Cover: Bill Everett

Menace #3

May 1953 · Marvel · 0.10 USD

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“Men in Black”

In "Men in Black," a rodeo clown’s scheme to eliminate his rival backfires when the bull he tries to distract turns on him—revealing a grudge built over years of the clown’s cowardly escapes into a protective barrel. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated with sharp, dynamic detail by Russ Heath, this 1953 tale blends humor and suspense in a surprising twist of fate. The cover by Bill Everett captures the chaos with bold, expressive lines.

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writer Stan Lee · artist, inker Russ Heath · letterer Joe Letterese · cover Bill Everett

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writer Stan Lee

artist, inker Russ Heath

letterer Joe Letterese

cover pencils, inks Bill Everett

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A rodeo clown tries to get rid of his rival by pretending to trip and failing to distract the bull when the rival is thrown off the bull during the riding event. What the clown fails to realize is that the bull resents him more than the rider for all the times in the past he has distracted it by leaping into a protective barrel where the bull's horns can't get him. The bull sees its opportunity and gores the clown.

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