Frankenstein & Ihmissusi #5/1974
In "Ja lopulta," a haunting tale from 1974, an enigmatic old man compels a scientist to perform a radical experiment on a young boy, only to reveal a shocking truth: he is the scientist’s future self, and the boy is his son. Ross Andru’s art, with Jack Abel’s inks, brings a quiet intensity to this poignant moment of time and legacy. The cover, a striking collaboration by John Romita, Ron Wilson, Ernie Chan, and Alfredo Alcala, captures the story’s emotional weight in bold, expressive detail.
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An old man forces a scientist to use an experimental process to cure a young boy. When he is done, he explains that the scientist’s lab will soon be destroyed and the process lost. He is the future version of the scientist, and the boy is his son.
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