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Marvel Collectors' Item Classics#9
Cover: Jack Kirby & Steve Ditko & Dick Ayers

Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #9

Jun 1967 · Marvel · 0.25 USD
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“The Merciless Puppet Master”

In "The Merciless Puppet Master," the Watcher, a cosmic observer from a super-advanced race, reflects on the consequences of intervention when a well-intentioned gift of technology leads to disaster. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with art by Larry Lieber and Paul Reinman, this 1967 classic explores the weight of responsibility across the stars. The cover by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, inked by Dick Ayers and Steve Ditko, captures the story’s eerie, otherworldly tone.

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

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writer Stan Lee
writer, artist Larry Lieber
colorist Stan Goldberg
letterer Art Simek
cover pencils Jack Kirby
cover pencils, inks Steve Ditko
cover inks Dick Ayers

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The Watcher comes from a super-advanced race that decides to share its technology with others. When their first attempt ends in tragedy they vow never to interfere with the affairs of less advanced species.

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

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