Creepy Worlds #215
"Jimmy and the Genie" in Creepy Worlds #215 (1983) delivers a quirky, suspenseful twist on the classic capture-and-escape trope, with writer Shane O'Shea and artist John Forte crafting a tale that’s equal parts adventure and quiet character shift. When Max Prine, a hunter with a pride in his craft, witnesses his wife’s abduction by aliens, his journey from captor to reluctant hero unfolds in a tense, uphill chase that tests his instincts and his values. The story’s grounded tone is matched by Ogden Whitney’s vivid cover art, making this a standout in the Alan Class series.
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Max Prine is proud of capturing wild animals for zoos and circuses but his wife is not so sure. Returning from a hunt one day he sees his wife being abducted by aliens. He follows but is caught in an electrified trap. He wakes up in a cage and his wife tells him the aliens are collecting animals, including them, to take back to their world. They escape and are chased relentlessly by the aliens up a hill. Max turns the tables on the aliens by causing a landslide. Four aliens survive and they quickly escape in their rocket. Max releases the animals and tells Lana he is changing his job.
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