Cover: Jack Kirby & George Klein

Strange Tales #90

Nov 1961 · Marvel · 0.10 USD

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“Orrgo... The Unconquerable!”

In "Orrgo... The Unconquerable!", an alien conqueror with godlike telepathic and telekinetic powers descends on Earth, effortlessly overpowers human forces, and freezes Washington, DC in ice—only to meet an unexpected end at the hands of a gorilla. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with dynamic art by Jack Kirby and inks by Dick Ayers, this 1961 Marvel classic blends sci-fi spectacle with a bizarre twist. The cover, penciled by Kirby and inked by George Klein, captures the moment of Orrgo’s shocking defeat.

writer Stan Lee · writer Larry Lieber · artist Jack Kirby · inker Dick Ayers · colorist Stan Goldberg · letterer Ray Holloway · cover Jack Kirby, George Klein

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Full credits

writer Stan Lee

writer Larry Lieber

artist Jack Kirby

inker Dick Ayers

colorist Stan Goldberg

letterer Ray Holloway

cover pencils Jack Kirby

cover inks George Klein

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An alien race with immense telepathic and telekinetic powers send one of their kind to conquer Earth. He easily defeats the police and army and freezes Washington, DC in a block of ice, but is killed by a gorilla while resting because he only prepared defences against humans.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).