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Cover: Bill Molno & Vince Alascia
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Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #27

Nov 1961 · Charlton · 0.10 USD
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This anthology issue contains at least two stories: "If You Believe!" depicts Dr. Scott recounting a condensed history of the twentieth century's most bizarre and inexplicable events to a listener, touching on unexplained phenomena and terror that defied rational explanation. "Mardo the Martian Magician" follows Ethel Haft and her friends Jim and Peter as they recruit an elderly amateur magician named Mardo to perform magic tricks at a charity benefit for orphans' homes, with the old man arriving via a magical carpet while aliens hover above the city in illuminated spacecraft observing the proceedings.

Contains 3 stories
The Vanishing Point
10 pp · Science Fiction

Major Edgar Brennan vanishes during a high-speed rocket-sled experiment in 1961, leaving behind only scattered debris and a global mystery—until he awakens in a future where humanity has retreated underground, long after space travel has become routine. Stranded in a world that has moved on without him, he encounters a society that knows of his disappearance and sees him as a relic from the past.

Marlo and the Monster
5 pp · Science Fiction

In a whimsical blend of childhood imagination and quiet courage, young Marlo Simpson, inspired by his vivid dreams of space adventure, answers a mysterious call from Rosemary, a girl he’s been told is unwell. Though his heroic exploits are born from fantasy—his spaceship a bathtub, his suit a porch light—Marlo’s determination leads him on a dreamlike journey to rescue her, confronting a fearsome space monster in a battle that feels terrifyingly real.

If You Believe
10 pp · Science Fiction

In a small Midwest city, the enigmatic storyteller Llewellyn Lloyd captivates viewers with his hypnotic tales on a local TV show, sparking widespread fascination—and strange, shared visions of monstrous creatures. As his audience begins to believe in the horrors he describes, reality itself seems to bend, leaving townspeople uncertain what’s imagined and what’s real.

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Full credits

writer Joe Gill
cover pencils Bill Molno
cover inks Vince Alascia

Reprints

Reprinted in Out of This World #9 (1958), Outer Space #9 (1961), Uncanny Tales #46 (1966), Uncanny Tales #165 (1984), Uncanny Tales #167 (1984), Gwandanaland Comics #616 (2017), Astounding Stories #68, Astounding Stories #7, Uncanny Tales #43, Weird Planets #8

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