After the war, Earth stored away its robot
armies or sold them for scrap—because fighting
machines were dangerous. But more deadly was—
THE COSMIC JUNKMAN
By Rog Phillips
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy
December 1953
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
Log Report:—
Fleet: Alpha Aquilae; 20,080 surviving ships. Flagship ROVER.
Personnel: human;
Fleet Admiral William A. Ford, Vice Admiral Paul G. Belcross robot;