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Forbidden Worlds #85
This anthology issue contains multiple science fiction and adventure tales. The first story features Mike Dane and a companion piloting a spacecraft to combat a massive mole creature burrowing through the moon's surface, using tactical maneuvers to redirect the creature's path. The second story involves Dr. Peters, a scientist who has developed a molecular ray capable of transforming substances into their opposite state; his colleague Baleen betrays him, steals the ray and its notes, and plots to use the device to gain world domination. The final story depicted follows a lighthouse keeper and an inventor named Tucker who discover a mysterious pirate captain, André Duprez, at a lighthouse; the captain reveals he is repairing his damaged vessel and seeking a rare aircraft component from the lighthouse's equipment.