Shocking Tales Digest #1
In "Strange Superstitions," Jack Kirby crafts a striking sci-fi fable where a man named Drake journeys to the year 2514, only to find a world where animals have inherited the Earth after an atomic war wiped out humanity. What begins as a surreal encounter with a talking rat and a desolate landscape spirals into a tense confrontation with a ruling animal hierarchy, all while Drake grapples with the weight of humanity’s legacy. Kirby’s bold storytelling and distinctive art bring this thought-provoking tale to life, with Ernie Colón, Bob Powell, and Kirby himself contributing to the striking cover.
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Drake travels to 2514 AD. He finds dead tigers in a field. A rat tells him that all humans were killed in an atomic war and that animals inherited the earth. Drake is knocked out and back at their lair they demand the secret of making atom bombs. Suddenly the lair is attacked knocking Drake out. He wakes up in a bed with a dog, fox and bear at his side. The General enters the room and tells him that only rats want to continue fighting, everyone else wants peace. Drake gives him the secret of atomic bombs. Drake travels back to the present hoping that dogs will be better than rats.
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