Visionary Wonder Stories

Visionary Wonder Stories is a magazine that has been very important in the Something in the Sea storyline. Its main offices are in New York City its main editor is Lex Harlan. This publishes many fictional stories that appeal to readers interested in strange phenomenon. One of the most well known stories published was "Utropolis," written by RØd Killian Quain. This story became widely popular with members of the UFO researching community, NUFOS, led by Phil Isidore, which led to a great deal of popularity for the magazine and Lex Harlan.

During the events of Something in the Sea it was revealed that RØd Killian Quain, an alias of Orrin Oscar Lutwidge, had used this magazine to publicize information about his time in Rapture, in his "Utopian Metropolis" manuscript. Unfortunately, Lex Harlan edited this manuscript so much that the setting is barely recognizable as Rapture, and Quain's chance to spread the truth was lost. However, Visionary Wonders capitalized on the increased popularity that this story brought. Quain also wrote a classified ad in this magazine in an attempt to contact his faithful supporters in the International Order Of the Pawns. Mark Meltzer pieced together many clues related to Rapture and Lutwidge's history by reading these publications.