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Secrets of the Unknown#56
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Secrets of the Unknown #56

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In "The Head Man!", Ben Talbot takes in an infant found in the New England woods, raising her as his own—only to face a chilling turn when her hidden powers and rapid aging threaten to consume them both. Written by Richard Hughes and brought to life with eerie precision by Emil Gershwin, this haunting tale unfolds with a quiet dread that lingers long after the final page. The cover by Ogden Whitney captures the story’s unsettling mood in stark, expressive lines.

Contains 12 stories
The Head Man!
14 pp · Science Fiction
Ed WilsonFrancieMike FarroniLinda
Preliminary Hearing!
4 pp
Glenn OrmsbyHelen VerralHal VerralMartin Verral
Phantom Submarine
3 pp
Ichabod DavisHosmer EversonRobert DavisKarl Everson
Nothing Ever Happens to Halloran!
5 pp
Joey HalloranMiss ShapiroLeronidoTheedelhoffa
The Camera Never Lies!
2 pp
The Martian Mirage
4 pp · Science Fiction
RonGrotzOlanni
Beast of the Unknown
1 pp · Fantasy
Alfred FosdickEmerson
Forgotten Forest!
5 pp
CraneJordanCiachewi
The Gift of Life
5 pp · Science Fiction
Reggie Rides a Rocket!
11 pp · Humor, Science Fiction
Reggie PeepMike EdsonMarcia JonesPrincess Lorita
Witch Who Wouldn't!
8 pp · Fantasy
Ben TalbotHazelMiss Frobish

In "Witch Who Wouldn't!", Ben Talbot raises an orphaned infant he finds in the New England woods, only to face a chilling turn when she grows into a woman with powerful occult gifts—gifts he seeks to exploit. As her accelerated aging begins to take hold, she vanishes back into the wild, leaving behind a legacy of mystery and danger.

The Man Who Knew!
1 pp
Claude Maniere

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Full credits

artist, inker Emil Gershwin
letterer Ed Hamilton
cover pencils, inks Ogden Whitney

Reprints

↩ Reprints Forbidden Worlds #49 (1956), Adventures into the Unknown #99 (1958), Adventures into the Unknown #100 (1958), Adventures into the Unknown #101 (1958), Adventures into the Unknown #103 (1958), Adventures into the Unknown #105 (1959), Adventures into the Unknown #106 (1959), Space War #16 (1962), Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #44 (1964)

Reprinted in Secrets of the Unknown #105

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