Creepy Worlds #137
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Death Knell of the World!", Cal takes a troubling rental in an isolated house, only to uncover a window that admits no light—leading him into a surreal, shadowed dimension where he reunites with the missing tenant and narrowly escapes eerie, mist-like beings. The story unfolds with quiet dread, blending eerie atmosphere and a sense of unseen forces, all rendered with striking precision by artist Werner Roth. The haunting cover by Steve Ditko and Rocco Mastroserio captures the story’s unsettling tone, making this 1973 Alan Class issue a standout in the Creepy Worlds series.
When a mysterious planetoid hurtles toward Earth on a collision course, Captain Atom is called upon to stop it—only to find himself drawn into a deadly game with the mad scientist Drako, who seeks to harness his powers to rule both worlds. As tensions rise between Captain Atom, the military, and the enigmatic Valdar, the fate of Earth hangs in the balance.
In "The Things in the Window," Cal takes a lonely rental in a house haunted by silence and a single window that swallows light. When he climbs through it, he stumbles into a hidden dimension where he finds the missing tenant—and together, they flee from shadowy, mist-like beings. The story’s eerie atmosphere and sudden shift between worlds make it a standout in the Creepy Worlds anthology.
In "The Forbidden Land," a team from World View magazine journeys to Peru to document an ancient tribal ritual, only to find their mission unraveling in unsettling ways upon returning to the city. The story unfolds with quiet dread as the line between observation and intrusion blurs, leaving the team—and readers—questioning what truly happened in the jungle.
Tommy Mason, a boy who wishes the rain would stop, is approached by a mysterious man who grants him the power to control reality—starting with halting the rain and stopping a bully. As Tommy experiments with his new abilities, he grows reckless, only to lose his power after being spanked by his father, a moment he never expected to break the spell.
A young woman gazes at the stars, reflecting on Earth's fiery origins and the slow, relentless forces that shaped its surface over billions of years. From molten rivers and endless rain to the formation of oceans and continents, the story traces the planet's evolution with vivid, scientific wonder.
In "Let the Creature Beware!" from Creepy Worlds #137, conman Judd Kerr stirs up trouble in the quiet town of Abbyville by spinning a tale of an alien among them—only to find himself on the wrong side of fear when the townspeople’s belief turns terrifyingly real.
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