Secrets of the Unknown #246

In "While the City Slumbers!", the molemen of San Francisco’s forgotten warrens rise in quiet fury, their underground world shattered by the tremors of their own rebellion. When a citywide earthquake ignites fires and the surface dwellers flee in panic, the molemen believe they’ve been betrayed—so they vanish back into the dark, sealing their tunnels behind them.

In "He Hides Among Us," a doctor raises a Martian child among humans as part of a quiet experiment, unaware that the boy’s sudden rise to fame as a record-breaking athlete has drawn suspicion. When a rival begins digging through old files to expose the truth, the doctor confronts him with a startling revelation—his own forgotten past may hold the key to the secret. As the young man prepares to marry the girl he loves, the doctor’s final thoughts hint at a truth far more unexpected than anyone imagined.

In "Locked in the Silent Room," a desperate criminal pleads with his brother Paul to save him by placing him in suspended animation using Paul’s experimental technology. Years later, the man awakens in a future where humanity has eradicated all germs—only to find himself trapped, a living relic of a world they now fear.

In "The First Man," a speculative vision from *Secrets of the Unknown* #246 (1988), humanity's push to the moon hinges on a network of orbital refueling stations—until the journey reveals a startling truth: the moon is no natural satellite, but an ancient, alien-built world, silently waiting.

In "The Man Who Went Too Far," Peter, a brilliant inventor, tests his revolutionary solar battery on himself—meant to heal brain imbalances—only to unlock unexpected telepathic abilities. When the power begins to unravel his grip on reality, his friend Anne steps in to stop him before he crosses a line he can't return from.

In "The Voice in the Night," a man’s moment of petty theft spirals into something far darker when the poor box he steals begins to speak—its voice echoing like a ticking clock, whispering accusations only he can hear. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, this chilling 1988 tale from *Secrets of the Unknown #246* lingers in the silence between heartbeats, where guilt takes a voice of its own.

In "I Saw a Demon!", a scientist pushes the limits of his invention, using a machine that captures sound on stone to play back echoes from an ancient temple. When the device begins to replay a forgotten chant, the air grows thick—and something from beyond the veil stirs in response.

In "How Harry Escaped," a desperate man named Harry steals a mysterious portrait from Rinaldi, drawn to its rumored power to restore youth under moonlight. But when the portrait is exposed to the moon too long, Harry begins to unravel—his very existence slipping away as he regresses into nothing.

In "The Victim!", a con artist finds himself unexpectedly whisked away by an alien from Pluto, who needs a live subject to prove his transference device functions. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, the story unfolds in just four pages as the confidence man becomes an unwilling test case in a high-stakes alien demonstration.

In a quiet corner of a forgotten warehouse, Jeff delights in tormenting every messenger who dares knock on his door—until Dal arrives, delivering impossible requests with eerie precision. When Dal reveals he’s from the future, sent to study the past, Jeff is stunned, but the truth vanishes as quickly as Dal appeared, leaving no proof behind.

In "The Day the World Ended!" from Secrets of the Unknown #246 (1988), scientist Eric unleashes a universal solvent in a desperate bid to halt atomic war, triggering a global crisis that unexpectedly brings the U.S. and Soviet Union together to contain the chaos. The story unfolds with tense urgency, exploring the fragile balance between scientific ambition and the real-world consequences of playing god.