Strange Adventures #178
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Runaway Comet," a storm-lashed night brings Martin Freemont an otherworldly call—his phone crackling with a voice from beyond, pleading for help. As the storm rages, a desperate conversation unfolds across dimensions, each man offering survival tips to the other in a tense, quiet moment of connection. The story, illustrated with striking precision by Lee Elias, captures a rare, intimate moment of cosmic unease, with a cover by Jack Sparling that perfectly frames the eerie, storm-wracked scene.
In "The Secret of the Mystery Pet," Burt Morrow stumbles upon a tiny alien creature in the woods, unaware that it holds the key to stopping a monstrous threat that soon emerges from the wilderness. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, this 1965 sci-fi tale blends quiet discovery with sudden danger in a story where the smallest companion might hold the greatest power.
In the storm-lashed quiet of his home, Martin Freemont answers a ringing phone—only to hear a voice from another dimension, pleading for help. As lightning splits the sky, he finds himself caught in a desperate conversation with an alien in peril, each offering urgent advice to survive the chaos around them.
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Reprinted in Etranges Aventures #20 (1971), Faucon Noir #2 (1977)
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