Uncanny Tales #128

In "Ring of Smoke," Georgina schemes to remove her brother Ray’s fiancée Joan from the family plantation, but when ancient tribal forces stir, the land itself seems to conspire against her plans—leaving her to wonder if the spirits have a stake in the inheritance too.

In the future, a lone American spaceship crew—Commander Dan Carter, Mary, and Grace—execute a desperate plan to lure an enemy nation’s entire space fleet into a flaming planetoid, sacrificing themselves to save Earth. As the mission unfolds, the weight of their choice settles on the crew, and the voice of Lafcadio Lee, the story’s host, lingers with quiet gravity. Ogden Whitney makes a rare cameo in the shadows, a silent witness to the cost of survival.