Weird Fantasy #17

In the future, a space crew stumbles through a time rift and lands on a prehistoric twin Earth, where they capture three ape men before returning to their own era. Confined in a cage and studied by experts, one of the females falls ill—her condition sparking a warning that if she isn’t returned to her time, the entire course of human evolution could unravel. When the captain refuses to risk another journey through the rift, the decision sets off a chain reaction that alters reality itself.

In a chilling tale from Weird Fantasy #17, a string of seemingly random beheadings baffles the police, each victim unconnected—until a pattern emerges. When the Lieutenant traces the murders to a notorious scientist, Professor Emile Shorham, he uncovers a terrifying link to a mechanical brain that may be behind the killings. But as the investigation deepens, the line between killer and victim blurs in a deadly game of minds.

In a quiet corner of the cosmos, a group of curious aliens arrive on a shattered remnant of Earth, only to find their mission undone by a sudden, catastrophic explosion. With no survivors, they turn to a tattered copy of Weird Fantasy #17—its pages still bearing the image of their own kind staring back at them—to piece together the fate of a civilization that mastered the atom too soon.

In "There Will Come Soft Rains," a lone house carries on its daily routines—cooking, cleaning, reciting poetry—long after its human inhabitants have vanished, leaving only faint silhouettes on the walls. The story’s quiet, haunting rhythm underscores a stark contrast between the precision of technology and the fragility of human life, painting a poignant picture of a world that moves on without us.