Monsters on the Prowl (1971) comic books

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First issue of the series (continues from Chamber of Darkness). Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. I Discovered Gorgilla! The Monster of Midnight Mountain!, script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; An expedition finds the missing link between apes and humans in Borneo; It is initially hostile, but defends its fellow primates from a dinosaur. Desert Scream!, script by Allyn Brodsky, pencils by Jack Katz [as Jay Hawk], inks by Barry Smith; Archaeologist Egon Allov plans to rob the Egyptian pyramid of Neron-Alak of its hidden treasure but he is imprisoned inside it, and releases its long-dead monarch. Kraggoom! The Creature Who Caught An Astronaut!, script by Larry Lieber and Stan Lee (plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; An exiled gaseous alien criminal named Kragoom waits in Earth orbit for the first human astronaut in order to enter his body and possess his mind, planning to return to Earth as a conqueror. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Steve Ditko and Marie Severin (alterations). I Brought the Roc to Life!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Two newlyweds in Egypt uncover a huge egg in the sand that hatches into the Roc in the warm sunlight. One Last Wish!, script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Don Heck, inks by George Tuska; Jay High is a petty crook who dies fleeing from the police; Before his death he gave his mother a strange talisman he brought back from Viet Nam, and she uses it to wish he could return, but his father wishes that he return to the grave before they can see him. House ad for Conan the Barbarian #4, art by Barry Windsor-Smith. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Jack Kirby and Marie Severin (alterations). I Was a Slave of the Living Titan!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An electrician finds and revives an alien criminal, who psychically enslaves all humanity, forcing them to build him a ship that will help him escape and destroy the Earth; The electrician sabotages the ship and sends him into orbit around the sun. House ad for Fear #4, pencils by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, inks by Dick Ayers and Steve Ditko. Escape!, script and art by Ralph Reese; Joe Lowrey escapes from prison and flees into a swamp, where he finds a man who claims to have been part of Ponce de Leon's expedition to find the Fountain of Youth hundreds of years earlier. House ad for Astonishing Tales #6. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby and Marie Severin (alterations), inks by George Klein and Marie Severin (alterations). I Defied Gomdulla--The Living Pharaoh!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An ancient alien robot disguised as an Egyptian mummy-god is reactivated, and forms a cult until it is foiled by a policeman and his own high priest. When the Space Beasts Attack!!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An alien armada lands on Earth with weapons that seem to disintegrate anything; Humanity is helpless before the aliens, until a farmer realizes that the aliens never fire at humans and spreads the word. The Maiden and the…Monster!, script by Stan Lee; An aquarium attendant tells the origin of a monstrous sea creature on display. House ad for X-Men #71, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by Dick Ayers. 36 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.

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First 25-cent issue. Cover pencils by Marie Severin, inks by Frank Giacoia. The Sandman Cometh!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A family stumbles across a hostile alien made of sand; The military are helpless, but it is defeated by the familys bookish son, who uses water to dissolve it and traps it in a bucket. I Dared Enter the Haunted Forest!, art by Don Heck; A bigoted rich man buys a cursed forest, unconcerned with the misfortunes that befall the village. It Fell From the Flying Saucer!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An artist finds an alien pencil that will make whatever he draws real, but his selfish use of it makes the aliens take it back. The Thing From the Hidden Swamp, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A plain girl helps a stranded alien, and is made beautiful as a reward. In the Shadow of Tragg--He Who Walks Beneath the Earth!, script by Gerry Conway, art by Syd Shores; Reporter David Arnstead investigates the shut-down of a New York City subway line and finds Tragg, a subterranean monster that kills anything human it encounters. 52 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia. The Return of the Titan!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Titan returns from space and takes over a small town to get revenge on the human that defeated him; This human tracks him down and uses a mirror to turn the aliens hypnotic powers back on him and destroy him. The Gypsy's Revenge!, art by Don Heck; An American criminal robs an old gypsy man, ignoring his pleas and curses; When he returns to the United States he sees a fortune teller at a circus, and finds the tent suspended in the void, with the fortune teller revealed as the old man. The Speed Demon, art by Steve Ditko; Speedy Sims raced his car so recklessly he is doomed to race around the rings of Saturn forever. I Was Trapped by the Mole Men!, art by Don Heck; A subway train full of people goes missing underground; A brash young cop finds that it has been taken by a subterranean race and violently rescues the train. The Voice from Nowhere!, art by Steve Ditko; A space pilot landing on an asteroid is perplexed by a voice from nowhere pleading for help, but he realizes that the asteroid itself is the source of the voice. The Man Who Played Dead!, art by Don Heck; A midget disguises himself as a dummy to gain access to homes to rob them. 52 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

