Journey into Mystery #64
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "I Dared to Battle...Rorgg, King of the Spider-Men!!," a desperate man's quest for a quick fix leads him to a mysterious gypsy camp and a dangerous magic potion in this 1961 classic from Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, whose distinctive art brings the surreal, weight-obsessed nightmare to life. The cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers captures the story's bizarre tone, while the haunting premise of a man trapped in a never-ending spiral of hunger and decay unfolds with eerie precision.
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A fat man who wishes to lose weight without giving up overeating goes to Korumbu for a magic potion. Korumbu tells him it is too dangerous at first, but when the fat man threatens to sic the authorities on the gypsy camp, Korumbu gives him the potion. He drinks, and passes out. When he comes to, the gypsy camp is gone, and he finds the potion has worked too well. He is constantly losing weight and if he stops stuffing his face even for a moment, he is in danger of wasting away to nothing. He spends the rest of his days searching for Korumbu.
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