Strange Adventures #174

In "The Ten Ton Man!" from Strange Adventures #174, Vernon Peabody’s quest to perfect a body-building formula takes a bizarre turn when the experiment leaves him unchanged in size but steadily grows to over ten tons in weight. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, the story explores the escalating absurdity of a man trapped in a body that defies physics—and his own expectations.

When Dr. Darrow uses his new telescope to glimpse a terrifying space creature, he doesn’t expect it to follow him into his dreams—each night, the beast awakens on Earth, leaving chaos in its wake. As the line between nightmare and reality blurs, he must confront the terrifying truth that the monster is no longer just in his mind.