Creatures on the Loose #26

In "Tower of the Serpent-Women!", a man in Africa is given the mysterious idol Mala-Tor by grateful locals, unaware it holds a power that draws him to hidden treasure. When a thief steals the idol and tries to bury it, the forest itself seems to awaken—turning a tree into a living threat. Bernard Baily’s dynamic art brings the eerie, ancient magic to life, while John Romita and Tony Mortellaro’s cover captures the tale’s primal tension. A 20-cent comic from 1973, this issue blends adventure and supernatural mystery in a story that’s as much about consequence as it is about greed.