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Astounding Stories#44
Cover: Jack Kirby & Dick Ayers
Astounding Stories #44
“Trapped by the Protecter! [Part 1]”
writer Stan Lee · writer Larry Lieber · artist Paul Reinman · inker Paul Reinman · letterer Artie Simek · cover Jack KirbyDick Ayers
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Cast · 2 characters
Full credits
writer Stan Lee
writer Larry Lieber
artist Paul Reinman
inker Paul Reinman
letterer Artie Simek
cover pencils Jack Kirby
cover inks Dick Ayers
Full plot ⚠ may contain spoilers
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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?
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).