Race for the Moon #1
In "Asylum," a chilling moment of panic unfolds as a couple watches a terrifying TV broadcast of an alien invasion—only to realize too late that the horror they've just witnessed was a fictional drama. The story captures a moment of genuine dread, grounded in the unsettling power of media and the fragility of perception. Art by Bob Powell and lettering by Joe Rosen bring the tension to life, while the cover by Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, and Marvin Stein sets a bold, cinematic tone.
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A couple watch a TV news broadcast chronicling an alien invasion and are terrified when Earth's military forces are quickly defeated. Fearing for their lives, they pack and literally run for the hills. They don't hear the news announcer then reveal that the invasion broadcast was an "original tele-screen drama entitled The Invasion From Mars!".
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