendolyn out to a dance.
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