Mystery in Space #13

In "I Was a Modern Hercules," a man searching for a last-minute costume for a masquerade stumbles upon a lion skin in an antique shop, unaware it’s no ordinary relic. The moment he dons it, he discovers he’s inherited a strength far beyond his own—though he has no idea what the skin truly is, or what it might unleash.

In "I Was a Test Pilot in Outer Space," Earth’s finest test pilot Colin finds his career in ruins after being accused of falsifying a report with his partner. Now cast out from humanity’s trust, he takes a desperate gamble—accepting a dangerous assignment to test alien spacecraft for an enigmatic off-world race.

In "We Found the Evolution Man," two anthropologists bring a young Amazonian caveman to the United States, unaware of the extraordinary transformation that awaits him. As his intelligence and physical form evolve at an astonishing pace, he begins to surpass the limits of modern humanity—leaving those around him to wonder what kind of future he might represent.

In "Secret of the Time-Telescope!", a fugitive criminal named Chun Brun escapes to Earth, only to find himself pursued by his relentless adversary, Narr-Tem. As the chase unfolds across a familiar yet strangely alien world, Narr-Tem must convince Chun that Earth is not a distant realm—but the long-lost past of their own planet—and that meddling with time could unravel reality itself.