Tales of the Unexpected #72
In "The Creature of 1,000 Dooms," a group of space explorers unknowingly bring aboard a small, seemingly harmless creature—only to find it rapidly growing by absorbing everything it touches, each new object lending it a new, perilous trait. With art by Lee Elias, this 1962 tale from Tales of the Unexpected delivers a chilling, slow-burning sci-fi horror that turns a routine journey into a creeping nightmare. The cover, by Bob Brown, captures the eerie moment just before the crew realizes they’re not just passengers—they’re prey.
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A band of space explorers take a small creature aboard their ship as a pet, but it soon begins to absorb nearby objects, growing in size and taking on the dangerous properties of the things it absorbs.
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