Golden-Age Science Fiction Treasury #1

In "The Alien Raiders!" from Golden-Age Science Fiction Treasury #1, Kenton goes deep undercover as a convict in a brutal uranium mine on Saturn’s moon Titan, where he must unravel the mystery behind sudden alien raids on the mining operations—without getting caught or killed. The story unfolds in the gritty, high-stakes world of interplanetary labor and hidden threats, where every shadow could be a trap.

In "Dead Reckoning!" from Golden-Age Science Fiction Treasury #1, Airman Andor—a space police officer with a sharp eye and a quicker draw—responds to a call on a distant station, where an irate old man accuses his young, blonde maid, Kyt, of stealing a treasure map. When the man attacks her with an electric whip, Andor intervenes, ending the man’s life in self-defense, then shares a charged moment with Kyt before walking away from the force. Drawn by the mystery and her presence, Andor sets course for the asteroid Klaxon, where the treasure—and perhaps something more—awaits.

When Mysta’s peaceful vacation takes a sudden turn, a desperate distress call from Dr. Svord pulls her into a dangerous web—his electro-ion research has drawn the attention of ruthless villains, and he’s entrusted her with a cloak that can render her invisible.

In "The Planet That Vanished," the people of Quanta face an existential threat as monstrous flying lizards from the nearby planet Plexna loom ever closer. With no defense against such a force, Quanta’s scientists devise a desperate plan: shrink their entire world to the size of a marble, vanishing from the eyes of the predators. The story unfolds with quiet dread and inventive wonder, as a civilization grapples with survival through radical transformation—no heroes, no battles, just the quiet, terrifying choice to become something no one ever expected.

In "null," Futura and Blargo find themselves captured by the enigmatic Heads on the mysterious planet Oceania, then cast into a shifting sea of sand that twists the very nature of those who fall into it. Written by ? [as John Douglas], this six-page tale plunges its protagonists into a surreal, nightmarish transformation with no clear escape in sight.

In "I Captured the Abominable Snowman!", a greedy man’s relentless pursuit of the legendary beast leads him to a remote lama who holds the secret to its true nature. When the lama summons the creature, the man learns the horrifying truth: the snowman is a cursed man, and the only way to break the spell is to take his place.