Amazing Stories of Suspense #136
In "The Creature in the Cave," a 1974 issue of Amazing Stories of Suspense, the first human mission to Mars stumbles upon a eerily perfect replica of a small Earth town—empty, silent, and waiting. As the crew grapples with the unsettling stillness, they realize the Martians are not welcoming them, but watching from the shadows of their underground caves. Gene Colan’s moody artwork brings the eerie isolation to life, while Bill Everett’s cover captures the chilling mystery of the scene.
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In the year 2076 the first flight to Mars finds that Martians have built a replica of a small town as a welcome, but because it is empty, the humans become spooked and leave before the Martians emerge from their caves to greet them.
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