Journey into Mystery #79
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Midnight Monster," a cunning midget uses a lifelike dummy disguise to infiltrate homes under cover of night, but his latest robbery takes a deadly turn when he kills a victim—only to be trapped in a trunk by the police, left to suffocate. This 1962 issue, written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber and illustrated by Don Heck with colors by Stan Goldberg, features a chilling tale of deception and desperation, with a striking cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers.
In "The Midnight Monster," scientist and playboy Victor Avery, scorned by a woman who chooses another, transforms himself into a monstrous creature in a desperate bid for revenge—only to find his own dark ambition has trapped him in a nightmare he can no longer escape. A chilling tale of vanity and consequence, this 1962 horror-suspense story from Journey into Mystery #79 unfolds with a haunting, self-inflicted dread.
In "The Man Who Played Dead!" from Journey into Mystery #79 (1962), a cunning midget uses a lifelike dummy disguise to slip into homes undetected, preying on unsuspecting victims. When a robbery turns deadly, the police close in—but their mistake may be his final chance to survive.
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Reprinted in Mystic #39 (1963), Amazing Stories of Suspense #24 (1964), HIP Comics #1963 (1968), Hit Comics #63 (1968), Hit Comics #65 (1968), Hit Comics #67 (1968), Hit Comics #76 (1968), Eclipso #16 (1971), Monsters on the Prowl #14 (1971), Fear #6 (1972), Amazing Stories of Suspense #145 (1975), Los Vengadores #15 (1975), Amazing Stories of Suspense #179 (1979), Star Wars Weekly #82 (1979), Miss Hulk #3 (1981), Docteur Strange #6 (1983), Fantomet #5/1985 (1985), Seriespesial #3/1986 (1986), Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby #2 (2017), Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus #2 (2019), Das Monster von Frankenstein #29, Marvelserien #23, Secrets of the Unknown #34, Secrets of the Unknown #88 + 1 more
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