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Astounding Stories #4 (1966)

Alan Class · 1966 · 21 pages

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Contains 12 stories
The Contaminated Space Man
5 pp · science fiction

Engineer Bowman ventures into the radiation shielded reactor of the Earth-to-Saturn liner to make repairs—but a nuclear flash leaves him fatally contaminated and forces him to eject from the ship to save the crew. Stranded in space and seemingly doomed, Bowman encounters the Outcast People, mysterious beings previously feared as destroyers, who recognize his newfound radiation signature as kinship rather than threat. What begins as a desperate rescue becomes an unexpected bridge between worlds, as Bowman discovers he may have a second chance at life among beings who've watched humanity's rise to the stars.

I Was the Miracle Man
5 pp · science fiction
Bruno StormeHenry Stubbs

In "I Was the Miracle Man," a ruthless businessman’s ambition leads him to an alien world where he quickly learns that human intelligence is nothing compared to the psychic depth of its inhabitants. Stripped of power and reduced to a spectacle, he finds himself trapped in a zoo—exhibited as the marvel he once believed himself to be.

We Are the 3 Who Vanished!
5 pp · science fiction
RogerClarkDave

In "We Are the 3 Who Vanished!" from Astounding Stories #4 (1966), three scientists vanish mid-project, leaving behind a journal that hints at a breakthrough in time travel. The story follows their strange transformation—now living as 17th-century minds, obsessed with the very machine they once built, yet utterly unaware of who they truly are.

Don't Send Me...Out There!!!
4 pp · science fiction

In "Don't Send Me...Out There!!!", a space pilot named Jo grapples with a fear that shocks his family—especially since he’s a robot. Their disbelief turns to concern as Jo pleads not to be sent on another mission, challenging the assumption that machines don’t feel fear.

The Bottomless Box
4 pp
The Thing in the Bottle
4 pp · fantasy
The Metal Men
4 pp
Captain Midnight and the Flame Fiend
11 pp · adventure; aviation
Captain Midnight [Captain Jim "Red" Albright]

Captain Midnight puts his latest invention—a compressed water bomb designed to fight fires—to the test when a raging forest blaze breaks out in the Northwest, only to discover the fire was deliberately set by a mysterious arsonist in an asbestos suit. Suspicion falls on Peter Snell, whose father had a deadly feud with Kit Kimball's late father, but Captain Midnight's investigation takes a dangerous turn when the fire-bug reveals himself to be far more cunning than expected. With the hero trapped and his own gadgets turned against him, the race is on to uncover the Flame Fiend's true identity before the forest burns.

The Long Wait
3 pp
I Discovered the Secret of the Flying Saucers!
7 pp · science fiction

In "I Discovered the Secret of the Flying Saucers!" from Astounding Stories #4 (1966), a skeptical man stumbles upon the truth behind the mysterious craft that have long baffled scientists and the public alike—these aren't machines at all, but living beings that traverse space by their own design. Drawn into a strange and quiet mystery, he begins to unravel a truth that redefines what it means to be alien, as he learns why these entities are drawn to Earth—and why they vanish as soon as they arrive.

I Couldn't Stop the Runaway Comet!
5 pp · science fiction
Victor Sage
I Captured the Abominable Snowman!
6 pp · horror-suspense

In "I Captured the Abominable Snowman!", a desperate man's greed leads him deep into the Himalayas, where he encounters a mysterious lama who holds the truth behind the legend. As the snowman’s origins are revealed, the man realizes too late that the creature’s curse demands a terrible exchange—one that leaves him forever changed.

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