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Creatures on the Loose #13 cover
Cover: Jack Kirby & Marie Severin & Dick Ayers

Creatures on the Loose #13

Sep 1971 · Marvel · 0.15 USD
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In "I Was Captured by the Creature from Krogarr!", a boy’s desperate warning about an alien landing is dismissed—until the spaceship returns, and the truth emerges in the most unexpected way: the tree on the hill wasn’t just a tree, but a living alien being. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with dynamic art by Jack Kirby and inks by Sol Brodsky and Dick Ayers, this 1971 Marvel classic blends childhood wonder with cosmic mystery. The cover, a striking collaboration by Jack Kirby, Marie Severin, and Dick Ayers, captures the eerie moment just before the truth is revealed.

Contains 3 stories
I Was Captured by the Creature from Krogarr!
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
Joe HansonClara HansonThe Creature from Krogarr

In "I Was Captured by the Creature from Krogarr!" from *Creatures on the Loose* #13 (1971), a careless man finds himself in over his head when an otherworldly being begins hunting him through the static of his TV—only to be thwarted by the most mundane of human failures: a missed electric bill. The story unfolds with eerie precision, blending cosmic dread and everyday absurdity in just seven pages.

Midnight on Haunted Hill
6 pp · Science Fiction
Billy Jones/Brown (last name inconsistent)

In "Midnight on Haunted Hill," a boy's claim of seeing a strange craft land on the hill near his home is met with skepticism—until the ship returns, revealing that the ancient tree at its peak was no ordinary plant, but something far more mysterious. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, this eerie six-page tale blends childhood wonder with quiet cosmic dread.

Where Walks the Werewolf!
7 pp · Horror-Suspense

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Fine) $10
CGC 9.8 · 5 in census $350*
CGC 9.6 · 9 in census $104*
CGC 9.4 · 9 in census $63
CGC 9.2 · 5 in census $42*
CGC 9.0 · 4 in census $35*
CGC 8.5 · 2 in census $28*
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CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $26*
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $23
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $20*
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Full credits

writer Stan Lee
artist Jack Kirby
letterer John Duffy
cover pencils Jack Kirby
cover pencils, inks Marie Severin
cover inks Dick Ayers

Reprints

↩ Reprints Tales to Astonish #25 (1961), Tales to Astonish #28 (1962)

Reprinted in Hævnerne #1/1974 (1974), Giant-Size Creatures Featuring Werewolf #1 (1974), Creatures on the Loose #2 (1978), Dracula le Vampire #6 (1981)

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