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Paycheck

by Philip K. Dick
Apparently, Jennings agreed to work as a specialized mechanic for two years at Rethrick Construction, having his memory wiped at the end in return for 50,000 credits—except instead of a bag full of credits, the memory-wiped Jennings is left holding a bag of seven trinkets and no idea why he would have agreed to such a thing.
— Michael Main
But the big puzzle: how had he—his earlier self—known that a piece of wire and a bus token would save his life? He had known, all right. Known in advance. But how? And the other five. Probably they were just as precious, or would be.
“Paycheck” by Philip K. Dick, Imagination, June 1953.

Journey into Mystery #13

What Harry Saw

by an unknown writer and artist
If you (or Harry, of course) should happen to see your wife with another man in your chronoscope, be careful about how you proceed.
— Michael Main
I turned on the futurescope and saw her kissing Edmund, a man I work with!
“What Harry Saw” by an unknown writer and artist, in Journey into Mystery #13 (Atlas Comics, December 1953).

Journey into Mystery #16

The Question!

by an unknown writer and Vic Carrabotta
Computer genius and jealous husband Paul Jessup builds a mechanical brain that can answer any question about the future. 
— Michael Main
The brain can foretell events for approximately 24 hours in the future!
“The Question!” by an unknown writer and Vic Carrabotta, in Journey into Mystery #16 (Atlas Comics, June 1954).

Journey into Mystery #42

He Saw the Future

by unknown writers
A bump on the head from a falling (small) bag of concrete gives Harry the ability to see the future in exactly the way he needs.
— Michael Main
So it wasn’t too surprising that Harry just happened to be passing by the new building going up when a small bag of cement fell from the second story scaffolding.
“He Saw the Future” by unknown writers, in Journey into Mystery #42 (Atlas Comics, January 1957).

The Twilight Zone (r1s02e10)

A Most Unusual Camera

by Rod Serling, directed by John Rich
Petty thieves Chet and Paula Diedrich are frustrated, angry, and in a bickering mood when they find nothing but cheap junk in the 400-lbs. of stuff they lifted from a curios store in the middle of the night, . . . until that boxy looking camera with the indecipherable label—dix à la propriétaire—produces a photo of the immediate future.
— Michael Main
Yeah, it takes dopey pictures—dopey pictures like things that haven’t happened yet, but they do happen.
The Twilight Zone (v1s02e10), “A Most Unusual Camera” by Rod Serling, directed by John Rich (CBS-TV, 16 December 1960).

Unusual Tales #26

Where Is Amelia?

by Joe Gill [?], Bill Molno, and Vince Alascia
At a happenin’ party, a beatnik puts Amelia into a trance, sending her to, like, the the 25th century!
— Michael Main
Sleep, chick, sleep deep! You will like go into another world. A world without squares. A world where everyone is like real sweep people!
“Where Is Amelia?” by Joe Gill [?], Bill Molno, and Vince Alascia, Unusual Tales #26 (Charlton Comics, February 1961).

Unusual Tales #27

Look into the Future

by Joe Gill [?] and Steve Ditko
Decades ago, a prescient dream gave a young man confidence to ruthlessly pursue his ambitions.
— Michael Main
The mine did cave later . . . but mining is a dangerous business and some always die! The important thing is, I got production!
“Look into the Future” by Joe Gill [?] and Steve Ditko, Unusual Tales #27 (Charlton Comics, April 1961).

The Time Travelers

written and directed by Ib Melchior
Using their time viewer, three scientists see a desolate landscape 107 years in the future, at which point the electrician realizes that the viewer has unexpectedly become a portal. All four jump through, only to have the portal collapse behind them, whereupon they are chased on the surface by Morlockish creatures who are afraid of thrown rocks, and they meet an advanced, post-apocalyptic, underground society that employs androids and is planning a generation-long trip to Alpha Centauri.

The film draws in at least four important additional time travel tropes: suspended animation, a single nonbranching, static timeline (with the corresponding inability to go back and change it), experiencing the passage of time at different rates, and a trip to the far future. And according to the SF Encyclopedia, the film was originally conceived as a sequel to the 1960 film of The Time Machine.

— Michael Main
Isn’t it obvious? The war did happen. You never did go back with your warning.
The Time Travelers written and directed by Ib Melchior (at movie theaters, USA, 29 October 1964).

Goosebumps 4

Say Cheese and Die!

by R. L. Stine
Say Cheese and Die! by R. L. Stine (Scholastic, April 1992).
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