Strange Tales #82
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Thing Called...It!", a scientist’s desperate experiment spirals out of control when the creature he builds refuses to follow his orders. As fear spreads and the townspeople turn on the being, a shocking twist redefines what it means to be alive—leaving the scientist dead and the creature reborn in a new form. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with bold art by Jack Kirby and inks by Dick Ayers, this 1961 classic features a cover by Kirby and Ayers that captures the story’s eerie, suspenseful tone.
In "The Thing Called...It!", a scientist’s desperate attempt to eliminate a rival backfires when his creation refuses to follow orders. Tricked into becoming a monster by his own design, the creature is hunted by the very man who made it—until a final twist rewrites its fate.
In "The World Beyond," a determined scientist takes a radical leap—swallowing a pill to shrink himself to subatomic size, driven by the belief that entire civilizations might thrive beyond our visible world. When the experiment succeeds, he vanishes into a hidden realm he calls Earth, a vast and mysterious dimension existing at the smallest scale.
In "Fangs of the Monster," a ruthless hunter’s obsession with conquering a sea monster backfires when the creature, far from mindless, speaks directly into his thoughts—mocking, condemning, and leaving him alive to carry the unbearable truth. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated by an unknown artist, this chilling five-page tale from Strange Tales #82 (1961) turns the hunter’s triumph into a haunting prison of disbelief.
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Reprinted in Misterios del Gato Negro #135 (1961), Spellbound #21 (1962), Fantasy Masterpieces #4 (1966), Monsters on the Prowl #15 (1972), Where Monsters Dwell #17 (1972), Eclipso #55 (1975), Where Monsters Dwell #37 (1975), Eclipso #61 (1977), Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby #1 (2017), Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus #1 (2019), Creepy Worlds #16, Sinister Tales #53
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