Cover: Jack Kirby & Steve Ditko

Journey into Mystery #65

Feb 1961 · Marvel · 0.10 USD

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“I Am the Brute That Walks!”

In "I Am the Brute That Walks!", a desperate man’s quest to overcome his insecurities leads to a terrifying transformation when his experimental growth serum goes awry. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with dynamic art by Jack Kirby and inks by Dick Ayers, this 1961 classic explores the fragile line between ambition and madness. The cover, a striking collaboration by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, captures the moment of monstrous revelation.

writer Stan Lee · writer Larry Lieber · artist Jack Kirby · inker Dick Ayers · colorist Stan Goldberg · letterer Artie Simek · cover Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko

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Full credits

writer Stan Lee

writer Larry Lieber

artist Jack Kirby

inker Dick Ayers

colorist Stan Goldberg

letterer Artie Simek

cover pencils Jack Kirby

cover inks Steve Ditko

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A man invents a growth serum to deal with his insecurities, but it turns him into a monster. He is driven mad by the serum and terrifies the city until it wears off. He gets the credit for destroying the monster and destroys his notes to prevent a repeat.

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