Planet of the Apes #97

In "Death on the Planet of the Apes," Stan Lee and Larry Lieber deliver a bizarre twist on the series' usual ape-dominated world, as a journalist and an archaeologist uncover a terrifying new threat in Africa: a super-intelligent, atomically mutated giant ant. Jack Kirby’s dynamic art brings the colossal insect menace to life, while Bill Everett’s inks lend weight to the escalating chaos—until a clever human tactic involving sugar turns the tide. The cover by Jeff Aclin and Tom Palmer captures the scale of the danger with striking, dramatic flair.