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Secrets of the Unknown#212
Cover: Bill Everett

Secrets of the Unknown #212

Jan 1983 · Alan Class · 0.25 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 via meteorites. As he races to warn authorities, the discovery sets off a chain of uneasy questions about what lies buried beneath the surface. The story unfolds with quiet dread, illustrated with sharp, expressive detail by Tony DiPreta, while the cover by Bill Everett captures the eerie stillness of the unknown.

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

In "When the Eggs Hatch," a lone man stumbles upon a cryptic note sealed in a jar within a forgotten cave, uncovering a chilling clue about alien eggs that arrived on Earth via meteorites. The discovery sends him on a urgent mission to warn authorities, setting off a chain of events that could change everything.

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 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 man once driven by a crusade against humanoids is shaken to his core when he learns his own parents were among them—prompting a sudden, quiet shift in allegiance. Now, he slips into the subway tunnels, joining the hidden community he once hunted, where the line between hunter and hunted blurs in the dark.

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
Crofts
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 #42 (1956), Journey into Unknown Worlds #43 (1956), Journey into Unknown Worlds #47 (1956), Journey into Unknown Worlds #53 (1957), Secrets of the Unknown #8 (1962), Secrets of the Unknown #175 (1978)

Reprinted in Secrets of the Unknown #143 (1974), Uncanny Tales #15

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