Secrets of the Unknown #245

In "The Little People," an American expatriate traveling through Europe stumbles upon a hidden community of tiny people who seem to know him — though he’s certain he’s never met them. After being captured and narrowly escaping, he dismisses the encounter as a dream, yet can’t shake the unsettling feeling that their recognition might point to something deeper, like memories from another life.

In "The Forbidden World!" from *Secrets of the Unknown* #245 (1988), a space patrol stumbles upon an alien world veiled in an eerie mist. When the planet's inhabitants fire upon them, the crew prepares to strike back—only to discover too late that the shots were meant to warn them away from the deadly fog encircling the planet.

In "Man Alone!", a man haunted by dreams of solitary confinement flees to the sea, only to be shipwrecked on a deserted island—where the isolation he sought may be the fate he was always meant to find. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated by an unknown artist, the story unfolds with quiet dread, turning the island into a mirror of the man’s deepest fears.

In "Buried by Time!", three young historians embark on a daring expedition to prove ancient African mariners reached the New World—only to find themselves swept across the ocean and into the past, among the ancient Aztecs. After escaping their sudden arrival, they plunge over a waterfall and return to the present, forever changed by the evidence they’ve brought back.