Creepy Worlds #102
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Ancient Idol," a man haunted by the voice of his murdered wife turns to a mysterious parrot from South America in a desperate bid to prove his sanity. When the bird inexplicably mimics the ghostly accusation, his grip on reality snaps—leading to a fatal plunge from a window. Gene Colan’s moody art brings the psychological dread to life, while Joe Maneely’s striking cover captures the story’s eerie tension.
A museum expedition deep in the jungle discovers the massive idol Baala-Ca, a monument built by the ancient Caratia tribe thousands of years ago—but when the bulldozer brings it down to remove it, what emerges from beneath the crumbled clay exterior challenges everything the team thought they knew. This strange discovery raises more questions than answers about how a primitive people could have created such a marvel.
In "City of Giants," a man’s reckless experiment with a size-altering gas turns the town into towering figures—leaving him free to plunder while the world is out of reach. But when his oxygen runs low and he removes his mask, he’s trapped in the subway as the gas takes its toll.
Howard Gleason is a mild-mannered man who dreams of being important, until a mysterious stranger convinces him that concentration alone can unlock extraordinary abilities—and Howard discovers he can actually fly. As his newfound powers transform him into a celebrated hero and ambitious climber, his wife Nina watches with growing concern while his former friends turn their backs on the man he's become. The question becomes whether Howard's meteoric rise will cost him everything that once mattered.
In "The Man Who Died Twice!", Jo faces a second chance at life when fate offers him a reprieve from a doomed flight—only to find that dodging one death might just lead him straight into another. When he chooses to drive instead, the consequences of his decision unfold with chilling inevitability.
In "The Voice of Doom," a man haunted by the accusing voice of his murdered wife seeks help from a psychologist who suggests a strange remedy: a South American parrot that doesn’t speak English. When the bird repeats the voice he hears, the man’s grip on reality shatters, leading to a desperate, fatal leap.
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↩ Reprints Marvel Tales #101 (1951), Marvel Tales #103 (1951), Astonishing #27 (1953), Marvel Tales #139 (1955), Spellbound #26 (1956), Mystical Tales #2 (1956), Strange Tales #58 (1957), Journey into Mystery #49 (1958), Unknown Worlds #1 (1960)
Reprinted in Amazing Stories of Suspense #192 (1981)
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