Strange Tales #168
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Exile!" is a standout tale from 1968, marking Jim Steranko’s bold, surreal take on the Marvel Universe with a story that blends Cold War unease and cosmic dread. Written and illustrated by Steranko—whose distinctive art and innovative layouts define the issue—this Strange Tales #168 features a haunting dream sequence where Nick Fury confronts an alien named Vaengr, whose seemingly miraculous gift hides a terrifying truth. The cover by Dan Adkins captures the eerie spectacle of the alien’s arrival, perfectly setting the tone for a story where appearances deceive and the line between nightmare and reality blurs.
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AS Fury begins to doze off in his office he gets a call from Val about a UFO. Landing in mid-town Manhattan a news crew and crowds gather to observe the emergence of an alien named Vaengr. He offers them The Prism Of Miracles which will banish hatred, crime, war and violence. Fury, Val & Dugan search the spaceship and discover Vaengr is not what he seems. Val & Dugan are fried to ashes by the alien who mutates into a monstrous insect-like form and gloats about his destruction of earth. Fury is awakened from his nightmare by Dugan, who tells him of a report just in about a UFO...
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