Tales of the Unexpected #73

In "The Convict Defenders of Space!" from Tales of the Unexpected #73, three former space patrolmen—wrongly convicted of conspiracy—are en route to prison when their transport is ambushed by the very raiders they were accused of aiding. Forced to choose between escape and duty, they stand together to defend the ship, uncovering a betrayal that splits their ranks and reveals a single traitor among them.

In "Aliens for Hire," a young man from the planet Jorxia named Shloob arrives at Peters Interplanetary Employment Agency, hoping to use his unique ability to dissolve into fluid to land a job—only to find that his skill, while extraordinary, is precisely the kind no one needs. With a mix of determination and dry humor, he navigates a roster of bizarre alien applicants, each offering abilities that are either too niche or too dangerous for the agency’s usual assignments.

In "The Demon Sorcerer of Saturn," Kjorsta the Sorcerer unleashes eerie illusions on the edge of space, leading the Space Ranger to a fatal clash. When the hero falls, Cryll and Myra summon a robot duplicate to carry on the mission—only to find that the sorcerer’s power may be more cunning than supernatural.