When Mikra and Nadesko, two Ooshoosh giantesses of Monster Isle, actually cause a monster shortage, they are sent to the outside world to work off their extra energy (at human size). And what better place to test for resilient men than in the UFF! Unfortunately for Ryan and Mistress, the pair of Ooshoosh monster-rasslers are more than good enough for a shot at the tag title!

Gina and Monty investigate a secret chamber under one of Jade's ziggurats, the last known location of Gina's dark alternate, who was leading the invading forces of the Umbra. Discovering its secrets could prove the key to fending off further Umbral incursions. Gina might figure it out, if only she could shake off the after-effects of the Dire Charm cast on her by Dark Monty's enchanted codpiece!

Tale of a boy who gets separated from his family on the way to the gold fields of California, gets rich and finds his long-lost grandfather. Gerstaecker was a German who prospected in the 1849 gold rush, and the geography of the story is accurate. Gerstaecker wrote many non-fiction works on California and America for German readers.

Describes the life of glamour girl Peggy Hopkins Joyce, whose many marriages, expensive tastes, and wild lifestyle made her more famous in the 1920s and '30s than her stints as a Broadway and movie star.