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Monsters on the Prowl #15 cover
Cover: John Severin

Monsters on the Prowl #15

Feb 1972 · Marvel · 0.20 USD
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In "The Thing Called...It!", a tormented scientist’s desperate experiment in a swamp awakens a monstrous being with a mind of its own—refusing to kill, even when driven to do so. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with dynamic art by Jack Kirby and inks by Dick Ayers, this 1972 Marvel classic follows the creature’s struggle for identity as it’s manipulated by its creator and hunted by a fearful town. The story’s haunting twist, revealed through a shocking accident, redefines what it means to be human—cover by John Severin, a 20-cent comic in 1972.

Contains 3 stories
The Thing Called...It!
13 pp · Science Fiction
Heinrich MunchMunch's animated construct [only called "It" in title]

In "The Thing Called...It!", a disgruntled scientist’s desperate attempt to destroy his rival backfires when a swamp breathes life into his failed creation. Though the creature possesses a conscience and refuses to harm anyone, the scientist manipulates the townspeople into fearing it—until a tragic accident swaps the monster’s mind into the scientist’s body, granting it a chance at a new, honorable life.

The Man from Mars!
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
Joe KrunkLuxurr

In "The Man from Mars!" from Monsters on the Prowl #15 (1972), a carnival owner exploits an amnesiac performer, only to find himself on the wrong end of a cosmic reckoning when the man’s forgotten memories return. As the truth of his alien origin surfaces, the tables turn in a twist neither the con artist nor the audience could have predicted.

Terror of the Pterodactyl!
7 pp · Horror-Suspense

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Raw (Fine) $10
CGC 9.8 · 5 in census $423*
CGC 9.6 · 9 in census $201
CGC 9.4 · 9 in census $73
CGC 9.2 · 6 in census $55
CGC 9.0 · 3 in census $43
CGC 8.5 · 4 in census $34*
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CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $31*
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $20*
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CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 6.0 · 3 in census $20*
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CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $20*
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CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $20*
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Full credits

writer Stan Lee
artist Jack Kirby
letterer Artie Simek
cover pencils, inks John Severin

Reprints

↩ Reprints Strange Tales #82 (1961), Journey into Mystery #68 (1961)

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