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Secrets of the Unknown#143
Cover: Bill Everett

Secrets of the Unknown #143

Jan 1974 · Alan Class · 0.10 GBP
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In "When the Eggs Hatch," a lone explorer stumbles upon a mysterious note sealed in a jar within a remote cave—its cryptic message hinting at alien eggs that arrived on Earth inside meteorites. As he races to warn authorities, the discovery sets off a chain of events that could change everything, all drawn with atmospheric precision by Tony DiPreta. The cover, a striking piece by Bill Everett, captures the eerie tension of the moment.

Contains 11 stories
When the Eggs Hatch
4 pp · Fantasy
Bob Fry

In "When the Eggs Hatch," a lone wanderer stumbles upon a cryptic note sealed in a jar within a forgotten cave—its words hinting at alien eggs carried to Earth by meteorites. The discovery sets him on a urgent quest to warn others, as he realizes the hidden danger might be closer than anyone imagined.

When We Awake
4 pp · Science Fiction
AllisJenks
The Man Who Couldn't Be Reached!
5 pp · Science Fiction
Rex Valance
The Terrible Treasure!
5 pp · Fantasy
Martin FullerStevensMrs. Fuller
No Sign of Life!
5 pp · Science Fiction
Professor Armand Kastel
The Man-Hunters
5 pp · Science Fiction
Clark Buchan

In "The Man-Hunters," a zealot hunting humanoids stumbles upon a book that reveals his own parents were among them—shattering his beliefs and sending him into the subway tunnels to join the hidden community he once sought to destroy. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, this 1974 science fiction tale explores identity, prejudice, and the cost of conviction in just five pages.

No Escape
4 pp · Science Fiction
Joe SimpsonPaul
The Sea Waits for Me!
4 pp · Fantasy
Joan
Forever Is Too Long
4 pp · Horror-Suspense
Irwin Harwell
A World There Was
4 pp · Science Fiction
CroftsLynn
Lost...One World
4 pp · Fantasy
James Blaine

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Full credits

artist, inker Tony DiPreta
cover pencils, inks Bill Everett

Reprints

↩ Reprints Journey into Unknown Worlds #53 (1957), Creepy Worlds #125 (1971), Secrets of the Unknown #212 (1983), Amazing Stories of Suspense #212 (1984), Secrets of the Unknown #58

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