Astounding Stories #44
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Trapped by the Protecter! [Part 1]" kicks off with a wave of panic after a sea serpent is spotted, prompting a military response that escalates to a nuclear strike. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with art by Paul Reinman and inks by Paul Reinman, the story unfolds as a reporter reveals the creature is actually a lost alien child—raising the chilling question of what its parents might be like. The cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers captures the moment’s tension, setting up a mystery that’s as unsettling as it is intriguing.
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A sea serpent is sighted and causes panic, drawing a military response culminating in a nuclear strike. The serpent retreats beneath the surface, but a reporter that communicated with it explains that it was a harmless lost alien child. And if that's the child, how big will the parents be?
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