SOURCE: "The Martian and the Magician" by Evelyn E. Smith (Fantasy & Science Fiction, November 1952)

DESCRIPTION: "...Her face was covered with green scales; she had four arms instead of two and double the number of red claws. Her three eyes flashed purple..." ("The Martian and the Magician" by Evelyn E. Smith)

NOTES: Zokks are Martians who like to eat just about anything especially humans. Their emperor is called a zZik. The FBI develop a box-like device that can detect zokks who have been charmed to appear human.

HISTORY: The name zokk and zZik are reminiscent of L. Frank Baum's Oz.

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