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Sinister Tales#136
Cover: Jack Kirby & Dick Ayers
Sinister Tales #136
“Who Needs You?”
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Full credits
writer Stan Lee
artist, inker Steve Ditko
letterer Artie Simek
cover pencils Jack Kirby
cover inks Dick Ayers
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A general who has the responsibility of launching a nuclear counter attack is replaced by a robot that his bosses think is more suited for a role that requires perfection. When an unidentified radar object approaches at ICBM speed, the robot concludes that it must be a Soviet first strike and prepares to launch a counter attack. The general remembers a satellite that was launched years ago and was expected to re-enter the atmosphere soon. He disconnects the robot before it can push the button. His grateful superiors reinstate him.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).