Strange Tales #109
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Sorcerer and Pandora's Box," Stan Lee and Steve Ditko deliver a chilling tale of isolation and misunderstanding, where a crew of space explorers discovers a planet teeming with life—life that could offer humanity immunity to disease and extended lifespans. But when mission control, terrified of alien contamination, cuts off their transmission mid-plea, the truth remains unheard, leaving the crew stranded and their discovery a secret lost to Earth. The story’s haunting premise is brought to life by Ditko’s striking interior art and Stan Goldberg’s vivid colors, while Jack Kirby’s dynamic cover captures the mystery and dread of the unknown.
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Space explorers discover life on a far off planet, but mission control panics at the thought of alien germs loose on Earth and so forbids them to return. The crew asks for chance to explain, but mission control breaks the communication as they cannot bear to listen to their pleas. What the space explorers were trying to say before their communication line was broken was that the life on the planet grants disease immunity and long life span.
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