After losing contact with the first mission to Venus, a second ship is launched to investigate. They find the lost ship floating in space. The crew of the Venus-2 board it, and find that all organic matter (flesh, rubber, plastic) has been eaten away. They find a hastily written note, warning them about a gray fog that attacked the first ship, causing the devastation. Before they can return to their own ship, the searchers see the fog moving to attack it, and the captain orders the remaining crew to flee back to Earth. The search party then watches resignedly as the fog turns towards them.; Al Feldstein and Bill Gaines are trying to think of a hook for a new story, and they hit upon the concept of a "cosmic ray bomb" blowing up Washington DC. The story is a hit, but it catches the eye of both a Russian spy and the US government. Al and Bill are called to Washington to take a "loyalty test" and are warned not to write about such a bomb ever again. As they leave the building, Al and Bill are amused that anyone would take such a story seriously. Just then, Washington is destroyed by a massive explosion. I guess the Russians liked the idea, too.; Freddy has a vivid imagination, so when he hears a voice in from the woods claiming to be a Martian, he's ready to believe it. When he tells his Dad (Sam), step-Mom (Jean) and step-Uncle (Ben), though, they accuse him of lying. Then, the Martian tells Freddy that Sam loves Jean more than he loves Freddy and encourages Freddy to murder his Dad. Sadly, the "Martian" was really Ben, fulfilling a plan to get Sam's money (Jean was in on the plan). But, while celebrating their ill-got wealth, Jean and Ben get a nasty surprise: it turns out there WAS a real Martian. And, it's not happy with them.; A man awakens to find himself on a lab table, with two scientists looking down at him. They tell him his name is Peter and they give him an assignment to kill another man. Peter commits the murder, unquestioningly. Peter is then given a similarly amnesiac companion for another killing, but something goes wrong. His companion is shot, but there's no blood! When Peter arrives back at the lab, he overhears the scientists boasting that their new creations would allow them to rule the world. Peter realizes he's nothing more than a robot, and that moment of insight prompts him to kill his creators.; Timid Luther is smitten with the lovely Miss Dennis, but she doesn't even know he exists. While in the library, he chances upon a book of black magic. It contains a recipe for a love potion, the cure for Luther's heartache! After experimenting on a cat, Luther slips the potion into Miss Dennis' tea. It doesn't seem to work, and a despondent Luther re-reads the recipe. Oops, it turns out the potion shouldn't be mixed with tea; it could cause horrific results. As Luther plans another attempt with the potion, a hairy, clawed arm reaches for his throat.; It's 1946, and Karl and Paul have managed to piece together stolen plans for creating an atomic bomb, and they plan to sell it on the black market. When they find a buyer, they board a small plane and begin the flight across the Pacific Ocean. Karl tries to double-cross Paul, and in the ensuing struggle, the plane crashes into the ocean. Paul leaves an injured Karl behind to drown, and makes his way to a small deserted island. Hey, he still has the bomb plans, and the chance to make millions. Too bad he came aground on Bikini Atoll, the site of an imminent atomic bomb test.; The war is lost. The army has fallen and the enemy nation's troops are closing in. So, a small group of people decide to use their just-completed spaceship to escape the planet and find a new place to live. After a long voyage, they find a planet that has all the necessities they need to survive, and they resolve to build a new society, free from war and strife. But, while bringing their ship in for a landing, they are shot down and killed. By the US Air Force.; Don's fiancee Adele died in a car crash, devastating Don and prompting him to embark on a desperate mission to save her. He has managed to build a time machine, and he heads back in time and ensures that the faulty tire on Adele's car is replaced with a safer model. But, it turns out the "safe" tire WAS the faulty one that killed her. Guilt-ridden over this discovery, Don once again plans to travel back in time to rectify matters. But, he trips and collides with the time machine, causing it to send him back much farther in time than he planned. He dies as a result of the trip.