Astounding Stories #33
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Menace from the Moon" is a standout entry in the 1968 Alan Class run of Astounding Stories, featuring a gripping tale of mind control and rebellion. Written by Steve Ditko and brought to life with stark, dynamic art by Ditko and inks by Wally Wood, the story follows Andor, a child raised in secrecy beneath the earth, whose superhuman strength and fractured loyalty come to a head when he infiltrates the surface-based team THUNDER. The cover, a striking piece by Wally Wood, captures the tension of the moment with a haunting, otherworldly presence.
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The subterranean scientist Lord Uru reports on his latest project to overthrow the surface dwellers to the Overlord. His project involved raising an abandoned surface baby, and subjecting the child to treatments to control its mind and give it super-human strength. The human, named Andor, infiltrates THUNDER, and nearly kills Dynamo before freeing himself from mind control. Andor returns to the subterranean world and kills Lord Uru.
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