The Empire Strikes Back Weekly #138
In "The Third Law Chapter Three," Stan Lee and Steve Ditko deliver a striking sci-fi tale set on Mars, where two figures in alien-looking space suits clash in a brutal, silent battle. The story unfolds with chilling precision, revealing a hidden truth beneath the surface: both combatants are human, one from the US and one from the USSR, their conflict echoing Cold War tensions in a stark, alien landscape. The cover by Steve Ditko captures the eerie, otherworldly tension of the scene.
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Two beings in grotesque space suits fight on Mars. One of them destroys the other's ship and escapes, with the two never knowing that they were both humans: one from the US, one from the USSR.
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