Alarming Tales #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Cadmus Seed!", Jack Kirby unleashes a striking sci-fi vision from 1957, where adventurer Drake journeys to the year 2514 and discovers a world where animals have inherited the Earth after an atomic war wiped out humanity. After being captured by a rodent-led resistance, Drake is forced to reveal the secret of atomic bombs—only to wake in a strange sanctuary, surrounded by a dog, fox, and bear, as a mysterious General reveals a surprising shift in the animal world’s politics. Kirby’s dynamic storytelling and bold art, with cover art by Kirby and Simon, make this a standout early example of speculative storytelling in a classic Harvey comic.
In "The Last Enemy!" from Alarming Tales #1 (1957), scientist Drake journeys to the year 2514, only to find a world where humans are gone and animals rule—tigers dead in a field, rats in charge, and a war-torn earth ruled by beasts. When he’s captured by a council of animals who demand the secret of atomic bombs, Drake must decide what kind of future he wants to send back to his own time.
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Reprinted in Race for the Moon #1 (1959), Race for the Moon #2 (1959), Race for the Moon #2 (1962), Unearthly Spectaculars #3 (1967), Shocking Tales Digest #1 (1981), Men of Mystery Comics #47 (2004), America's Greatest Comics #9 (2004), The Jack Kirby Reader #2 (2004), America's Greatest Comics #13 (2005), Crypt of Horror #14 (2012), The Simon and Kirby Library #[nn] (2013), Gwandanaland Comics #397 (2017), Gwandanaland Comics #397-A (2019), Sham Comics #1 (2022), PS Artbooks Softee: Alarming Tales #[nn] (2022), L'intégrale de L'Effondrement #[nn] (2022), Adventures into the Unknown #3
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