Tales of the Unexpected #72
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "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.
In "The Creature of 1,000 Dooms," a crew of space explorers brings aboard a small, seemingly harmless creature as a pet—only to find it gradually growing larger by absorbing the properties of nearby objects, turning each new addition into a potential threat. As the creature’s transformations become more unpredictable, the crew must confront the escalating danger of a being that’s becoming something far more than they ever imagined.
In a far-flung corner of the galaxy, sports promoter Colin teams up with the enigmatic Deering to stage interstellar competitions—only to discover that the alien athletes they’ve recruited have a taste for metal and an appetite that grows with every game.
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Reprinted in Five-Score Comic Monthly #69 (1964), Historias Fantásticas #111 (1964)
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