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Astounding Stories #31 (1968)

Alan Class · 1968 · 14 pages

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Contains 13 stories
Trapped in a Mirage
4 pp · adventure; science fiction
Where There's a Will!
4 pp
The Box That Wouldn't Open
4 pp · horror-suspense

Jo, a quiet scientist, never expected his latest invention—a telepathy-enhancing pill—to be the key to his own rescue. When a pair of thieves break into his lab, mistaking his sealed device for a simple box, they trigger a chain of events that leads to an unexpected connection between mind and police. Written by an unknown hand, the story unfolds with eerie precision, turning a simple theft into something far more unsettling.

The Trapping of Public Enemy No. 1
13 pp · detective-mystery
Crime SmasherEve CorbyAl Moneunnamed doormanMone's henchmenRocky and two unnamed cross-dressing assailantsunnamed female and crew of thugsKiller King

Crime Smasher juggles a $50,000 bounty on Public Enemy No. 1, Killer King, with a string of smaller cases—until his assistant Eve orchestrates an interview with Al Mone that forces the detective into the criminal underworld. When a trio of desperate women appeal for help against a supposedly escaped madman threatening their lives, Crime Smasher finds himself caught between his conscience and the case that could make his reputation—all while Killer King watches from the shadows, confident he knows exactly how to use the detective's own heart against him.

He Saved the Earth
4 pp
Doubting Thomas!
3 pp
Tom Burke
Where There's Smoke...
4 pp · fantasy

In "Where There's Smoke..." from Astounding Stories #31 (1968), Jo discovers a mysterious tobacco blend that turns his dreams into reality—until his wife sells a pouch to a customer whose nightmare reveals a terrifying secret tied to the seller’s past.

The Man Who Lost Tomorrow
4 pp
The Thing Called Metallo!, Part One
6 pp · science fiction
Metallo [Mike Fallon]

In "The Thing Called Metallo!, Part One," a fugitive in a radiation-proof suit—posing as a lab technician—unwittingly unleashes a dangerous transformation after discovering the suit’s true power. As he turns to crime, the realization that his own illness demands constant radiation exposure forces him into a desperate, sealed existence.

The Thing Called Metallo! Part 2
7 pp · science fiction
Metallo [Mike Fallon]
The Little Black Box
4 pp
Don't Turn Around!
3 pp · science fiction

In "Don't Turn Around!" from Astounding Stories #31 (1968), a scientist's experimental device meant to summon people from the past seems to have failed—until it inadvertently drives off two intruders who were about to rob him while he lay unconscious. The story quietly builds on the tension of isolation and unintended consequences, leaving the full impact of the invention’s true effect lingering in the air.

The Day the Earth Stopped Turning!
4 pp · adventure; science fiction

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