Historias Fantásticas #11
"El selenita" delivers a chilling sci-fi tale from 1959, where alien visitors manipulate a human scientist to scout Earth ahead of an impending invasion—only to face an unexpected defense they never saw coming. With stark, expressive art by Mort Meskin on both pencils and inks, the story unfolds with quiet dread and a touch of Cold War-era paranoia. The cover, a striking piece by Ruben Moreira, captures the eerie tension of the moment with bold, shadowed figures against a lunar backdrop.
In "El martillo mágico," a curious citizen stumbles upon Thor’s stolen hammer, discovering it can summon rain—but when the god of thunder arrives to reclaim it, the unexpected power of the artifact puts their fate in question.
In "Los hombres estrella," a scientist is unwittingly enlisted by extraterrestrials to study Earth ahead of an invasion—only to discover his own hidden weapon may be the key to stopping them. A tense, taut tale of intelligence and surprise, it unfolds with quiet dread and unexpected resistance.
In "El exiliado de la Tierra," Kirk Randall wields an ancient Egyptian ring that grants him invulnerability—so long as he never touches the ground—using it to pull off a series of daring robberies. But when his luck runs out and he tumbles onto a roof garden, his escape is cut short.
In "La transmisión interplanetaria," a sharp-eyed detective navigates the glittering chaos of a science-fiction writers' masquerade ball, hunting an alien who’s slipped through the cracks of Earth’s defenses. As masks and lies swirl around him, he follows subtle clues through the crowd—until a single, undeniable signal reveals the truth hidden in plain sight.
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