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Cover: Mike Lacey & Mike Lacey

Smash! #139

Sep 1968 · IPC · 7d [0-0-7 GBP]

“The Mystery of the Lake [Part 4]”

In the future everyone must work on a farm one day a week. Millionaire, Laird Benedict refuses to work like a common peasant and leaves an overpopulated Earth for a life of luxury. But his new home on Deimos is worse than Earth. He must work every day to combat the hostile plants and earn a meagre meal of beans.

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writer Stan Lee · writer Larry Lieber · artist Larry Lieber · inker Larry Lieber · cover Mike Lacey Mike Lacey

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Cast · 17 characters

Anna Watson Betty Brant Clark Kent / Kal-El Daredevil Foggy Nelson Frederick Foswell Gwen Stacy Harry Osborn J. Jonah Jameson Karen Page Kraven the Hunter Matt Murdock May Parker Peter Parker Sergei Kravinoff Spider-Man Superman

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writer Stan Lee

writer Larry Lieber

artist Larry Lieber

inker Larry Lieber

cover pencils Mike Lacey

cover inks Mike Lacey

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In the future everyone must work on a farm one day a week. Millionaire, Laird Benedict refuses to work like a common peasant and leaves an overpopulated Earth for a life of luxury. But his new home on Deimos is worse than Earth. He must work every day to combat the hostile plants and earn a meagre meal of beans.

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