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Cover: Joe Simon

Alarming Tales #2

Nov 1957 · Harvey · 0.10 USD
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“Hole in the Wall”

In "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.

writer, artist, inker Jack Kirby · inker Joe Simon · letterer Howard Ferguson · cover Joe Simon

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writer, artist, inker Jack Kirby
inker Joe Simon
cover pencils, inks Joe Simon

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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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