First 20-cent issue. Cover art by John Severin. The Thing Called...It!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A bitter scientist builds a monster to destroy his rival, failing in every attempt to animate it until the swamp accidentally gives the construct life. The Man from Mars!, art by Don Heck; A dishonest carnival owner hires an amnesiac to play a Martian and cheats him on his wages. Terror of the Pterodactyl!, script by Steve Englehart (script) and Al Hewston (plot), art by Syd Shores; The skeleton of a giant pterodactyl is discovered and exhibited in a museum, where it comes to life and terrorizes the city. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by John Severin. The Forbidden Swamp, script by Roy Thomas, art by John Severin; Kull and Brule enter a temple to the Valusian snake-god which is guarded by a giant undersea beast. There he meets Thulsa Doom for the first time; she pretends to be an ally and asks to return with them to the City of Wonders; continued from Kull the Conqueror #2. Where Walks the Ghost, art by Steve Ditko; An escaped convict looks to buy a house that has the reputation of being haunted so people will steer clear of him. Mister Morgan's Monster, art by Jack Kirby; Humanoid robots are banned, but their inventor keeps one in secret, and aliens try to turn it against humanity. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Herb Trimpe. Chapter One I Created the Colossus!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Boris Petrovski is suspected of democratic tendencies so his brother Ivan demands that he build the largest, strongest, most impressive statue in the world as a symbol of the power and invincibility of their government. Chapter Two "The Colossus Lives!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Colossus escapes from the army and Boris takes the opportunity to attack the regime by declaring that after he built the statue a voice came from the beyond saying that it was time for dictators to be brought to task and power-mad rulers to be halted. Chapter Three "The Power of the Colossus!", plot by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Colossus flies and manages to destroy the plane with the hydrogen bomb; It then lands and another spaceship appears; The crab-like creature leaves the Colossus and goes home. Island of Fear!, art by Joe Sinnott; A "ghoulish" reporter finds more than he bargained for when he meets with a mysterious stranger on a boat to talk about some local disappearances. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Vince Colletta. Beware of…Bruttu, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An often bullied scientist accidentally transforms himself into a monster, and is attacked when he cant make himself understood. The New Look, art by Dan Loprino; The Devil grants the wish of an ugly man to have a new handsome face by grafting it onto the back of his head. The Anatomy of a Nightmare!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A science fiction writer is stuck, so he takes some pills, hoping a nightmare will inspire him. He dreams of horrible red-eyed aliens, but is disappointed, since that's only his own dull world. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by George Roussos. The Creature from the Black Bog!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A retired couple exploring the Everglades comes upon an alien who has been shipwrecked in the bog. The Ghost Rode a Roller Coaster!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An amusement park owner hires an engineer to design frightening rides and works him to death. Ed's Young Wife!, pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz; A man tries to get his lover's husband out of the way by sawing through the steering column of his car so it will give way on the mountain road, but is surprised to see him when he goes to his lover's abode. The Changeling, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky; A teenager in the future desires to return to Earth despite scientist's warning that over thousands of years humans are no longer adapted to life on Earth. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Mike Esposito. Oog Lives Again!, script by Larry Lieber and Stan Lee (plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An alien trapped in ice is freed and mocks the fearful humans as it waits to be rescued. The Dangerous Doll, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; A poor man finds a doll in the field and gives it to his lame daughter; What he doesn't know is that the doll is really an alien child waiting for its parents to come and bring it home. I Made Time Stand Still; An inventor accidentally makes time stand still, leaving himself the only person able to move. Enter....the Robot!, art by Steve Ditko; A mine foreman is concerned that a new robot may take his job, so he scrambles the wires in its control panel, which turns out to have been a mistake when there is a cave-in and he could have used the robot's help. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Joe Sinnott. The Martian Who Stole a City!, script by Larry Lieber (script, plot) and Stan Lee (plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A Martian steals a city piece by piece, until a young boy figures out that it is vulnerable to light. Nothing Can Save Us!, script by Larry Lieber (script, plot) and Stan Lee (plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Trapped on a small planet a group of space pilots almost kill a space dragon out of fear until they realize that it protects the planet from runaway asteroids. The Drop of Water, script by Hank Chapman, pencils by Gene Colan; The tear from a statue turns out to be the universal solvent. In Little Pieces; A man finds he has the power to kill people by tearing photos of them. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. When the Monster Strikes!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An inventor builds a robot, but finds his neighbors terrified by its monstrous appearance. The Wax People!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; The mannequins in a store come to life in a creepy atmosphere as it closes. Less Than Human, art by Don Heck; A strident anti-robot activist is convinced of the worth of robots when his son is saved by his robotic playmate. Trapped in the Room of Shadows, art by Steve Ditko; A kind millionaire finds the first of two magical wishing stones with which he hopes to help all humanity; His greedy guide steals the stones and leaves him trapped. