Where Monsters Dwell (1970) comic books 1973-1975

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by John Romita. The Insect Man, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A soldier is placed underground in a capsule to test the effects of isolation; He is attacked by a telepathic insect. Beware...the Ticking Clocks!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A king is beset by an assassin in the king's clockroom whereupon the assassin is transformed into yet another figurine upon the king's favorite timepiece. Something Lurks in the Fog!, art by Don Heck; An unrepentant con-man is scared straight when he strays onto a forbidden road and enters a world between life and death. Long Live the King!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A greedy prince marries a dowager queen; He tries to use her sleepwalking to cause her death, but the portrait of her husband calls out to warn her, and ghostly hands push the prince to his death. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Frank Giacoia. Klagg! His Mission: Destroy Mankind!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Klagg, an alien who visits Earth, becomes so upset upon learning humanity still wages war that he declares war upon the nations of the Earth. While the Town Sleeps!, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; The statue of the Dutch boy plugs the hole in the dike with his finger. What Happened to Harry?, art by Dick Ayers; A brilliant inventor's boss tries to steal his new time machine in order to take credit for it. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Fin Fang Foom!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A young historian from Taiwan is scorned by his father for his refusal to join the army, even in the face of an imminent communist invasion; Instead of fighting directly, he crosses to the mainland to awake the dragon Fin Fang Foom. Haunted!, art by Vic Carrabotta; A ghost scares off potential buyers of a derelict house. The Clutching Hands, art by Cal Massey; A writer murders another writer to steal his work, but the dead writer's hands continue to make trouble for him. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. Elektro! He Held a World in His Iron Grip!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A scientist creates a computer so sophisticated that it can out think human beings; It hypnotizes the scientist into building it a huge robot body so that it can move and conquer the world. I Found the Girl in the Blue Glass Bottle!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A curio shop owner uses an ancient magic bottle to shrink people, but one of his victims turns the magic of the bottle on him and escapes, as the shop owner shrinks to nothing. The Demon in the Dungeon!, art by Don Heck; A novelist rents a castle in Transylvania, where the locals believe a demon lives; He discovers that the creature is a lost alien child. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. The Monster Hunts for Me!, script by Larry Lieber and Stan Lee (plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An old man in a boarding house tells a woman that he is being hunted by a shape-shifting alien. Inside the Flying Saucer!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; This story shows an ordinary movie crowd reacting to a film of alien invasion; When the film ends, the people gather their coats and belongings to go home. The Hooded Horror!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sy Barry; A gang boss who always wears a hood makes his underlings curious about what lies beneath so one of them uses a knife on him when he's asleep and discovers that the hood really was his head. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule. I Was Trapped By the Things on Easter Island!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule; A pilot crash lands on Easter Island where he observes the statues rise out of the ground and discuss invasion plans of their home planet and the enslavement of Earthmen. The Ape Man, art by Steve Ditko; A criminal hopes that the story of an ape man in the jungle surrounding his prison will prevent pursuit; Instead he discovers that the ape man is real. The Spice of Life!, art by Al Eadeh; The fantastically wealthy Ed Bean finds everything he has done in his life frightfully boring (even murder); He offers a million dollars to anyone who can come up with something he hasn't done. The Monster Escapes!, script by Larry Lieber and Stan Lee (plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An alien planning to invade Earth crash lands and tries to find a rocket to escape; Instead, he accidentally conceals himself in an airtight time capsule and suffocates. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. The Ruler of Earth!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; In the near future of 1990, humanity has created a computer, named R.O.E. (Ruler of Earth), to settle disputes for it; A handful of communists attempt to re-program the computer to serve their aims. They Called Her a Witch!, script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; Peasants call an old woman a witch, a man gives her the benefit of the doubt, but it turns out the peasants were right. When the Earth Vanished!, art by Steve Ditko; Tiny alien invaders decide to detonate their ultimate bomb thinking that unobserved Earthlings have gone into hiding to avoid their invasion force and end up blowing up an Earth boy's ping pong ball and themselves as they are caught in the aftershocks of the blast. The Man Who Fell!, art by Paul Reinman; A town's mayor threatens to imprison a gypsy fortune-teller who spurned his advances if her prediction that he will be injured by a fall does not come true. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. The Thing Called Metallo!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An escaped convict tests a radiation-proof suit under a fake name; When he realizes the suits power, he uses it to go on a crime spree. The Man Who Followed!, art by Mannie Banks; A sportsman looking for the thrill of the hunt evolves apes into cunning opponents, but he doesn't foresee that they will become immune to his weapon. The Executioner, art by Myron Fass; A story told from the point of view of a turkey on Thanksgiving Day. All reprints. 32 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Last 20-cent issue. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. From Out of the Black Pit Came...Grogg!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Atomic tests conducted by a coerced dissident scientist wake the ancient dragon Grogg; The dragon chases the soldiers into a cave in the mountains and their commander tries to appease it by sending out the scientist. Follow the Leader, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Space explorers are attacked by alien animals, and only make the situation worse by killing the largest beast, which was actually a robot holding the animals in check. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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First 25-cent issue. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. I Saw Droom the Living Lizard!, art by Don Heck; A scientist invents a growth serum intended to solve world hunger by enlarging vegetables; A tiny exotic lizard is accidentally soaked by the liquid and grows into a giant lizard that rampages across the country. Where Monsters Prowl, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Jack Abel; Monsters inhabit the body of a reporter. Tough Guy, art by John Rosenberger; Bart Nelson is too tough for the demons of hell--nothing they do to him has any effect until they come up with a rather unique torment. The Little Monster, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel; An alien visits a household and gives the couple gifts; He lives in the cellar and dines off passing strangers. