Blue Bolt Weird Tales #118
In "The Creature in the Fens," a mysterious alien named Tagona crash-lands in the Everglades, unleashing a deadly rampage. Confronted by the reclusive swamp hermit Zeek, the truth unfolds: Zeek is Zafara Zaran, emperor of Arcturus, who once banished Tagona millennia ago. Written and illustrated by Jay Disbrow, this eerie tale blends cosmic menace with a centuries-old vendetta, while L. B. Cole's cover captures the haunting dread of the unseen threat lurking in the mire.
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A flying saucer lands in the Everglades and alien creature Tagona emerges. He kills various people who stumble across his presence. Tagona is confronted by swamp hermit Zeek, who reveals himself to be Tagona's enemy Zafara Zaran, emperor of Arcturus, who banished Tagona 3,000 years earlier. Tagona kills Zafara but before he dies the old man says his descendants will take up the hunt until Tagona is destroyed.
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