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. The Return of... Grogg!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Koslov is sent back home to investigate mysterious happenings in a remote area, where he discovers that the dragon Grogg is still on the loose. He Kept Him in Stitches!; A surgeon gets the chance to operate on a Communist overlord and leaves his scalpel inside of him near his heart so that when he recovers enough in two days to move, he will die. The Macabre Mirror!, art by Don Heck; A greedy duke exacts crippling taxes from his people, taking their property when they run out of money; he ignores a gypsy's warnings and tries to seize her ancient mirror. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby and John Romita (alterations), inks by Dick Ayers and John Romita (alterations). The Wonder of the Ages!!! Magnetor!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A strong but dim man is exploited for profit by a con man and then abandoned, unable to find work except in a freak show; His unusual size is thought to make him the perfect passenger for an experimental space flight, but a strange cloud gives him magnetic powers. Shangri-La, art by Bill Everett; A man makes it back from Shangri-La only to be informed that the man he spoke with, whom he takes to be mad, actually left for the valley four hundred years ago. They Met on Mars!, art by Steve Ditko; Two unrecognizable beings land on Mars and fight; One of them destroys the other's ship and escapes. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Colossus Lives Again, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The crab-creatures of Cancrius II come back to try to take over the earth and begin by taking control of Colossus again; Bob O'Bryan, a scenery designer, comes up with the idea of creating a plaster of Paris creature to trick the crab-creatures into taking over. Promo for Savage Tales #2 featuring Conan and King Kull, using an illustration of Conan. The One Who Watches!, art by Gene Colan; When an old man cries out that he sees a monster it submerges before the townspeople can see it; Ivan Von Gent, the famous scientist, is with the townspeople and he vows to figure out how the old man can see the creature but no one else can. I'm Drowning!, art by George Roussos; Pete Norris is a con who is about to get the chair for the murders he committed. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. The Two-Headed Thing!, script by Stan Lee (plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; In a storm, a convict escapes through a hole smashed in the wall; When they find him, he tells a tale of a shape-shifting monster. I Spent a Night in a Haunted House!, art by Don Heck; A young boy who has just moved to town is convinced to spend the night in a haunted house. Where?, art by Joe Maneely; an amnesic old vampire feeds only once a year at midnight. Do Not Panic!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; An alien craft arrives over a city and descends; The pilot wears a frightening spacesuit, but since the military do not panic, they do not attack, and when the human pilot removes his helmet he is warmly greeted by the people of Mars. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein. Sserpo! the Creature Who Crushed the Earth!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; A growth serum is abandoned and eaten by a lizard, which grows big enough to menace the Earth; The world is only saved when a scientist, the great-grandson of the inventor of the serum, contacts aliens on Jupiter, who use their advanced technology to restore the creature to normal. Earth Will Be Lost Tonight!, script by Larry Lieber and Stan Lee (plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An agent signs a mysterious singer who is an instant hit; The agent finds that the singer is an alien whose next record will help his people conquer Earth. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko (lower right foreground figure), inks by Dick Ayers and Steve Ditko (lower right foreground figure). The Escape of...Monsteroso!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A circus owner finds a dead alien in Africa and brings it to the United States for a museum; The alien turns out to be alive, and then goes on a rampage. They're Driving Me Crazy!, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache; This story postulates that the people of Earth are in reality the slaves of beings from another dimension who control all thought that people are allowed to have; When an occasion savant arises that produces knowledge the masters don't want people to have, that individual is made nonexistent. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby and John Romita (alterations), inks by Dick Ayers and John Romita (alterations). A Monster at My Window!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An alien from another dimension threatens a science fiction writer, but the writer is secretly a hostile alien from a different dimension. A Monster Among Us, art by Joe Sinnott; A man encounters a lighthouse keeper who is a monster in disguise. The Spy, art by Bill Walton; An alien from a methane world learns the habits of earthmen to spy upon them for an upcoming invasion. The Joker!, art by Steve Ditko; A practical joker thinks that aliens are his victims playing a joke on him, but they are real aliens and take him to an off-world zoo. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Frank Giacoia. I Saw Diablo! The Demon from the Fifth Dimension!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An extra-dimensional smoke monster invades the Earth. The Strange Fate of the Statue Maker!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman; An inventor accidentally invents a petrification device and decides to use it to turn attractive people into detailed statues. Only a Beast!, art by Al Eadeh; A bed-ridden old man hates those who will inherit his money, so he establishes hypnotic control of his dimwitted caretaker to have him do away with them. The Little Men, art by Sol Brodsky; An old man creates wooden statues that Leprechauns collect. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.