The Empire Strikes Back Weekly #130
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Chapter XIII: City in the Clouds" from The Empire Strikes Back Weekly #130 (1980) delivers a tense, atmospheric tale set in a near-future New York City gripped by fear of a mysterious plague. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated with striking precision by Steve Ditko—whose inks lend the story a haunting, almost surreal quality—the issue follows the city’s frantic search for a fugitive believed to be carrying the contagion, only to uncover a startling truth behind the panic. The cover, a dynamic collaboration by Al Williamson and Carlos Garzón, captures the city’s skyline in dramatic, cloud-draped silhouette.
In the year 2000, New York City is gripped by panic as authorities hunt a mysterious "plague carrier" believed to be fleeing the city. When the man is finally cornered at a transportation hub, the feared contagion is revealed not as a disease, but a stolen museum firearm—its real danger lying in the echoes of war it represents.
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↩ Reprints Tales to Astonish #44 (1963), Creatures on the Loose #19 (1972), Marvel Preview #18 (1979), Star Wars #43 (1981)
Reprinted in Star Wars: The Marvel UK Collection Omnibus #[nn] (2017)
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