Creepy Worlds #234
"Delilah, Part 1" in Creepy Worlds #234 (1986) delivers a chilling sci-fi twist on power and identity, written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with dynamic art by Jack Kirby and inks by Dick Ayers. When a dictator uses a scientist’s duplicator machine to evade assassination, the resulting copies begin to challenge his authority—each one increasingly convinced they’re the true ruler. The story’s tension builds as the original’s control unravels, culminating in a revolution that forces every version of the dictator into exile. Sy Barry’s cover captures the eerie, authoritarian mood perfectly.
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A dictator forces a scientist to use his duplicator machine on him so that he can have a substitute appear in public places to avoid assassination attempts. The duplicate is too much like the original, however, and refuses to expose himself to danger when he can seize power to rule the country. The dictator returns to the machine with the intent of destroying it only to find it has continually been producing duplicates. While the duplicates are arguing among themselves, a revolution occurs, and the new democratic regime deports all versions of the former dictator.
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