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.
In a tense, isolated outpost on Mars, five crew members—Robert Brown, John Baxter, Henry Sloan, and Fred Winthrop—face a chilling mystery: one among them is not human. As suspicion grows and trust erodes, the line between man and alien blurs. When a sudden lie triggers an unexpected reaction, a single tear reveals the truth in a moment of raw, human vulnerability.
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↩ Reprints Strange Tales #84 (1961), Tales of Suspense #22 (1961), Creatures on the Loose #21 (1973), Hero for Hire #8 (1973), The Champions #1 (1975), Star Wars #44 (1981)
Reprinted in The Empire Strikes Back Weekly #135 (1980), Star Wars: The Marvel UK Collection Omnibus #[nn] (2017)
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