Monsters on the Prowl #25

(September 1973)

Colossus Lives Again (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Job Number

V-250

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Colossus [later called It, the Living Colossus]; Bob O'Bryan (introduction, last name not given); Diane Cummings (introduction); Grant Marshall (introduction); crab-creatures of Cancrius II; Judy; Frank; Charlie; Ben

Synopsis

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. When the crab-creatures foolishly take it over Bob blows it up, destroying them.

Reprints

• from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #20 (August 1961) [part 1], #20 (August 1961) [part 2]

Keywords

monsters

Indexer Notes

Narrated in the first person. The Colossus last appeared in "I Created the Colossus!" from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #14 (February 1961) which was reprinted in Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 1971 series) #17 (March 1972).

Per George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index #7B two panels are reprinted in Astonishing Tales (Marvel, 1970 series) #24 (It, The Living Colossus) most with alterations of some kind. Page 5; panel 3 is reprinted on page 10; panel 1 of Astonishing Tales #24 and page 13; panel 4 is reprinted on page 10; panel 2.

Savage Tales Is Back! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Savage Tales / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The One Who Watches! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Gene Colan

Inks

Gene Colan

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

K-946

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; science fiction

Characters

Ivan Von Gent

Synopsis

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. He figures out how to make it where he can see the creature and it works. He sees the creature and cries out but it submerges immediately. The old man that used to cry out when it came can now go home and rest because Ivan Von Gent is now "The One who watches"!

Reprints

• from Strange Stories of Suspense (Marvel, 1955 series) #13 (February 1957)

Keywords

monsters

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credit from the Atlas Tales website.

I'm Drowning! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Roussos

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

B-208

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Pete Norris; Joe

Synopsis

Pete Norris is a con who is about to get the chair for the murders he committed. When he hears that the prison may flood he decides to try to escape. He makes it into a room where he is trapped with water leaking in. He decides it is better to try to stop the leak but when he sticks his finger in the hole he is electrocuted because the hole was an electric socket.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #4 (December 1952)

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credit from the Atlas Tales website.