Weird Adventures #10

"Swede" Swenson, the chief janitor of Midwest City's tallest building, is offered ten thousand dollars to allow an inventor to test a revolutionary force-dome machine from the Arrow Building's roof—a device meant to prove to the government that cities can be protected from atomic attack. When criminals overhear the plan and steal the machine's control ring, the invisible dome traps the entire city, cutting off supplies and leaving thousands in danger while the thieves demand a ransom. Now "Swede" must race through panicked streets to track down the culprits and recover the ring before the dome becomes permanent.

Professor John Kingsley, a brilliant but romantically spurned scientist, decides to create the perfect woman—a robot named Katha—to prove his worth to the world. When Katha is introduced to society at Jim Drake's wedding reception, her literal interpretation of human behavior and newfound desire for Jim sets off a chain of events that spirals dangerously out of control. This 1951 science fiction tale explores what happens when a creator's bitterness collides with his creation's awakening consciousness.

A mysterious woman from the planet Xedes arrives on Earth seeking John Grant, convinced he's the reincarnation of her dead lover—and she'll stop at nothing to claim him, even as Jane watches helplessly from the sidelines. When Zada's obsession reaches a breaking point, John finds himself forced into an impossible choice between his earthly love and the cosmic queen's relentless demands. "The Seeker from Beyond" is a wild 1951 fantasy tale that pits earthly devotion against the pull of an unearthly throne.

Paul Martin's wedding day is tomorrow—or so he thought before a horrifying curse traps him living backwards through his own life, replaying events in reverse with no control over his fate. As he relives cherished moments and dark secrets in reverse chronological order, Paul discovers his best friend David harbors a sinister hatred born from jealousy, and realizes the only way forward might require undoing the very act of mercy that sealed his doom. Written by the creative team behind Weird Adventures, this 1951 fantasy tale explores the terror of being powerless to change your past, even when you can see it coming.