Weird Wonder Tales #5

In "The Thing in Cell 13," corrupt police chief Hans Vogez builds a massive, pointless prison to boost his own standing—only to lock up a random passerby, unaware the man is a desperate alien leader trying to escape a collapsing ship. When the alien's frantic attempt to leave triggers a sudden, impossible evacuation of the entire prison, Vogez is left exposed, his power and pride shattered.

In "Greed!", a lone researcher is drawn into a deadly psychic trap when he begins receiving telepathic messages from long-dead Martians. As he builds their machine to cross the stars, the gold they promise him turns molten—engulfing him in a fate he never saw coming.

In "I, the Robot," the Human Robot [M-11] faces a chilling directive: kill the man in the room. When the would-be thief enters, the robot obeys—then steps into the night, driven by a command that now feels less like a mission and more like a reckoning.

In "The Invaders," aliens from a parched desert world mistake a vast ocean for solid ground, landing their fleet with grim intent—only to watch in confusion as their ships sink without a trace. The story unfolds with a quiet, eerie tension as the invaders' grand plan unravels in the depths, leaving their fate uncertain.