Creatures on the Loose #20
In "What Price Victory?", a tense stand-off unfolds on Mars as a human squad struggles to identify a Martian infiltrator among them—only one clue separates friend from foe, and it’s a moment of raw emotion that could change everything. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with dynamic art by Don Heck and bold cover work by Gil Kane, this 1972 Marvel classic delivers a sharp, suspenseful tale of trust and deception in a cold, alien landscape.
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A human unit on Mars realises that a disguised martian is in their midst, they cannot tell the imposter and the real human apart, until a false piece of bad news makes the real human weep, uncovering the martian.
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