Monsters on the Prowl #11
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "I Was a Slave of the Living Titan!", Joe Lowrey’s desperate escape from prison leads him into a mysterious swamp, where he stumbles upon a man claiming to have sailed with Ponce de Leon centuries ago. After drinking the swamp’s enchanted waters and regaining his youth, Joe finds himself trapped—his rejuvenation tied to the swamp’s strange magic, and his freedom slipping away. Written, drawn, and inked by Ralph Reese, with lettering by Jean Izzo, this 1971 Marvel tale blends myth and madness in a gripping, atmospheric story. The cover, a dynamic collaboration by Jack Kirby, Marie Severin, and Steve Ditko, captures the eerie allure of the swamp’s hidden secrets.
In "I Was a Slave of the Living Titan!", an ordinary electrician stumbles upon a dormant alien criminal and unwittingly awakens him—only to find himself bound by the creature’s psychic control as it enslaves all of humanity to construct a vessel for its escape. With Earth on the brink of destruction, the electrician must use his wits and hidden courage to sabotage the ship and send the alien into the sun’s orbit, but not before facing the terrifying weight of what he’s unleashed.
In "Escape!" from Monsters on the Prowl #11 (1971), Joe Lowrey flees a prison cell and vanishes into a murky swamp, where he stumbles upon a man claiming to be a survivor of Ponce de Leon’s lost expedition. Drawn to the man’s tale of a fabled fountain, Joe drinks from its waters and feels his youth return—but soon learns the swamp holds him fast, and the miracle comes with a price he never expected.
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↩ Reprints Journey into Mystery #62 (1960)
Reprinted in L'Écho des Savanes Spécial U.S.A. #7 (1978)
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