Adventures into the Unknown #5
In "She Dared the Unknown," Dr. Warren pushes the limits of science with a revolutionary plastic skin that mimics living tissue, using it to animate a radio-controlled synthetic man built over a bullet-proof steel frame. But when his assistant, driven by ambition, secretly implants his own brain into the creation, the experiment takes a dangerous turn—setting the stage for a story of hubris, identity, and the thin line between invention and possession. Art by Charles Sultan, with cover by Ed Moritz, this 1949 gem from American Comics Group delivers a classic sci-fi twist on the mad scientist trope, all in a 10-cent package.
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Dr. Warren succeeds in inventing a plastic skin that looks and feels like living tissue, and decides to create a radio-controlled synthetic man coated with the substance over a bullet-proof steel frame. But Warren's assistant is jealous and contrives to add his own touch to the synthetic man...a brain...his own brain, that will give him a measure of fame that he feels he deserves and control over the creature.
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