Journey into Mystery #22
In "Mission On Earth," a fantasy writer finds himself at the center of an otherworldly experiment when aliens arrive seeking to understand human emotions—so they can observe Earth without being detected. With the fate of civilization hanging in the balance, he carefully guides them through the spectrum of feeling, ending with ambition and power, hoping their newfound knowledge will lead to their downfall. Art Peddy's interior art brings the story to life, while Joe Maneely’s dynamic cover captures the eerie wonder of the encounter.
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A fantasy writer is visited by aliens who wish him to teach them human emotions so that they can observe humans undetected. He is afraid if they learn the history of people, they will destroy civilization so that space travel does not threaten them. The last two emotions he teaches them are ambition and power, hoping that they will destroy themselves.
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