Strange Adventures (Volume 1) with a cover date of December, 1961.
Synopsis for "Fishing Hole In The Sky"
An alien comes to Earth wanting help dealing with an evil alien from his world who has stolen his body. Using a human's fishing boat and rod, he saves his body and traps the evil alien's disembodied soul in a fishing chest.
Appearing in "Fishing Hole In The Sky"
Featured Characters:
- Dave Carew
Supporting Characters:
- Klane
Antagonists:
- Anvarr
Locations:
- Khanozor
- Earth
Items:
- Transmigulator
Vehicles:
- Fishing boat
Synopsis for "The Jigsaw Weapon World"
Aliens come to Earth looking for help to save their planet from space conquerors. After their jigsaw world fails to stave off the invasion, they rely on a science fiction writer's idea of creating a vacuum via fire to kill the evil aliens.
Appearing in "The Jigsaw Weapon World"
Featured Characters:
- Edgar Ray Merritt
Supporting Characters:
- Crucians
Antagonists:
- Klendars
Locations:
- Polaris-47
- Y5 of Deneb
- Karistoran of Arcturus
- Jigsaw Weapon World
- Earth
Items:
- Flame arrow
Vehicles:
- Space ship
Synopsis for Atomic Knights: "War In Washington"
The Atomic Knights fight evil Atlanteans in Washington, D.C.'s ruins.
Appearing in Atomic Knights: "War In Washington"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Khagan
- His Atlantides
Other Characters:
- Dalas, an Atlantide
Locations:
Notes
- "The Jigsaw Weapon World": The name of Edgar Ray Merritt, the protagonist and science fiction writer, is probably an homage to three great real-world science fiction writers: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Ray Bradbury, and Abraham Merritt.
- The Atomic Knights' story is set on an alternate 1990, the future when this book was published (1961).
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