The Jack Kirby Omnibus #1
In "The Rocket Lanes of Tomorrow," Jack Kirby’s dynamic art brings to life a mysterious scientific mystery where researchers Saunders and Drake confront an unseen threat in the form of a microscopic creature that devastates their lab. With Kirby handling both pencils and inks, the story unfolds with a blend of early sci-fi wonder and suspense, as the duo tracks the creature’s trail through a strange, half-built town. The cover, a striking collaboration by Kirby and Mike Royer, captures the eerie, otherworldly tone of the tale.
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Saunders and Drake find a microscopic animal that has been destroying their mineral specimens. They try to kill it and after many attempts leave it overnight under a positive ion beam. Next morning the lab is destroyed and footsteps lead through a hole in the wall. They follow the trail to a town under construction. The town caretaker escapes and warns them but then a ray from the creature melts their Jeep. Bullets also melt but then they notice that the windscreen of the jeep hasn't melted. They use a portable negative ion generator behind glass to shrink and destroy the creature.
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