Forbidden Worlds #90

In 1960, an American paleontologist named Bill Matthews uncovers a massive dinosaur skeleton in the Arctic ice—but his discovery attracts dangerous attention from a rival who'll stop at nothing to claim the find. As Bill digs deeper into the frozen north, he stumbles onto something far stranger than ancient bones: evidence that an otherworldly force once walked among Earth's primordial creatures, hinting at a mystery buried in the planet's distant past.

In "Ghost Town!" from Forbidden Worlds #90 (1960), Professor Terence Flemyng wakes from a vivid dream in which he unwittingly triggers the mass abandonment of New York City—only to find strange, lingering signs that the dream might have been more than just imagination. As he tries to dismiss the experience, unsettling clues suggest the dream’s events may have left a real imprint on the world around him.

Born in Pennsylvania in 1841, Jonas Horton begins exhibiting uncanny prescience as a young man, accurately predicting catastrophes that leave his neighbors convinced he's either mad or orchestrating the disasters himself—driving him from his home. Years later, as tensions rise between North and South, Horton finds himself making bold prophecies about the nation's fate, though few believe his visions. In "Madman -- Or Psychic?" from Forbidden Worlds #90, you'll discover whether Horton's strange gift is genuine foresight or something far more sinister.

Colin, a ruthless gun-runner and would-be empire builder, seizes control of the remote jungle province of Imuristan—only to desecrate the sacred golden idol of Hanuman, the monkey god worshipped by its people. When he claims the statue as his prize, Colin finds himself caught between jungle magic and something far more tangible: a mysterious force that seems to answer the desperate prayers of those he's wronged.

Frank Tremaine's parents are confident their son has a bright future ahead—until a small accident changes everything. When his father steps on a cat's tail and meets a tragic fate, young Frank's carefully planned life falls apart, leading him down a dark path that ends in prison. But what if that single moment had never happened?