Amazing Adult Fantasy #10
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Those Who Change," Stan Lee and Steve Ditko deliver a sharp, surreal twist on cosmic vanity, where a smug Earthling’s boastful victory in an intergalactic contest leads to a fate far more permanent than he ever imagined. The story’s eerie, thought-provoking premise—centered on a man who wins a competition he doesn’t understand—comes to life through Ditko’s distinctive, unsettling art, rendered in bold lines and stark contrasts, with color by Stan Goldberg adding subtle unease to the alien landscapes. Cover by Steve Ditko captures the moment of triumph with chilling precision, making this 1962 10-cent marvel a standout in Marvel’s early anthology run.
In "No Sign of Life," a crew of space explorers scans a vast galaxy, baffled by the complete absence of life—until they realize too late that the planets themselves might be the living entities they’ve overlooked. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, this brief, haunting tale from *Amazing Adult Fantasy* #10 (1962) turns the search for life on its head with a quiet, unsettling twist.
In "Man on a Tightrope," a young girl forms a quiet bond with a once-great tightrope walker nearing the end of his career. After his tragic death during a final performance, his spirit returns not to haunt, but to gently restore the health of the one person who truly saw him.
In "Mister Universe," a self-absorbed man's vanity leads him to accept an otherworldly challenge he doesn’t fully understand. When aliens summon Earth’s champion to compete in a galactic pageant, he strides into the arena with confidence—only to discover too late that the prize isn’t glory, but eternal stillness.
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Reprinted in Amazing Stories of Suspense #25 (1965), Sinister Tales #19 (1965), Fantasy Masterpieces #1 (1966), Sinister Tales #134 (1974), Creatures on the Loose #28 (1974), The X-Men #87 (1974), Amazing Stories of Suspense #146 (1975), Amazing Stories of Suspense #180 (1979), Fantastic Four #97/98 (1979), Doctor Who Weekly #31 (1980), Sinister Tales #186 (1982), Curse of the Weird #2 (1994), Marvel Visionaries: Steve Ditko #[nn] (2005), Amazing Fantasy Omnibus #[nn] (2007), Marvel 70th Anniversary #[nn] (2009), Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus #2 (2019), Marvel Visionaries: Steve Ditko #[nn] (2019), Creepy Worlds #95, Creepy Worlds #97, Misterios del Gato Negro #146, Secrets of the Unknown #97
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