Secrets of the Unknown #173
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The 25th Hour!", Arthur Mellon’s experiment with a revolutionary cigarette filter takes a strange turn when he begins experiencing vivid premonitions—first of an assassination, then of a sudden stock market surge. As reality blurs and his predictions come true, Arthur finds himself caught in a chain of events he can’t explain, all triggered by a single, seemingly ordinary smoke. With art by Ogden Whitney on both interior and cover, this 1977 Alan Class issue delivers a mind-bending mystery wrapped in a pocket-sized thriller.
In "Up in Smoke!" from *Secrets of the Unknown* #173 (1977), inventor Arthur Mellon’s latest cigarette filter experiment takes a strange turn when he feels dizzy after testing it—only to later learn he’s somehow predicted a major assassination and made a fortune from an oil company’s stock surge. The story follows his baffling connection to events he couldn’t have known, all sparked by a single, seemingly ordinary smoke.
In "Doom Foiled!", a terminally ill man forms an unlikely bond with tiny blue aliens only he can see, aiding them in their quest for aluminium. In return, they offer him a chance at a cure—leading to a journey that defies both science and fate.
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↩ Reprints Adventures into the Unknown #86 (1957), Adventures into the Unknown #91 (1957), Adventures into the Unknown #92 (1958), Adventures into the Unknown #95 (1958), Adventures into the Unknown #96 (1958), Out of This World #13 (1959), Midnight Mystery #7 (1961), Space Adventures #55 (1964), Unusual Tales #47 (1964)
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