Strange Tales Annual #1
In "I Unleashed Shagg upon the World!", a 1962 Marvel classic, a reckless journalist and an archaeologist uncover a bizarre consequence of an atomic test in Africa: a giant, super-intelligent ant with world-conquering ambitions. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with dynamic art by Jack Kirby and inks by Bill Everett, this Annual features a bizarrely clever insect menace and a surprisingly sweet solution—sugar. The cover, also by Jack Kirby, captures the absurd scale of the threat in bold, iconic style.
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A journalist and an archaeologist go to Africa and find an ant that has grown giant and gained super-intelligence due to an atomic test. The giant ant tries to lead an army of insects to world conquest, but is foiled when the humans use sugar to turn his ants against him.
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