TOM SWIFT AND HIS
HUMANPLIFYING EXOSUIT

by VICTOR APPLETON II

A runaway crisis during the preliminary testing of Tom Swift's newest invention foreshadows thrills and danger to come.
    The exosuit — a mammoth robotcraft- for-two developed for the exploration of treacherous planetary environments  —  amplifies human abilities to the extent of allowing its operator to control it directly by means of his own brain. To prove its powers and discover its limits, Tom and his pal Bud embark on a cross- country road trip that excites the imagination of the public.
    Two strange threats beset Tom's field test of Koku, as the young inventor has named his machine. A mutant molecule, undetectable, endangers the world's supply of microchip silicon. More bizarre is the Nonsense Wave, a string of bank robberies involving senseless actions and sudden death.
    Tom and Bud match wits with a violent militia, struggle to prevent a suicide leap from a skyscraper, and perform a fantastic stunt on the Golden Gate Bridge. But the youths are unpre- pared for the moment when Koku himself seizes control and attacks San Francisco with a will of his own!
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This cover is a tribute to master artists
Mike Sekowsky and Murphy Anderson