"Disheartened"; After her fathers death, Paula is raised by her Uncle Ted and his family; Although shes treated well, Paula is resentful and feels indebted; She meets bus driver Danny and he appears to be interested in her, but she assumes hes attracted to her cousin Shirley. "My False Love"; Connie flirts and uses men to advance her own career, stealing her own sister Graces boyfriend Howard to get a better job, then flirting with Glen for a promotion; She discovers she actually loves Glen, but Howard tips him off to Connies true nature and Glen rejects her. "French Quarter Romance" text story. "Romance Destroyed"; Ronnie, her father, and her fiancé Tim work in a gasoline processing plant. Ronnies father is fired when one of his men is caught smoking; When her distraught father is injured after walking in front of a car, Ronnie blames Tim, the safety inspector, for both things; Ronnie takes a job managing the lunch counter at Jerrys bowling alley.

It's 2:24 A.M., A New Moon. Cyberforce (Ripclaw, Cyblade, Impact, Heatwave and Stryker) battles a group of S.H.O.C. (Special Hazardous Operation Cyborgs) troops (Buzzcut, Psychotron, Killjoy, Megawatt and Ace of Blades) from Cyberdata at the Advanced Tactical Weapons Research and Development Facility of the American International Dynamic Corporation. When the SHOC troops flee, they leave behind one of their members, Ace of Blades which got knocked out by Impact. Stryker retrieves Ace of Blades and Doctor Corben extracts the implant in his brain that Cyberdata uses to control their agents. Stryker then recounts his history with Cyberdata and how is it he was able to leave their possession with the help of Stormwatch. After he leaves, thinking that Ace of Blades has the right idea of getting out of this profession, Ace of Blades loses his life in an explosion.

An outlaw, a vigilante, a hero bringing justice to those in need, Robyn has been there for her city, even when her city has had a target on her back. With Robyn, still an outlaw from the law in the city she calls home, it’s pretty much torture for her daily not being able to freely roam the streets, and dealing with strikes from all sides. But when a new threat comes to town, one too familiar with torture herself, will it be too much for our favorite archer to handle when she takes on, The Iron Maiden! ?

From SIMON ROY (Prophet), Sideways Award-winning author DANIEL M. BENSEN (Junction), ARTYOM TRAKHANOV, JASON WORDIE (GOD COUNTRY), and HASSAN OTSMANE-ELHAOU (Red Sonja) comes a sci-fi adventure equal parts Conan the Barbarian, Mad Max, and The Expanse. Of all the tribes that dwell in the hot ruins of far-future North America, the Hudsoni reign supreme, but even they fear and obey the godlike Devas. When the Devas warn of an old-world demon in the conquered city of Shikka-Go, Hudsoni war chief First Knife decides to deal with the threat personally.

Shop Til You Drop! The Penn Mills Galleria is about to be demolished. Five teens sneak into the mall to take a last look around before it's gone. However, while Penn Mills has been closed for years, the mall is far from abandoned. A night of exploration becomes a shopping spree from hell. The teens must contend with the sprawling, transformative cosmic horror of Penn Mills or be trapped forever within the Dead Mall. Adam Cesare is a critically acclaimed horror author and is a leading voice in the emerging genre of contemporary YA horror. Clown in a Cornfield, earned a 2020 Bram Stoker Award nomination, multiple starred reviews, and has been optioned for film.