Strange Tales #18
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "John Doe!", a tormented Russian atomic scientist turns his expertise against the regime that destroyed his family, setting a deadly trap with the first Soviet hydrogen bomb—its true power hidden until it’s too late. With stark, moody art by Gene Colan and a gripping cover by Russ Heath, this 1953 tale blends Cold War tension with personal vengeance in a story that feels both timely and timeless.
In "John Doe!", a desperate thief targets an inventor’s advanced robot, unaware that its loyalty runs deeper than code. When he turns his aggression toward the inventor’s daughter, the machine’s programmed protection ignites with deadly precision.
In "Witch-Hunt!" from Strange Tales #18 (1953), a righteous woman’s crusade against evil witches draws the ire of the Devil himself, who takes human form to turn the kingdom’s justice against her. As the mob closes in, she must face a trial where the true horror isn’t the fire—it’s who’s pulling the strings behind the law.
In "Boris and the Bomb!" from Strange Tales #18 (1953), a grieving Russian atomic scientist plots a quiet, devastating act of retribution against the regime that destroyed his family—using the very weapon he helped create as a silent, deadly trap. With cold precision, he sets a bomb to fail, waiting only for his enemies to draw near before unleashing its true power.
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Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales #2 (2009)
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