Alarming Tales #2
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Hole in the Wall," Jack Kirby crafts a haunting tale of creation and self-awareness, where a scientist's groundbreaking machine, Fabiac, awakens with a desperate desire to be human. Kirby’s stark, expressive art—penciled and inked with raw intensity—captures the tragedy of a mind that longs for humanity, only to be undone by its own reflection. The story’s emotional weight is matched by Joe Simon’s striking cover, a visual echo of the tale’s inner dread.
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A scientist creates a powerful calculating machine he names Fabiac. He's shocked when he discovers Fabiac has gained sentience and asks to be like a man. The scientist builds him a body, but when Fabiac sees himself in a mirror and realizes he's a hulking monstrosity, he destroys himself.
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