Secrets of the Unknown #S [B]
In "The Man in the Sky!", a mysterious creature surfaces only for one old man to see—before vanishing beneath the waves. When famed scientist Ivan Von Gent takes up the mystery, he devises a way to see it himself, becoming the new watcher the town has long needed. A haunting, atmospheric tale from Gene Colan’s art and inks, with a striking cover by Carl Burgos.
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When an old man cries out that he sees a monster it submerges before the townspeople can see it. Ivan Von Gent, the famous scientist, is with the townspeople and he vows to figure out how the old man can see the creature but no one else can. He figures out how to make it where he can see the creature and it works. He sees the creature and cries out but it submerges immediately. The old man that used to cry out when it came can now go home and rest because Ivan Von Gent is now "The One who watches"!
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