Tales of the Unexpected #39

Arnald Arnaldo stumbles upon a mysterious replica of a lost planet in a Venusian curio shop, only to find it pulses with life when brought back to Earth—two figures emerging from its surface to wreak havoc. When he takes the globe to Mercury, hoping to escape its influence, the creatures multiply, revealing the shocking truth: the globe isn't a model, but the planet Krx itself, never fully shrunk and still carrying the remnants of its ancient, dangerous nature.

Thor Larkin, stranded after a ship emergency, washes ashore and is mistaken for a long-lost ancestor by a remote tribe. Taken in by scientists including Doctor Kura, Professor Sog, and Professor Bok, he becomes an unwilling subject in an experimental matter transporter test—only to find himself caught between the past and a future he never expected.