Marvel Tales #148

In "Where Did They Go?", Jo and Bruce vanish during a mysterious UFO sighting over Washington, leaving behind a city in disbelief. When it's revealed that Lois is actually a Uranian on a mission to save her dying world, the authorities step in to keep her from taking Bruce away—leaving their fate uncertain.

In "The Many Worlds of Henry Adams!" from Marvel Tales #148 (1956), a curious man named Henry stumbles upon a mysterious blue stone that opens doors to realms beyond his own. Drawn into a series of trials meant to test his worthiness for the 7th Dimension, he fails when he loses the stone—only to return to his mundane life, haunted by what he’s missed. Now, with the stone found once more, he faces the challenge again, determined to rise beyond the ordinary.

In "The Hollow Suit," Nolan and his allies venture into the jungle seeking Aztec gold, only to be confronted by the ghostly, animated armor of long-dead conquistadors. Haunted by the cursed relics and driven to flee, they return to the U.S. in terror—hair turned white, their bodies broken by the ordeal.

In "Earthquake!", Jo and her team race against time when a series of mysterious tremors shake the globe—Wentz blames a hidden hole in the Earth, General Boothby suspects the moon, and it’s up to Higgins to uncover the real cause before it’s too late. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated by an unknown artist, this 1956 science fiction tale blends Cold War-era paranoia with a twist of geological mystery.

In "The Despot!" from Marvel Tales #148 (1956), a power-hungry leader stokes fear by branding the Moon as a threat, rallying Earth's people to fund a mission to conquer it—only to find the Moon is already defended. With a rocket of his own design, he leads an expedition straight into a barrage of alien cannons that send his ship spiraling back to Earth.