Uncanny Tales #118

Gwendolyn Purdy, a science teacher overlooked by her students and principal, finds her world upended when her tektite collection begins to glow—summoning an alien emissary, Kryptos, who claims Earth women are hideous… except for her. As she contemplates a transformation to meet his standards, a surprise invitation from James T. Cannon to a dance throws her into a new kind of uncertainty.

In a hidden cellar beneath 1956 Budapest, a desperate resistance forms as Soviet forces open fire on protesting workers. A mysterious figure named Franz emerges, guiding the rebels through daring raids and uncovering a traitor in their midst. As the uprising grows, the group begins to wonder—could this man be the long-lost hero Louis Kossuth, returned from the shadows?

In a quiet village haunted by whispers, a mysterious stranger named Martin J. Colby takes up residence in a secluded cottage, using alchemy to summon strange beings from another realm—creatures who promise wonders beyond imagining. As the townsfolk grow uneasy, the truth begins to unravel when they discover the man they’ve feared is none other than the long-missing Martin J. Colby, and the line between madness and magic blurs.

In "The Creature from Krango," an alien commander arrives on Earth with a mission to prove his valor by capturing three humans—but his advanced technology misidentifies the nation’s most iconic statues as living targets. Now stranded in a world he doesn’t understand, he must navigate the absurdity of his mistake while trying to fulfill his assignment.