The Giant From Beyond! A 9-page sci-fi tale (cover story).
Moments after the strange seed fell to earth, it began to grow... taller... and taller... into the very sky from which it came! Then suddenly, a giant clambered down the fantastic stalk. Where did the colossal creature come from? What was its strange mission?
Air Force Captain Craig Johnson was determined to find out and stop him.
Story by Gardner Fox
Art by Mike Sekowsky
Inks by Frank Giacoia
Lettering by Gaspar Saladino
Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That... A 1-page look at ideas that science proves are wrong and why.
These include:
1) A human being could grow 60 feet tall.
2) Natural rainbows can be seen at any time of the day.
3) When a plane passes through the sound barrier, the people inside can hear thunderclaps.
4) Saturn's rings can always be seen through the telescope.
If you believe any of the above... you're wrong.
Prize Fish Of Venus! An 8-page strange adventure.
Young Jimmy Baker catches an ordinary fish to help him win a tournament. That's when a Venusian police officer appears and seeks that particular fish to prove a theft - on Venus! What is the secret of the fish? How can it help put the outlaw Strom Kar behind bars? And what exactly is the Star of Venus? Jimmy makes a deal with the officer and joins the adventure to find out.
Story by Gardner Fox
Art by Manny Stallman
Inks by John Giunta
Lettering by Gaspar Saladino
Mystery Of The Twin Spaceships! An 8-page sci-fi adventure.
The New York Spaceport awaited the return of "Stardust" -- the first spaceship ever to journey to the stars and return. But the world was shocked when two identical spaceships arrived. Not only were both spaceships carbon copies of each other -- but even the crews of each ship were perfect doubles. Most puzzling of all, each crew accused the other of being counterfeit.
What was the sinister secret of the duplicate crew? And how could the world tell which crew is real?
Stroy by Gardner Fox
Art & Inks by Frank Giacoia
Spotlight On Science A 2-page text article.
One section explores the "Secrets of Gravity!"
A second section examines the "Sun and Skin!"
Title illustration by Raymond Perry.
