Secrets of the Unknown #16

When the Saucer Strikes! follows a pilot who barely dodges a mysterious flying saucer mid-flight, sending the plane into a sudden bank. Amid the confusion, a passenger claims he saw nothing—though he’s not who he seems, and the saucer’s arrival might be far from accidental.

In "I Saw the Invasion of the Stone Men," a quiet town is thrown into chaos as towering stone figures emerge from the earth, their silent presence sparking fear and confusion. A geologist, drawn to the mystery, begins to piece together the truth: these beings are not invaders, but travelers from another world, and their arrival is only the beginning of a deeper, more ancient story.

In "I Was the Man Under Glass!", a self-assured businessman finds himself isolated on an alien world after seizing governorship and sealing himself behind a protective dome. With the planet’s native inhabitants kept at bay by his arrogance, he’s left to face the consequences when his life-support system fails—trapped in his own fortress, gasping for air as fear keeps even the nearest help at a distance.

In the shadowed waters of a communist seaport, a monstrous octopus rises from the depths, terrorizing the harbor and drawing the attention of an American marine biologist. As the creature’s true nature is uncovered, she races against time to understand its origins—only to discover it’s not a mindless beast, but a victim of nuclear experiments, destined to return to normal in just one day.

In "I Became a...Human Bomb!", a desperate criminal stows away on an experimental nuclear missile with plans to hijack it and sell it to the Soviets, only to find himself trapped aboard a weapon with no way to control it once launched. As the countdown to launch begins, he realizes too late that he's not just a thief—he's now the only thing standing between the missile and its target.

In "The Metal Monster," an American engineer presses on with his road project through a forest inhabited by Gypsies, dismissing their warnings. When his steam shovel begins moving on its own, attacking him and forcing him to halt, he must confront the strange forces at play in the woods.