Gorgo #17

In "Secret Destroyer," Gorgo and his mother seek refuge in Cuba, only to stumble into a deep-sea showdown with a colossal squid. After diving into an underwater cay on Turtle Island, Gorgo uncovers a hidden Soviet operation building nuclear missiles—and takes matters into his own hands. With the stakes rising, he faces off against a relentless Soviet submarine, his actions unintentionally tipping the balance of a global crisis.

In "Natural Enemies," a brief 1964 piece from Gorgo #17, typeset letters explore the deep-seated animosities between animal species—leopards and tigers, mongooses and snakes, dogs and cats—framing their rivalry as a quiet, instinctive part of nature’s balance. Without fanfare or illustration, the piece presents these tensions as fundamental, not random, weaving a quiet observation on how opposition shapes the wild world.