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Race into Space #1 (1961)

Alan Class · 1961 · 68 pages

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Contains 10 stories
Day of Destiny
10 pp · science fiction

A man accidentally slips through a time rift into a future where humanity lives underground, locked in a century-long war with mysterious aliens—until he's captured by an enemy ship and discovers a shocking truth that could change everything. Racing back to his own time with a desperate message, he finds his world teetering on the brink of an irreversible decision in "Day of Destiny," from *Race into Space* #1.

The Snail from Uranus
10 pp · science fiction

A creature from the frozen depths of Uranus—a massive, powerful snail dormant in that world's endless winter—accidentally hitches a ride back to Earth aboard Commodore Brent's returning expedition. When the tiny stowaway awakens in Earth's warmth and begins feeding voraciously in a nearby swamp, it grows at a terrifying rate, forcing the Commodore and his crew into a desperate hunt before the creature becomes unstoppable. Can they stop it before it consumes everything in its path?

Nightmare in Space
5 pp · science fiction

A courier pilot faces a desperate crisis when his oxygen runs critically low during an interstellar flight, drifting helpless in the void—but as consciousness slips away, the line between nightmare and reality blurs in the strangest of ways. Guy Enders encounters impossible beings who exist beyond conventional space and time, and what begins as a fever dream of hypoxia becomes something far more tangible when help arrives from the most unexpected quarter. His harrowing journey home raises questions his superiors can barely believe, hinting at first contact with intelligences humanity may not yet be ready to meet.

The Pattern
7 pp · science fiction

In "The Pattern," a desperate man named Eddie is offered a chance to escape his life through a mysterious portal to another dimension, but hesitates at the final moment—only to spend the rest of his days haunted by the life he never lived. The story unfolds with quiet dread, exploring the weight of choice and the echoes of paths not taken.

Believe No Evil
6 pp · fantasy

Charles B. Good, a man whose unwavering faith has guided him through impossible circumstances—from averting disaster to saving his son's life—takes a job with the charismatic financier Clayton Trask, managing the incoming fortunes from a spectacular nuclear-reactor stock venture. As the money pours in and Trask's promises of prosperity dazzle the world, Good must grapple with growing suspicions about whether his employer's grand vision is genuine or something far more sinister.

The Edge of Space
6 pp · science fiction

A team of explorers pushing toward the edge of space encounters a mysterious voice that delivers an ultimatum: humanity must turn back and abandon their quest to venture beyond. As the men grapple with this cosmic command and find themselves mysteriously returned to Earth, they're left with a question that will haunt mankind forever—who, or what, possessed the power to stop them?

The Witch Doctor's Fee
5 pp · horror-suspense

When sportsman Byron Byrd survives a plane crash in the African jungle, a mysterious witch doctor named Molonovu restores him to health—but refuses payment, cryptically promising to collect his fee another day. Years later, as an honest reform-minded mayor, Byrd finds himself pressured by a crime boss who claims Molonovu has called in that long-forgotten debt. A tense confrontation forces Byrd to reckon with the price of his salvation and the limits of gratitude.

The Impostor
4 pp · fantasy

Jim Sands thinks he's caught a circus fraud red-handed—a so-called man from space who's nothing but a phony in a rubber suit—until the "impostor" reveals the truth through telepathy. What Jim discovers forces him to reckon with the real reason visitors from Mars have come to Earth, and the stakes turn out to be far higher than exposing a sideshow con.

Hostage of Venus
5 pp · science fiction

When a mysterious enemy from Venus abducts a general's secretary, a young space warrior named John Mutrie takes an extraordinary risk to reach their invisible ship—only to find himself teleported to the hostile planet alongside her. Forced to improvise under impossible odds, Mutrie must find a way to overcome their captors and return to Earth before Venus's hold on them becomes permanent. "Hostage of Venus" is a tense Cold War-era adventure that proves sometimes the greatest weapon against an incomprehensible enemy is sheer human determination.

The Earth Conquerors
5 pp · science fiction

A hostile spacecraft from an alien world descends on the American Midwest, and its crew decides to capture a specimen of Earth's dominant species—only to snag an eight-year-old boy named Danny Loomis and his dog. When the aliens underestimate the pair's resourcefulness and determination, Danny and his canine companion turn the tables in ways the invaders never anticipated, forcing a dramatic reckoning with everything the Exalted Chief thought he knew about humanity.

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