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Secrets of the Unknown#194
Cover: Al Williamson & Wally Wood

Secrets of the Unknown #194

Jan 1980 · Alan Class · 0.20 GBP
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"Operation Armageddon" kicks off in Secrets of the Unknown #194 (1980), a 20p British comic featuring a gripping tale from Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, whose distinctive art and inks bring a surreal edge to the story. When a gem merchant ventures into Tibet chasing the world’s largest ruby, he uncovers a terrifying truth: the legendary giant statue guarding it is very much alive—and now on the move. The cover, a striking collaboration by Al Williamson and Wally Wood, captures the moment of dread with precision.

Contains 7 stories
Operation Armageddon
10 pp · Superhero
Dynamo [Leonard Brown]NoMan [Anthony Dunn]Lightning [Virgil ‘Guy’ Gilbert]Dr. SpartaWilliam 'Weed' WylieDemo (villain)
The Air Laser
10 pp · Superhero
Lightning [Virgil ‘Guy’ Gilbert]Tarlac (villain)
Three Deeds of Evil
10 pp · Superhero
NoMan [Anthony Dunn]Andor [Anthony Dorr]an unnamed Overlord
The Phantom of the Farm!
4 pp · Fantasy
MadiganJedCarter
The Man Who Dared!
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
Karl KingTibo

In "The Man Who Dared!", a greedy gem merchant ventures into the remote highlands of Tibet, lured by rumors of the world’s largest ruby hidden beneath a legendary giant statue. After stealing the gem, he flees in his jeep—only to find the mountain pass blocked by a crushing boulder and the statue itself moving, its ancient eyes fixed on him.

I Walk Thru Walls!
4 pp · Science Fiction
Professor Hamilton
I Lived a Million Years!
5 pp · Science Fiction

In "I Lived a Million Years!" from *Secrets of the Unknown* #194 (1980), a ruthless Asian tyrant sacrifices his people to construct a suspended animation machine, hoping to outlast the coming nuclear war. When he awakens a million years later, he finds Earth abandoned and his civilization reduced to ruins, now a wild and unforgiving world where survival is a daily battle.

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Full credits

writer Stan Lee
artist, inker Steve Ditko
letterer Ray Holloway
cover pencils Al Williamson
cover pencils, inks Wally Wood

Reprints

↩ Reprints Strange Tales #112 (1963), T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #10 (1966), Creepy Worlds #125 (1971), Creepy Worlds #83, Secrets of the Unknown #83, Uncanny Tales #47

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