Weird Science #18

When the crew of the United Earth's Mineral Evaluation Scout-Rocket Number 269 orbits a planet of unimaginable density, they’re drawn to a mysterious satellite moon—only to find their mission ends in tragedy. As Captain Don Mitchel, Lieutenant Sidney Gerson, and mineralogist Harold Kolby face the unknown, their fates are sealed in a moment that echoes through the void. Meanwhile, back on Earth, Janet Mitchel and her son Billy are left to grapple with a loss they never saw coming—while an alien child named Fznk watches, silent and strange.

Calvin Henkel, haunted by the eerie sense that he’s relived this moment before, confides in his wife Florence that a parallel world must exist—one that mirrors their lives in perfect detail. As he becomes obsessed with the idea of crossing over to erase his double, his neighbor Mrs. Fishkin watches in growing unease.

In "Disassembled!" from Weird Science #18 (1953), a curious electrical engineer discovers a mysterious metal object inside an abandoned flying saucer and brings it back to his lab to examine. When the object reacts with a scream of pain, he realizes it’s not just a machine—it’s alive. Before he can process the revelation, another alien from the saucer arrives, and with cold precision, begins to disassemble him to uncover the secrets of human life.