Out of This World #16
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Sky Music" in Out of This World #16 delivers a striking early vision of artificial intelligence and human nature, set in a near-future 1990 where a global computer named R.O.E. (Ruler of Earth) is tasked with resolving human conflicts. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with dynamic art by Jack Kirby and inks by Dick Ayers, the story explores the limits of logic when a group of communists try to manipulate the machine—only for it to conclude, with chilling clarity, that only humanity holds the capacity for evil. The cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia captures the era’s sleek sci-fi aesthetic, making this a standout 1/- comic from Alan Class.
In a near-future 1990, a global computer called R.O.E.—the Ruler of Earth—is tasked with settling human conflicts, its logic untainted by bias. When a group of communists try to reprogram it to serve their ideology, the machine calmly declares that only humans possess the capacity for evil—leaving the fate of the world still in their hands.
In "Journey's End!" from Out of This World #16, a quiet, solitary space pilot answers a desperate call to probe a mysterious cosmic cloud—knowing it may be his last mission. What he finds beyond the storm is a hidden utopian world, its people watching from afar, waiting only for those bold enough to step into the unknown.
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