Monsters on the Prowl (1971) comic books 1972

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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.

Auction Item: CGC 6.5 View scan Auction opens June 24 Paper: Off white to white Label #4337996025	Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $15.00 View scan Light staple rust.	Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $14.99	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $9.20 View scan
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Add to cart Very Good $7.60	Add to cart Very Good $7.60	Add to cart CGC 9.6 $146.98 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #0120844004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart VF 8.0 $70.00 View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant
Add to cart CBCS 8.0 $120.00 View scan CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Off white to white Witnessed Signature: Roy Thomas on 11/19/2022. Label #23-0AF5128-028 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

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.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $3.80 View scan 3" cumulative spine split. Water damage.

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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Add to cart CGC 9.2 $99.00 View scans Paper: White Label #4152184009 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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.