Amazing Stories of Suspense #53
In "Reedy and the Fire Apes," a boy named Jo dares to question the underground world he’s always known, driven by a restless curiosity that sets him apart. When he climbs the final shaft to the surface, he triggers an ancient alarm—and with him, a small group of followers emerge into a world long thought lost, now revealed as a hidden paradise. Mort Lawrence’s expressive art brings this quiet, haunting tale of rediscovery to life, while Dick Giordano’s striking cover captures the moment of revelation.
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Mankind retreats from atomic horror to live underground for so many years that the past is forgotten and no one recalls why they had to leave the surface. One boy finds that he cannot be like the others and simply accept the situation so he takes the last remaining shaft up to the surface world. Opening the hatch sets off an alarm and the rest of the security detail follow him up to the surface where they discover a new paradise.
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