The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #44
In "Jungle Trail of Peril!", Rex the Wonder Dog and scientist John Rayburn shrink to atomic size once more, this time landing on a subatomic planet where dogs rule and tiny green humans are kept as pets. With Rayburn quarantined and Rex playing with a human "pet," a sudden alarm triggers an attack by pop-eyed parrots, leading to a wild showdown with their leader, Big Red. Written by John Broome and illustrated by Gil Kane with inks by Bernard Sachs, this 1959 adventure features a cover by Gil Kane and Bernard Sachs that captures the chaos of the dog city under siege.
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Again visiting John Rayburn, scientist, he recalls they shrank to mouse-size (last issue). Increase the formula and shrink to atomic size? They do, and plunk on an subatomic planet with two suns! Dogs are the superior race, and little green humans are pets. Rayburn is thrown in quarantine. Rex plays with a "pet human". A siren wails. Pop-eyed parrots attack the dog city! Rex dives atop the leader, Big Red, and sends him flapping. Rayburn is released just as the two return to normal size. "Someday we'll go back to the atom world, Rex!"
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