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Cover: Jack Kirby & Steve Ditko & Dick Ayers

Monsters on the Prowl #28

Jun 1974 · Marvel · 0.25 USD
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In "The Escape of...Monsteroso!", a 1974 Marvel classic, a hidden truth about humanity's origins is revealed: Earth's inhabitants are unknowingly enslaved by dimension-hopping masters who dictate all thought. When a rare individual emerges with forbidden knowledge, the system moves to erase them—before they can awaken the world. Art by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache brings the eerie, cerebral tension to life, while the cover by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko delivers a striking, otherworldly vision.

Contains 2 stories
The Escape of...Monsteroso!
13 pp · Science Fiction
MonsterosoPhilEthel

In "The Escape of...Monsteroso!", a circus owner’s discovery of a seemingly dead alien in Africa sets off a chain of events when he brings the creature to the U.S. for display. What begins as a museum spectacle quickly spirals into chaos as the alien awakens—revealing not a monster, but a lost child, bewildered and frightened in a world far from home. The story unfolds with a mix of suspense and unexpected empathy, as the creature’s true nature emerges and its parents arrive to reclaim it.

They're Driving Me Crazy!
7 pp

In "They're Driving Me Crazy!" from Monsters on the Prowl #28 (1974), a quiet mind begins to see beyond the veil of controlled thought, uncovering truths too dangerous for the unseen masters to allow. As Jo's growing awareness threatens the order of things, the world around her starts to unravel in ways she can't explain—until even her existence is at risk.

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Full credits

artist, letterer Dick Ayers
cover pencils Jack Kirby
cover pencils, inks Steve Ditko
cover inks Dick Ayers

Reprints

↩ Reprints Adventures into Terror #14 (1952), Amazing Adventures #5 (1961)

Reprinted in Amazing Fantasy Omnibus #[nn] (2007)

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