Monsters on the Prowl #15
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.
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A bitter scientist builds a monster to destroy his rival, failing in every attempt to animate it until the swamp accidentally gives the construct life. The creature has a conscience and refuses to murder, so its creator uses lies to turn the local people against it. In trying to kill his creation, the scientist is killed himself and another accident transfers the creature's consciousness into the scientist's human body, freeing the creature to live a noble life.
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