The Empire Strikes Back Weekly #133
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Chapter XVI: Cloud City Deathtrap!" delivers a thrilling chapter of Marvel UK’s The Empire Strikes Back Weekly, blending sci-fi spectacle with a poignant tale of isolation. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with dynamic art by Jack Kirby and inks by Dick Ayers, the story follows a giant man cast out by society—until his unique size and newly gained magnetic abilities turn him into a force of chaos, prompting a desperate mission to send him beyond Earth. The cover by Carmine Infantino captures the moment’s intensity, a striking visual that hints at the stakes without spoiling the journey.
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A strong man is exploited and abandoned, unable to find work except in a freak show. His size makes him the perfect pilot for an experimental space flight, on which he gains magnetic powers. He attacks society and runs amok until a rocket is created to take him into space and find somewhere where he can fit in.
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