Journey into Mystery #87
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Prisoner of the Reds!" in Journey into Mystery #87 (1962) delivers a thrilling Cold War-era sci-fi tale from Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with Paul Reinman handling both pencils and inks, Stan Goldberg on color, and Artie Simek on letters. When a sea serpent stirs panic and triggers a nuclear response, a reporter’s unexpected connection to the creature reveals a startling truth: it’s not a monster, but a lost alien child—raising the question of just how large its parents might be. The cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers captures the story’s tense, otherworldly dread in bold, dynamic style.
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A sea serpent is sighted and causes panic, drawing a military response culminating in a nuclear strike. The serpent retreats beneath the surface, but a reporter that communicated with it explains that it was a harmless lost alien child. And if that's the child, how big will the parents be?
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