Journey into Unknown Worlds #17
In "The Ice Monster Cometh!", Stan Lee and Russ Heath deliver a chilling sci-fi thriller from 1953, where a Soviet lunar expedition vanishes into the moon's surface—only for American scientists to reveal a terrifying truth: the moon is a living, predatory entity. The story unfolds with cold precision, blending Cold War tension and cosmic dread, all rendered in bold, atmospheric art by Russ Heath and a striking cover by Bill Everett.
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A Soviet expedition lands on the moon, but the cosmonauts are absorbed into the surface. American scientists observing this admit that they knew that the moon was a dangerous living organism, which is why they allowed the Soviet Union to reach it first.
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