Weird Fantasy #13

In a future where a radioactive comet has rendered all mammals sterile, two aging scientists make a desperate bid to save humanity by sending a time wave back to the past—only to discover that the time field at Grand Central Station is pulling in only men, drawn from the men’s washroom. The story unfolds with quiet dread and a touch of wry humor, as the scientists grapple with the unintended consequences of their experiment.

In a 1952 tale of science and sorrow, Dr. Lon Masterson, a brilliant scientist working for the Space Colonization Authority, grapples with the challenge of transporting live animals across the stars—until he devises a way to quick freeze them. When his personal life collides with his work, he makes a desperate, emotional decision that blurs the line between love and obsession. As his assistant Edith Fuller becomes the unwitting centerpiece of his plan, a single misstep sends shockwaves through both his experiment and his future.

In a future where space travel is routine, a young boy’s longing for his father’s return takes a miraculous turn when he wishes upon a falling star—only to realize, in awe, that the star might be his father, hurtling back to Earth after a desperate escape from a failing spacecraft. The story captures a quiet moment of hope and wonder, as a family’s bond is tested by the vastness of space and the fragile hope of reunion.

In "Don't Count Your Chickens..." from Weird Fantasy #13, a young boy’s Easter egg hunt takes a bizarre turn when he discovers a strange egg that speaks to him mind-to-mind, urging him to hide it in a secret cave. What hatches from the egg is no ordinary creature—cone-shaped and ravenous, it demands meat to survive, setting off a chain of events that leads to a terrifying rampage across the countryside. As the boy is sent to summer camp, the alien grows beyond control, forcing the military into a desperate showdown. The story closes with a chilling hint that the nightmare is far from over—children all across America are now finding similar eggs, just like the one he once hid.