Crypt of Horror #5
In "The She-Monster," a flying saucer crashes into the Everglades, unleashing the alien Tagona upon a secluded swamp. When the creature begins hunting the locals, a reclusive hermit named Zeek steps forward—revealing himself as Zafara Zaran, the exiled emperor of Arcturus, who once banished Tagona millennia ago. Written and illustrated by Jay Disbrow, this eerie tale blends cosmic dread with a centuries-old vendetta, all wrapped in a cover by Jay Disbrow.
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A flying saucer lands in the Everglades and alien creature Tagona emerges. He kills various people who stumble across his presence. Tagona is confronted by swamp hermit Zeek, who reveals himself to be Tagona's enemy Zafara Zaran, emperor of Arcturus, who banished Tagona 3,000 years earlier. Tagona kills Zafara but before he dies the old man says his descendants will take up the hunt until Tagona is destroyed.
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