Fear #3

Mar 1971 · Marvel · 0.25 USD

☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free

“Zzutak the Thing That Shouldn't Exist!!”

In "Zzutak the Thing That Shouldn't Exist!!", a gifted artist is thrust into a surreal nightmare when enchanted paints from an Aztec priest bring his creations to life. With the fate of a temple and his own mind hanging in the balance, he must outwit the very magic that binds him—painting a monster not to obey, but to fight back. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with dynamic art by Jack Kirby and inks by Steve Ditko, this 1971 Marvel classic features a cover by Kirby and Ditko that captures the story’s eerie, otherworldly tension.

Was this helpful and accurate?

writer Stan Lee · writer Larry Lieber · artist Jack Kirby · inker Steve Ditko · letterer Artie Simek · letterer Ray Holloway · cover Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko

Find on ebay

Search eBay for Fear #3 ▸

No confirmed live listings for this exact issue right now — this opens an eBay search.

Sell my copy

Have this issue — or a whole collection? Get a fair offer from us, skip the marketplace fees and the hassle.

We Buy Collections ▸

Fast, fair offers · we handle grading & shipping

Full credits

writer Stan Lee

writer Larry Lieber

artist Jack Kirby

inker Steve Ditko

letterer Artie Simek

letterer Ray Holloway

cover pencils Jack Kirby

cover inks Steve Ditko

Full plot ⚠ may contain spoilers

▸ Reveal full plot — may contain spoilers

An American comic book artist is given magic paints which make whatever is painted with them real. He is compelled to go to Mexico and paint a monster as planned by the Aztec priest who gave him the paints. When he is ordered to paint more monsters, the artist uses his willpower to make his next monster fight the first, causing the temple to collapse on both monsters, giving the priest amnesia and ending his threat.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).

Reviews

Reader reviews

No reader reviews yet.