Forbidden Worlds #6

Jo, a skeptical American businessman, dismisses a shopkeeper’s claim that one of his books is Merlin’s lost diary—until a chilling vision of the legendary wizard turns his hair white. As he flees the shop, the shopkeeper quietly resolves to keep the diary out of sight.

In "I Am the Man Who Will... Destroy Your World!", a centuries-old alien emperor arrives on Earth disguised as a human, tasked with judging humanity’s worth for conquest. Drawn in by their quiet kindness and a fleeting connection with a girl named Jo, he faces a choice that could rewrite his entire existence.

When a sudden blur streaks past his cockpit, pilot Jo barely avoids a flying saucer—only to find the only awake passenger claims he saw nothing at all. The truth, as the passenger quietly reveals, is far stranger than any turbulence: he’s not from Earth, and the saucer wasn’t an accident—it was a pickup.

In a near-future 1969 where justice is served by machines, a hardened criminal breaks free after a decade behind bars, only to find himself face-to-face with a police officer whose strength defies reason. As he flees through a forgotten warehouse, the truth of a world where humans are no longer trusted to uphold the law begins to unravel.

In "I Am the Man Without a Face!" from *Forbidden Worlds* #6, a bigoted man orchestrates a mob to chase away a group of gypsies, only to be cursed by one of them—forever trapped beneath a hood he can never remove. The story unfolds with chilling simplicity, turning a moment of prejudice into an enduring, haunting punishment.

When a pilot crash-lands on Easter Island, he stumbles upon a terrifying truth: the ancient statues are alive, and they’re planning to conquer Earth. As they pursue him across the island, he races to warn the world—only to find his own sanity unraveling when no one believes his impossible story.

In "I Am the Menace from Outer Space!", a lone alien scout ventures to Earth, only to be trapped and crushed by a mysterious spacecraft—unaware the ship is a living entity. When his people interpret his disappearance as capture, they abruptly cancel their invasion, unaware of the truth behind the crash.