Secrets of the Unknown #148
In "While the City Slumbers!", a doctor’s secret experiment takes a surprising turn when a young man’s sudden athletic prowess sparks suspicion. As his rival digs into the doctor’s files, a shocking revelation emerges—someone else might be the alien, and the truth is closer than anyone suspects. Written by Carl Wessler and illustrated by Herb Familton, with lettering by Joe Letterese, this 1974 tale from Alan Class features a haunting cover by John Severin, blending suspense and sci-fi intrigue in a story where the real mystery lies not in origins, but in who’s truly watching.
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A doctor raises a Martian child among humans as an experiment. When a young man breaks several athletic records, his rival for the affection of a young girl digs through the doctor's records attempting to prove his suspicions regarding alien origin. The doctor catches him going through the files and confronts the snoop with the knowledge that he might be the alien since he does not remember his parents, and the man leaves town to kept the secret quiet. At the wedding of the athletic man and the young girl, the doctor's thoughts reveal that it is the girl who is the Martian.
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