#1 | 09/12/1959The Sphere of No Return
In order to test human stamina at high altitudes, Barton and two other men go up in a balloon. When one panics and fails the required standards he is replaced by a woman which draws a hostile response from the remaining pilot.
#2 | 09/19/1959Maximum Capacity
Barton sends two men into the frozen north to test their endurance in extreme levels of cold and isolation. He wants to determine the best way to train men for high security jobs in the Arctic.
#3 | 09/26/1959Odds Against Survival
#4 | 10/03/1959Sky Diving
To study the effects of gravity on potential astronauts, Barton goes to France to learn free fall parachuting from a brother-and-sister team of skydivers: Suzanne and Georges Bolet.
#5 | 10/10/1959Experiments in Terror
#6 | 10/17/1959Invisible Force
In a hostile country, three Americans are being held captive. Barton is asked by a Washington official to form a clandestine athletic unit to free them.
#7 | 10/24/1959Escape to Nepal
In order to test the U2-21 drug which supposedly increases a man's ability to retain oxygen at great heights, Barton puts a group of mountaineers through a rigorous test in the Rockies before sending them to the Himalayas for a final test.
#8 | 10/31/1959Border to Border
Two antagonistic jet pilots are entered into a Mexican auto race to prove that a team can overcome obstacles better than any single person could.
#9 | 11/07/1959Trial by Fire
Barton enters an active volcano to test a new type of fire suit. He nearly loses his life in the experiment.
#10 | 11/14/1959White Out
Barton researches hypothermia in Antarctica by reducing the body temperature of two doctors. He hopes the experiment will lead to an understanding of how to freeze astronauts to withstand certain aspects of interplanetary flight.
#11 | 11/28/1959The Breaking Point
A volunteer is sealed in a cell for 30 days and is subjected to psychological torment in order to determine his breaking point.
#12 | 12/05/1959Jungle Survival
Glenn Barton is sent on a dual mission: test survival techniques in the Amazon Basin and determine the fate of four lost fliers.
#13 | 12/12/1959I've Killed Seven Men
#14 | 12/19/1959Man Without Fear
Barton uses a chemical names LSD-25 on a firefighter. The chemical removes fear, but raging forest fires prove that fear is a necessary part of courage.
#15 | 12/26/1959The Visitors
#16 | 01/01/1960The Storm
Glenn Barton is asked to clear the reputation of a man who died mysteriously.
#17 | 01/09/1960Killer River
On a cliff above the Colorado River, Barton rescues a parachuted pilot.
#18 | 01/23/1960Rodeo
Barton investigates the effects of a new rocket belt at a rodeo.
#19 | 01/30/1960The Windowless Room
A crack test pilot crashes his aircraft. After the crash he experiences a self-induced paralysis that slowly destroys his career and marriage. Barton restores the pilot's confidence by using hypnotic techniques.
#20 | 02/06/1960Nightmare Crossing
Barton tests candidates for command positions in space.
#21 | 02/13/1960The Lure of Danger
Barton looks individuals that subconsciously want to destroy themselves. He wants to learn why some men desire death.
#22 | 02/20/1960Recovery
#23 | 02/27/1960Buried Alive
Barton experiments with Yoga to show that it can be helpful in adverting tragedy.
#24 | 03/03/1960Recondo
A warden's daughter is held hostage by four escaped convicts.
#25 | 03/12/1960Flying Lab
Barton performs and experiment to show that ignorance and fear cause lack of efficiency.
#26 | 03/19/1960Hurricane Mesa
Barton conducts a test on a pilot to prove that he can be switched successfully to a desk job.
#27 | 03/26/1960Astro Female
Barton puts four women against four men in order to prove that woman can equal and perhaps surpass males as astronauts.
#28 | 04/02/1960The Extra Sense
In order to prove that emotional stress promotes telepathy, Barton parachutes from a high precipice.
#29 | 04/09/1960Man in a Capsule
Barton conducts a survival test on the surface of the ocean.
#30 | 04/23/1960The Dropper
#31 | 04/30/1960High Dive
#32 | 05/07/1960Daredevils
Barton puts the king of syut drivers through an incredibly dangerous test believing that the secret to survival lies in body chemical reactions.
#33 | 05/21/1960Shooter McLaine
Barton almost dies when a scientist ignoring his own physical limits and Barton's warnings misreads important test instruments.
#34 | 05/28/1960Early Warning
#35 | 06/04/1960Breakoff
#36 | 06/11/1960Highway to Danger
Barton researches highway hypnosis by subjecting himself to driving conditions that have killed five truck drivers.
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