Astounding Stories #173

In "Sleeping Giant," Hobbs returns from vacation with a mysterious silence that unsettles his coworkers—this time, his tall tales aren’t just disbelief, they’re a cover for something far stranger. A 1984 Alan Class comic, the story unfolds with quiet unease, illustrated in bold, expressive lines by Emil Gershwin, whose art brings a grounded tension to a tale of alien encounters and unspoken secrets. The cover, a striking collaboration by Dick Giordano, captures the eerie stillness of a man who’s seen too much.