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Marvel Monsters: Where Monsters Dwell#1
Cover: Eric Powell

Marvel Monsters: Where Monsters Dwell #1

Dec 2005 · Marvel · 3.99 USD; 5.75 CAD
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"Bring on the Bombu!" kicks off a wild, creature-feature adventure in Marvel Monsters: Where Monsters Dwell #1, where a colossal mutant crab named Titano wreaks havoc across the South Pacific. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with dynamic art by Jack Kirby and inks by Joe Sinnott, the story follows Commander Hartnell as he leads a daring mission to contain the beast—ultimately luring Titano to the Arctic and trapping him between towering glaciers. The cover by Eric Powell captures the scale and spectacle of this monstrous showdown.

Contains 4 stories
Bring on the Bombu!
10 pp · Humor, Science Fiction
Bombu

In "Bring on the Bombu!", a lightning-struck alien named Bombu tries to stay on track with his invasion plans, only to be interrupted by a pair of baffled police officers who Taser him into custody. With his boss demanding updates and his only weapon, the Wallah Wallah Bing Bang, still in need of a proper test, Bombu makes a call from jail—just in time to ask about bail.

The Return of Monstrollo, the Terror of Hollywood
10 pp · Humor, Science Fiction
MonstrolloCharles HudsonRachel TompkinsRoger Cashman

When Charles, the once-celebrated director of horror films, finds himself forgotten by Hollywood, his fortunes take a bizarre turn when the aliens he previously defeated return—this time to apologize. Their gesture? Reanimating Monstrollo, the very monster who helped save Earth, as Charles’s personal agent. With Monstrollo’s terrifying presence backing him, Charles is suddenly back in the spotlight, navigating the strange new power dynamics of Tinsel Town.

The Shadow of Manoo
12 pp · Science Fiction
ManooBillie JonesEvanKeldProfessor GuinanDean HaspielVaag hunters

In "The Shadow of Manoo," Billie finds herself caught in a tense game of cat and mouse after a spaceship crashes near her remote outpost. When a dying alien reveals that the fugitive Manoo can mimic humans, she takes up arms to hunt him—using flashlights to expose his true form—only to uncover a chilling truth about her own identity.

I Was Trapped By Titano the Monster That Time Forgot!
7 pp · Science Fiction
TitanoMakauCdr. HartnellJohnson

In "I Was Trapped By Titano the Monster That Time Forgot!", Commander Hartnell leads a desperate mission to stop the colossal, ancient crab known as Titano, a creature of prehistoric might terrorizing South Pacific islands. As the military crew pursues Titano across treacherous waters, they ultimately outmaneuver the beast, luring it into the frozen Arctic where Hartnell traps it between towering glaciers.

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Full credits

writer Stan Lee
artist Jack Kirby
colorist Stan Goldberg
letterer Artie Simek
cover pencils, inks Eric Powell

Reprints

↩ Reprints Tales to Astonish #10 (1960)

Reprinted in Marvel Monsters #[nn] (2006), Wizmania #47 (2007), Deadpool vs. Thanos #[nn] (2016)

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