A Martian spacecraft crash-lands near the observatory of Cyrus Layton, designer of Earth's first spaceship. The survivor, forerunner of an invasion, can assume the form of any earthman. ... See full summary »
CHAPTER TITLES: 1. The Man in the Meteor; 2. The Time Trap; 3. Flaming Avalanche; 4. The Lethal Pit; 5. Death on the Beam; 6. The Demon Killer; 7. The Evil Eye; 8. Descending Doom; 9. The Living Dead; 10. house of Horror; 11. Menace From Mars; 12. Perilous Plunge; 13. Fiery Shroud; 14. The Fatal Trail; 15. Take-Off To Destruction.
Dr. Cyrus Layton:
Why, who are you?
Purple Monster:
My name would mean nothing to you. I've come from the planet which people on Earth call Mars.
Dr. Cyrus Layton:
From Mars? But you speak our language.
Purple Monster:
I speak all languages. Many years ago, my people invented and perfected a remarkable instrument known...
Chapter five: Craig Foster is trapped in an acid pit and acid fumes roil around him. He is rescued, but he should be badly burned and his clothes falling off in tatters.
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