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Frank Giacoia. Ozamm the Terrible!, script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Don Heck; A factory worker laid off to be replaced by a machine foils a seemingly invincible alien by cutting off his power source. A Fate Worse Than Death, art by Seymour Moskowitz. Tennis Anyone?, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel; A tennis player with poor form beats an expert with a racket consisting of strings of human intestine. The Wax Men, art by Joe Sinnott; A man has dinner every night with wax figures around the table and refers to them as his family. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Larry Lieber and John Romita (alterations), inks by Vince Colletta and John Romita (alterations); The Thing in the Black Box!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A shipwrecked man meets the legendary Pandora, who tricks him into releasing the demons from her box; Humanity is helpless against the demons, but the man forces Pandora to recall them by dispelling her illusory beauty. 13 Years!, art by Bill Savage; A man commits suicide after spending thirteen years of his life waiting for stolen jewels to cool off only to be told they are fake. The Man Who Wasn't, art by Bill Walton; A man invents a youth serum and wishes to give it to the oldest member of an old folks home, but the man doesn't want it. Just Suppose..., art by Tony Mortellaro; A writer finds an alien and makes a pet out of him, but when his fellows come for him, the tables are turned. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Frank Giacoia. I Was In the Clutches of the Living Shadow, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A mystery writer who believes in flying saucers witnesses the landing of a unit of two-dimensional alien warriors disguised as shadows to slowly infiltrate Earth. The Mental Case; A psychologist treats a man who claims to have a demon in his head and ends up with it himself. Fifty-Fifty!; As per the terms of his divorce, a man cuts his stepson in half with an ax to take the top half. Johnny's Last Jump!; A crook plans on diving off a bridge to make his escape from the police, but the river is frozen solid. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Al Milgrom. In the Shadow of Tragg, 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. Backstage Madness, art by Ogden Whitney; An actor wants to get another actor out of the way so he convinces him to take a horror role because he knows this man gets so into his part that he will kill someone eventually and hang. The Man Who Meddled!; A researcher looking to accelerate the life span of mice succeeds, but because he was exposed to the process as well, his son is dead from old age two weeks after his birth, and he is aging rapidly too. Forbidden Forest!, art by Tony DiPreta; A statue comes to life to protect two hunters from the dangers of the forbidden forest. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Sal Buscema. The Man in the Beehive!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An eccentric beekeeper reveals to a thief that he is a mutant with special powers; He shrinks the thief and frightens him with the attacks of the bees that are now larger than he is. The Revolt of Wilbur Bixby; A man becomes free of his shrew wife when they travel to Greece and he drinks from a fountain that transforms him into a centaur so he can eat grass and no longer has to depend upon her favor to buy him meals. Crazy, script by Stan Lee, art by Jerry Robinson; A motorist hits a pedestrian and keeps going; When he gets to a small town the people observe him strangely and he thinks they must not get many visitors. No Way Out, art by Steve Ditko; In the 21st century mankind finds that there is a barrier out beyond Pluto that prevents any further space travel, keeping humanity confined to the solar system like goldfish in a bowl. All reprints. 32 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. Gorgolla! The Living Gargoyle!!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An explorer discovers Gorgolla in the Himalayan Mountains; Gorgolla awakes and captures him, then summons his Stonian brethren to begin their attack on Earth. Genius!, script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely; A super intellect grows tired among life on Earth as mere humans are like children to him when he receives a telepathic message from what appears to be a beautiful woman on Saturn imploring him to build a rocket to journey to her. Beware the Hands of Hundu, art by Don Heck; An arrogant painter is given magic paints by a gypsy; These paints make anything painted with them real, and he uses them to get revenge on a lover who jilted him. Advertisement for Hostess Fruit Pies starring Spider-Man, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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The Missing Link!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Scientists find a seemingly primitive man, but they discover that he is really from a future where nuclear war has destroyed civilization. What Lurks Beneath?, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; A diver tries to capture mermaids to sell them to zoos, but they capture him instead and place him in an exhibit. The Terrible Fate of Mr. Wren!, art by John Tartaglione; A scientist puts off marrying until he is wealthy because he wants to avoid the mistake of his parents always arguing since they were poor; He becomes wealthy by inventing a matter duplicator device. The Impossible Tunnel!, script by Larry Lieber and Stan Lee (plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Robert Saunders wants to build a sub-oceanic tunnel from North America to Europe; He discovers a gentle underground civilization. Advertisement for Hostess Twinkies starring Captain Marvel, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Vince Colletta. Behold -- the Monster!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A publicity agent has a large paper mache monster created to promote a new movie. The Strange Prison!, art by Bill Everett; A surface man finds himself in an underwater world where their doctors have converted his body to survive under water. 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. Fangs of the Monster, art by Don Heck; A cruel hunter pursues a sea monster for sport, but finds himself at its mercy; The creature is intelligent and telepathically berates the hunter. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Arvell Jones, inks by Arvell Jones and John Romita. No Human Can Beat Me!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman; An alien lands on Earth and issues a challenge to best any man at any contest or the Earth will be invaded; The alien defeats all comers until one man challenges it to sleep longer than him. Mystery of the Mountain, art by Christopher Rule; Strange explosions at Mt. Rushmore lead a scientist to postulate that people from another dimension, parallel to Earth's, are creating a monument to one of their great men. The Green Man!, art by Al Williamson; Some force on the moon turns an astronaut's face green for twenty-four hours. King of the Glacier Men, pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Ralph Mayo; A European dictator is exiled to the North where he becomes king of the glacier men. All reprints. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.