Dates
- Cover date
- May 1970
- On sale
- February 10, 1970
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #3 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Original edition15¢ coverSource ↗
- UK pence edition1/- [0-1-0 GBP] cover
British
Printed cover price 1/- [0-1-0 GBP].
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Creators
Stories
- Grottu, King of the Insects! · 6 pages
The radiation from atomic bomb tests mutates a common ant, increasing his size and strength a thousand fold, and grants him human-level intellect. Calling himself Grottu, he declares himself king of all insects, and sets about on a plan to conquer the world, starting with Kenya. His efforts are foiled by an adventurer, who succeeds in turning Grotto's ant followers against him, leaving him for dead.
- I Fought the Colossus! · 5 pages
An advanced supercomputer turns Earth into a utopia, but suspicion remains, only to be inflamed when it is found to be building a giant robot. Humanity turns on the computer and destroys the robot, only to find that it was intended to replace the supercomputer, which breaks down, leaving humanity without its intelligence.
- The Gargoyle! · 4 pages
An ugly man rejected by society applies for a job in a freak show. It turns out to be a ruse by a race of aliens who are uniformly gorgeous, and so want a man with an ugly face they find fascinating to marry their queen.
- A Martian Walks Among Us! · 7 pages
A man happens upon a Martian spy in human form scouting Earth for an invasion but cannot get the authorities to believe him. He tracks down and kills the Martian, revealing that he himself is a Venusian agent in disguise working to protect Earth.