Creatures on the Loose #1
In "I was Captured by Korilla!", an explorer stumbles upon a chilling secret: ancient African wood carvings are, in fact, part of a hidden invasion force led by the enigmatic Moomba. When the carvings come to life—unstoppable, dense as iron, and driven by a silent command—their human creators are forced to flee as the forest itself turns against them. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with dynamic art by Jack Kirby and inks by Dick Ayers, this 1977 classic features a cover by Kirby and Marie Severin that captures the eerie tension of a world where the familiar becomes terrifying.
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An explorer discovers that native African wood carvings are actually an advance fifth column invasion force under the command of Moomba. Moomba gives his command to strike and all the carvings get up and begin to herd and intimidate their human owners as the wood they are crafted of is so dense that neither fire nor any other human weapons can defeat them. Using unknown means, a native African witch doctor defeats Moomba and extracts a promise from him to leave Earth along with all of his warriors.
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