Etranges Aventures #40
In "L'étrange Warlock," a tyrant’s desperate bid to evade assassination backfires when his scientist creates a perfect duplicate—only to find the copy has ambitions of its own. As the original dictator returns to destroy the machine, he discovers a growing legion of duplicates, each vying for control, while chaos unfolds around them. A 4 FRF comic from 1975, this story features Stan Lee and Larry Lieber on writing, Jack Kirby on art, Dick Ayers on inks, and Rafael Cortiella on the cover.
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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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