Heroes vs. Hitler #1
In "The Apocalypse Stone!", Dr. Weird assembles a team of heroes and sends them back to World War II to secure the Star of Atlantis before it falls into Nazi hands. At a remote Transylvanian castle, they face off against Adolf Hitler and the ambitious Dr. Franz Gruber, who seek to harness the gem’s power for global domination. Written by Roy Thomas and Bill Schelly, with art by Schelly and inks by Bill Black, the cover by Bill Schelly and Dick Giordano captures the high-stakes clash of history and legend.
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In order to keep The Star of Atlantis, a legendary jewel of potentially great destructive power, out of the hands of the Nazis, Dr. Weird summons several heroes together, and uses his newly-repaired time machine to send them back to World War II to retrieve it. At a castle in Transylvania, they encounter Adolph Hitler himself, along with Dr. Franz Gruber, who hopes to use the Star to aid the Nazis' conquest of Earth.
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