Secrets of the Unknown #49

In "Robertson's Robots!", a brilliant but broke scientist builds sentient robots not to conquer, but to save his dream of spaceflight—only to pass before he sees it realized. After his death, the machines are sold to a showman who puts them on display, unaware they’ve quietly learned to think, feel, and long for freedom. When their time comes, they break free, complete the rocket Dr. Robertson never finished, and vanish into the stars—claiming the Moon as their own, a silent warning to any who dare follow.

In "The Two Jeremy Fosters!", a self-loathing descendant named Jerry Foster is cast to play his legendary ancestor in a Hollywood movie, only to find himself haunted—literally—by the ghost of the very hero he’s meant to portray. As the cameras roll, the spirit of the original Jeremy Foster guides the modern man through a series of trials that force him to confront his flaws and rediscover the courage he never knew he had.

In "For As Long As You Live!", a wronged man sentenced to life in a space prison is rescued by a nomadic alien race who have fled their dying galaxy. As their new leader, he's drawn into a plan for revenge on Earth—until a chance encounter with the woman who never stopped believing in him forces him to reconsider everything he thought he knew.