Forbidden Worlds #43 (1956)

In "Home Is Where You Find It!" from Forbidden Worlds #43 (1956), Ralph Benton’s journey through memory and mystery leads him to a startling revelation, guided by the enigmatic Professor Dalton—challenging everything he thought he knew about the past, and finally understanding the truth behind Kathie’s words all along.

After a dangerous mission over enemy-held Yugoslavia during World War II, fighter pilot Steve Krensic crash-lands behind enemy lines, injured and alone. As he struggles to survive, hiding from patrols and battling pain and exhaustion, he is unexpectedly aided by a local woman who risks everything to help him. The story follows his tense, solitary journey through the countryside, where every sound and shadow could mean capture.

In the dead of night, the Cosmopolitan Museum of Art is thrown into chaos when dozens of priceless artworks vanish without a trace, leaving behind only mysterious devices and bewildered guards. Detective Tony Morgan, baffled by the impossible theft and the bizarre claims of a strange visitor, is drawn into a mind-bending mystery that leads him far beyond Earth’s skies.

When four-year-old Johnny Simms receives a dog named Spotty as a birthday gift, the two form an unbreakable bond. Years later, after Spotty has passed away, Johnny—now a grown man—witnesses a frightening repeat of his childhood accident when his own son nearly drowns on the same beach, and a mysterious dog with a spot on its head suddenly appears to save him.

In a story spanning decades, young Ted Nichols is given a mysterious Old Roman Coin by a strange old man he rescues, who warns it’s only lent, not given—meant to appear when danger strikes. Years later, as an elevator mechanic, Ted finds himself trapped in a plummeting elevator, and just as he faces certain death, the coin reemerges—saving his life once more.