Imaginative Tales, September 1955

This September 1955 issue of *Imaginative Tales* collects five science fiction and adventure stories. The lead is Dwight V. Swain's complete novel *Terror Station* (30,000 words), wherein protagonist Stone encounters a translucent extraterrestrial creature on a desert highway—a barrel-shaped entity with tentacles and a scarlet energy band capable of projecting deadly purple light. Other contents include Winston K. Marks's *Coffin for Two* (4,300 words), Jerry Sohl's novelette *The Invisible Enemy* (8,500 words), Henry Slesar's *The Brat* (5,000 words), and Mack Reynolds's *Buck and the Space War* (3,200 words). The issue includes an editorial noting the magazine's shift toward action-driven narratives, accompanied by biographical information on Swain and features on atomic energy and speed regulation.