Fear #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "I Found Monstrom! The Dweller in the Black Swamp!", an archaeologist stumbles upon a colossal mummy in the Egyptian desert, only to watch it come to life and begin a mysterious journey through ancient tombs and museums. As the scientist follows the creature, he witnesses its startling departure—rising into the sky aboard a hidden spaceship. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with art by Don Heck and lettering by Artie Simek, this 1970 Marvel thriller features a cover by Jack Kirby and Marie Severin, with inks by Dick Ayers and Marie Severin.
In "I Found Monstrom! The Dweller in the Black Swamp!", a family’s summer trip takes a terrifying turn when they stumble upon a monstrous figure lurking in the mist-shrouded Black Swamp. As the townsfolk rally with torches to drive the creature back into the darkness, the truth begins to unravel—what they thought was a beast may be something far more desperate, far more alone.
In "I Am the Man Who Will... Destroy Your World!", a centuries-old alien emperor arrives on Earth disguised as a man, tasked with judging humanity's worth for a planned invasion. Drawn to a kind-hearted human girl, he finds himself questioning his mission—and his very nature—when he begins to value love and mortality over conquest and eternity.
In a near future where robots are outlawed, a man reactivates a forbidden machine not to destroy it—but to prove he can. When the robot’s true nature is revealed, his motives shift in a moment that forces him to confront what he’s really fighting for.
In "Only I Know When the World Will End!!!", a man claiming to be an alien from another world warns Earth that a planetary collision is imminent—only to be dismissed as mad. As he flees and hides in a cave, convinced of his own delusion, astronomers on Earth begin tracking a real, approaching celestial disaster. The story unfolds with quiet dread, blending isolation and the eerie weight of truth just out of reach.
In a near-future 1969, a hardened criminal breaks free after a decade behind bars, only to find himself cornered by a police officer whose strength defies reason. When he learns the force now relies on robots to enforce the law, the line between man and machine blurs in a tense, unexpected confrontation.
In "Mummex—King of the Mummies!", an archaeologist stumbles upon a colossal mummy in the Egyptian desert, only to watch it come to life and wander through ancient tombs and distant museums, its purpose shrouded in mystery. As the scientist tracks the creature, he witnesses it vanish into a hidden spaceship that lifts off into the sky—revealing the mummy to be a stranded alien explorer, his bandaged form a relic of protective gear from a lost mission.
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↩ Reprints Strange Tales #71 (1959), Tales to Astonish #8 (1960), Tales to Astonish #10 (1960), Tales to Astonish #11 (1960)
Reprinted in Aventure dans la Jungle #3 (1973), Fantastic Four #22 (1973), L'incroyable Hulk #21 (1973), Le Monstre de Frankenstein #3 (1973), L'incroyable Hulk #27 (1973), Fantastic Four #31 (1973), Fear #2 (1979), Marvel Firsts: The 1970s #1 (2011), Adventure into Fear Omnibus #[nn] (2020), Fear #1
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