"Wherein the old and evil Professor devises a new and horrible fate for John."

Today's story is "The Soluble Scientist," a story written by Charles Muñoz under the pen name T.P. Caravan. It was published in issue 4 of Universe Science Fiction.

"The Soluble Scientist" is just one story in a series entitled "John & the Evil Professor" written Charles Muñoz under the pen name T.P. Caravan. In addition to writing science fiction, he was a poet, with a collection of his work published in 2001 entitled "Fragments of a Myth." He was also the poetry editor for multiple years at the Jewish Spectator.

All issues of Universe Science Fiction are available on the Internet Archive at archive.org.