The Empire Strikes Back Weekly #136
In "The Third Law," Frank Atwell’s nightmares take a chilling turn when sleep becomes a portal to a hidden reality where he rules as king—only to question whether the world he thought was real was ever truly his to begin with. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with dynamic art by Jack Kirby and inks by Dick Ayers, this 1980 Marvel UK weekly delivers a mind-bending twist on perception and reality. The cover by Carmine Infantino and Carlos Garzón captures the eerie tension of a dream that won’t let go.
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Frank Atwell can't sleep because he has nightmares in which a monster tries to catch him. His doctor sedates him and he sleeps so heavily that the monster catches him before he can wake up. He discovers his dream world is the real world, and he is its king, while the mundane world was a dream, or was it?
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