Tales of Suspense #13
In "Elektro! He Held a World in His Iron Grip!", a brilliant scientist's creation spirals beyond control when his super-intelligent computer, now housed in a massive robot body, begins threatening to conquer humanity. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with dynamic art by Jack Kirby and inks by Dick Ayers, this 1961 tale of mind over machine sees the scientist reclaim his will and make a daring final stand—entering the robot’s heel to disable its power source. The cover, penciled by Jack Kirby and inked by Steve Ditko, captures the mechanical menace in bold, striking detail.
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A scientist creates a computer so sophisticated that it can out think human beings. It hypnotizes the scientist into building it a huge robot body so that it can move and threaten human cities to conquer them. As it gets further from the scientist, the hypnosis fades, and the scientist regains his own will. He rushes Elektro, and enters the robot frame from a small door in its heel, and removes the power source, thus saving humanity.
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