Forbidden Worlds #68 (1958)

In "The Circular Trap!" from Forbidden Worlds #68 (1958), ancient Egyptian figure Iknaton is thrust into the chaos of World War II, his fate bound by the mysterious Babylonian Circle—a power that grants him time travel, yet traps him in an endless loop of imprisonment and escape.

In a forgotten cavern, an archaeological expedition uncovers ancient artwork and a mysterious device that defies explanation—leading them to a chest containing photographs of historic events long before they occurred. The discovery hints at a civilization millions of years old, so advanced it may have possessed a camera capable of capturing the future. The implications of this find leave the team stunned, staring at images of moments yet to come.

In the jungles of Java, anthropologist Greg Armstrong and his wife Laura stumble upon a mysterious cave that transports them into a prehistoric world teeming with danger. As they flee a Tyrannosaurus and encounter a wounded primitive man, their survival hinges on a choice that challenges their beliefs about humanity’s earliest ancestors. The line between imagination and reality blurs when physical evidence suggests their harrowing experience was more than just a shared hallucination.