Strange Suspense Stories #51

Jan 1960 · Charlton · 0.10 USD

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Strange Suspense Stories #51 is an anthology featuring at least two tales. "Car with a Memory" follows Tuck Ainslee, who purchases an unusual used car with a peculiar past and mysterious character; as he drives it, the vehicle seems to possess a will of its own, leading to unexpected consequences. "The Secret of Outer Space" depicts Major Clymer's record-breaking high-altitude rocket flight reaching 193,000 feet, where he discovers something extraordinary in the upper atmosphere that he must return to Earth to report.

Contains 4 stories

Star Gazer

8 pp · Science Fiction

A farm boy becomes obsessed with the stars that beckon him each night, their mysterious voice calling to him through his dreams and giving him detailed instructions. Following the celestial guidance he receives while sleeping, he builds a strange contraption in secret—and when he finally activates it on a Saturday night, his journey to the stars truly begins. This is a tale of cosmic wonder and the irresistible pull of the unknown that reaches across the void of space.

The Fatal Treasure

5 pp · Western-Frontier

Two prospectors discover what they believe is a fortune in carnotite uranium ore buried in a remote desert—but when Claude Dineen ventures into the deposit alone, a vicious burro traps him in the radioactive hole, forcing him to confront his greed and betrayal. Crazy Mike Sledack's trust in his animal companion proves far more valuable than the treasure itself in this tale of desert justice.

The Secret of Outer Space

5 pp · Science Fiction

When Major Clymer ascends higher than any human has before in his high-altitude balloon, ground control loses radio contact—but the Major isn't where he should be. What unfolds is a encounter that challenges everything he thought he knew about Earth's place in the cosmos, leading him to discover something far more valuable than any scientific data.

The Car with a Memory

5 pp · Detective-Mystery

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Young Tuck Ainslee buys a beautiful old phaeton that's been in storage for twenty-five years, only to discover the car has a mind of its own—accelerating without warning, steering itself, and driving him and his father on a harrowing ride they can't control. When the truth emerges, Mr. Bixbee reveals the automobile's dark history: it once belonged to a gangster who died behind its wheel, and the car seems determined to retrace that fatal route.