Secrets of the Unknown #83
In "Spawn of the Unknown!", a tiny alien invasion takes a hilariously misfired turn when the extraterrestrials, convinced Earthlings have vanished into hiding, trigger their ultimate bomb—only to obliterate a boy’s ping pong ball and themselves in the process. Steve Ditko’s distinctive art and storytelling bring a surreal, deadpan twist to the alien invasion trope, while Ogden Whitney’s cover captures the absurdity with sharp, expressive flair.
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Tiny alien invaders decide to detonate their ultimate bomb thinking that unobserved Earthlings have gone into hiding to avoid their invasion force and end up blowing up an Earth boy's ping pong ball and themselves as they are caught in the aftershocks of the blast.
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