Appearing in "The Scorpion Strikes!"
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- Edward Bentley (First appearance)
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- A mutated scorpion (First appearance)
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- Paul Rodgers (First appearance)
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Synopsis for "The Scorpion Strikes!"
A high level of accidents at an atomic research facility calls in a trained hypnotist to relax the lab workers. During one of the accidents, a scorpion is bathed in radiation which makes it grow and gain sentience which it communicates hostile brain waves. The hypnotist attempts to soothe the creature's anger but fails. The scorpion goes about gathering its brothers in order to subject them to the same procedure so that they can assault humans everywhere and take over. Suddenly, it is doubled up in terrible pain, and the soldiers speculate that it is due to the radiation bombardment. The monster pleads for release, even if it means death. They subject it to a second dose which finishes it off and express relief that the creature developed pain. The hypnotist reveals that there never was any pain. He failed in his first attempt because the creature was on guard, but later he succeeded with the hypnosis in his second attempt to implant the suggestion of burning pain.
Appearing in "I Am the Prisoner of the Voodoo King!"
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- Unnamed criminal fugitive
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- A Voodoo Tribe
- An unnamed villager
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Synopsis for "I Am the Prisoner of the Voodoo King!"
A prisoner, being escorted from a jungle colony by a police officer, seizes his chance to escape into the jungle. Coming across a voodoo tribe, he sees the statue they are worshiping is made of solid gold. He manages to steal it (called the Voodoo King by the tribesmen) and runs into the jungle. He comes across a peaceful village where he is told the statue he carries is cursed. Angered, he tries to put the statue down so he can quiet the man with his fists, but finds he cannot. The Voodoo King has become attached to him. It is worth millions but he can't sell it until the curse has been removed, but if he goes back to the voodoo tribe, they will kill him. What will happen to him? What? What???
Appearing in "The Next Galaxy"
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- Darius Zorr (First appearance)
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- An unnamed peaceful alien race
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- Alternate future reality (Year 2962)
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Synopsis for "The Next Galaxy"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "Take a Chair"
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Synopsis for "Take a Chair"
A furniture maker gets more than he bargained for when he attempts to eliminate a rival chair producer and finds out he is an alien in disguise creating robotic spies on humans.
Notes
- "The Scorpion Strikes!" reprinted in Journey Into Mystery #7
- "I Am the Prisoner of the Voodoo King!" is reprinted in Chamber of Chills #7 & Fantasy Masterpieces #3
- "Take A Chair" reprinted in Journey Into Mystery #7