Where Monsters Dwell (1970) comic books 1972

First 20-cent issue. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia. I Dared to Battle the Crawling Creature!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A teenager mans a drill-pod and finds a primitive tribe and a horrible creature beneath the surface. When Darkness Falls!!, art by Steve Ditko; A man sees mannequins move during the business hours of the store, and stays until closing; When the mannequins step down from their positions he berates them for nearly being caught. The Frightening Fog, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A mysterious fog envelops the entire world for days, terrifying everyone; It was actually created by benevolent alien peacekeepers to hide Earth from an invasion. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Cover art by John Severin. The Green Thing!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A botanist invents a serum to magnify the latent intelligence of plants; He tested it on a remote island, but the plant was evil and wanted to conquer the world. The Haunted Paper!, art by Steve Ditko; A criminal skips town and sets up a newspaper as a front; The paper's typesetter writes headlines that seem to predict the future but it's a scam to convince the criminal to turn himself in. The Coming of Maaboo!, art by Don Heck; A mercenary hears of a tribe that hoards gold while waiting for the return of a legendary alien; The mercenary poses as the alien and steals the gold, but he is abducted by the real alien. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Cover art by John Severin. Kraa the Unhuman, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An American teacher investigates the mysterious statues made by one tribe in Africa, and finds that they worship a native mutated into a monster by a Soviet atomic test. Meet the Dead, art by Don Perlin; A medium gets her spirit contacts to frame another medium as a fake who is draining away clients from her. Dead Ringer!, script by Mimi Gold, art by Rich Buckler; An escaped death row convict finds that, even on the outside, he cannot run away from his sentence. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Vince Colletta. Beware of Googam, Son of Goom!!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Goom leaves an offspring in a cave to complete his conquest, and the son comes across the family of the scientist who was responsible for his father's defeat. He Who Laughs Last, Gets...The Horselaugh; A man who plays the rear end in a dummy horse act is jealous of the man who plays the head, so he kills him and when he returns to the stage that night, is trampled by the front part of the costume. I Am... Gorak!, art by Steve Ditko; A famous magician is enraged when his power is questioned, and he reveals that the whole world is an illusion, and only he is real; He even confronts the reader, but fades away as the story ends. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Vince Colletta. I Opened the Door to...Nowhere!, art by Steve Ditko; A thief forces a shop owner to hide him in a back room, but finds himself opening doors without rest for years. If the Coat Fits, script by Jack Oleck, art by Russ Heath; A man leaves a coat with a pawn shop owner that transports the wearer into another dimension and replaces them with a shadow person. The World Beyond, art by Steve Ditko; A scientist creates a pill to shrink himself to subatomic size, convinced that whole other worlds exist at microscopic levels. The Hidden Vampires, art by Tony DiPreta; When a village has been sucked nearly dry of blood by undetected vampires, a vampire stalker arrives with his helpers, a black box filled with hungry mosquitoes. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Jim Starlin. The Sacrifice!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; In the year 1971 a man makes the first flight to Mars and finds to his horror that a plant creature has destroyed all life on Mars and demands to be taken to Earth so as to repeat the process. The Red Face; A man arranges for a rival to be murdered at Mardi Gras, but instead of meeting the assassin in a Devil costume, he gets hauled away by the real Devil. The Mask of Morgumm!, art by Don Heck; A harmless-looking criminal decides to buy a frightening mask, but when the store owner tells him he can't have the most frightening he steals it. The Man Who Vanished!, art by Joe Sinnott; An evil old man in a cabin tends plants who used to be people. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.