Monster Menace #1

In "I Spent Midnight with the Monster on Bald Mountain!" from Monster Menace #1 (1993), a sculptor's creation of two opposing statues—good and evil—takes a terrifying turn when the evil one comes to life and turns on him. The good statue intervenes, and the two are thrown into the swamp, where their fate hangs in the balance.

In "What Lurks on Channel X?", Jo and her partner find themselves drawn into a strange new world after a mysterious stranger gifts them a free TV—only to discover the set is a tool of alien mind control, designed to prepare Earth for invasion. As the couple breaks free from the hypnotic signal, the extraterrestrial planners on Pluto realize their scheme has failed, and retreat in confusion. The twist? Their landlord, unaware of the danger, had already dismantled the antenna that could’ve kept the signal strong—and now the couple can’t stop thanking him.

In "The Terror of Tim Boo Ba!" from Monster Menace #1 (1993), alien warlord Tim Boo Ba rules his tiny planet with absolute might—until a single drop of water from an Earth boy’s hand sends his world into chaos. The story follows the absurd and hilarious downfall of a galactic conqueror undone by the most mundane of forces.

In "I Fought the Molten Man-Thing!" from Monster Menace #1 (1993), a haunted airline pilot seeking peace on vacation stumbles upon a volcanic eruption and a monstrous, lava-encrusted being. With quick thinking and a wind tunnel, he attempts to halt the creature’s advance—before it’s too late.