Outer Space #10

Captain Hugo, a decorated officer haunted by the loss of his brother Brian, steals a spaceship to deliver Earth’s war plans to the enemy in a desperate bid to end the war. As he races toward the outer galaxies, he is confronted by the haunting image of Brian—alive and urging him to turn back—forcing him to question his sanity and the truth of what he sees.

Professor Paul Perkins, a reclusive inventor, demonstrates his device that can induce instant giantism in living creatures to showman Jasper Barlow, who covets the technology for his circus. When Barlow attempts to steal the machine and force Perkins to turn him into a giant, Perkins activates a counter-device that reduces Barlow to miniature size instead. The story ends with Barlow now small, pleading to be returned to normal, while Perkins contemplates his next move.

Space Marshal Hoie leads a Galactic Patrol ship to a planet where everything is red, discovering its inhabitants are blind to all colors except red—making Earth’s silver ship a glaring threat. When communication fails, Hoie must decide whether to shut down their engines to ease the planet’s sensory pain or risk provoking war. The crew faces a tense standoff as they navigate a world shaped by a radically different vision, testing their understanding of peace and perception.

A young woman listens as a wise elder recounts the legend of the Men From Hsin-Chiu—ancestors who fled their dying planet in a great rocket ship, surviving the explosion of Hsin-Chiu by riding on the asteroid Hermes. Now, centuries later, they have settled on Earth, their eyes and culture shaped by their alien origins, and their ancient ship’s likeness still echoed in their national symbols.

Little Jody Wyatt believes his toy rocking horse is alive because of a mysterious friend named Unkaben, a notion his skeptical father dismisses — until strange things begin happening around the house, and the boy’s claim that Unkaben needs salt leads to a growing unease in the family. As the father confronts the closet where Jody says Unkaben hides, the line between imagination and something more begins to blur, leaving both parents shaken and questioning what’s real.

A young poet, lost in thought while composing verses, accidentally crosses into a parallel world while walking past a restaurant with a suspiciously named sign. When a law enforcement officer confronts him for violating a rule against "sandwich signs," the man realizes too late that his momentary distraction has exposed him to the forbidden realm—and now faces consequences for being seen by those from another world.

John Stewart, a struggling writer feeling creatively adrift, finds a pair of old gloves that seem to reignite his inspiration, leading him to create his most vibrant work yet. As his book becomes a surprise success, his wife watches with quiet amusement, knowing the real magic wasn’t in the gloves—but John never realizes it.

In a tale of ancient cosmic conflict, the advanced civilization of Atlantis discovers that the Moon harbors a hostile empire led by the warlord Ongar, who plans to conquer Earth. As lunar forces launch devastating attacks, Atlantis’s philosopher-ruler Lozan and his scientists race to reverse the tide by studying a captured Moon rocket and developing their own weapons. The story builds toward a climactic showdown, as Atlantis prepares to strike back at the Moon just as its own island begins to sink beneath the sea.

Wanda Westlake and her director husband Carlton Dawes arrive at a remote castle they’ve leased from the enigmatic Count Rudolfo Hazeem, who insists they stay as his guests despite claiming to live there himself. As eerie events unfold—cold touches, a trembling portrait of a centuries-old Count Rudolfo, and a sudden attack by a man who claims to be the count—Wanda grows increasingly terrified, convinced the man she encountered was not the living count but something far older and more sinister.

Jed Stone, a young man who feels perpetually stuck in life, sees a chance to finally make his mark during a crucial billiards game. As he prepares to take a winning shot, the story subtly shifts to reveal a hidden, miniature world where tiny inhabitants are panicking as a massive billiard ball—seen as a mountain—rolls toward their home, threatening to crush them. The fate of both Jed and the tiny civilization remains uncertain as the game's outcome hangs in the balance.

Heywood Rogers-Noord, a self-proclaimed debunker of myths, travels to Ireland to photograph leprechauns and disprove the legends, despite his wife Phoebe’s skepticism. Armed with his camera and scientific resolve, he ventures into the countryside, where he encounters the very creatures he doubts—only to find his photos mysteriously blank, leaving him questioning his own eyes.

On the surface of Venus, a rebel named Rylyn plots to destroy Earth with a heat-ray gun, believing the planet’s inhabitants have enslaved his people. Meanwhile, Captain Henry Derwin and Lieutenant Anne Heal, on a routine patrol, race to stop the attack—only to discover the true nature of the threat is far more clever than it appears.