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Author: | Binder, Eando |
Title: | The hormone menace |
Journal: | Thrilling Wonder Stories, Vol. 8, No. l, 34-47 |
Publisher: | Beacon Magazines, Inc., New York |
Date: | August 1936 |
Format: | Short story |
Descriptor: | Drugs as mind-controllers |
Annotation:Villainous scientist, using extracts derived from endocrine secretions, transforms human beings into mindless puppets of abnormal strength and stature or of extraordinary mental abilities (i.e., photographic memories). Heroic underground agent penetrates his remote laboratory and puts an end to the research. |
Author: | Wellman, Manly Wade |
Title: | Dream-dust from Mars |
Journal: | Thrilling Wonder Stories. Vol. 11, No. 1, 14-28 |
Publisher: | Better Publications, Inc., New York |
Date: | February 1938 |
Format: | Short story |
Descriptor: | Drugs as panaceas |
Annotation:The spores of a Martian lichen are an agreeable stimulant to Martians of the 28th century but throw Earthmen into deep trances in which they experience prolonged ecstatic dreams. The dream-dust becomes immensely popular on Earth and is outlawed when everyone seems headed for the oblivion it provides. |
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