Unusual Tales #14
In "Giant From the Unknown," a young genius named Jo is so absorbed in his studies that his mother worries he's missing out on childhood. To solve the problem, he constructs a robot duplicate to play with the neighborhood kids while he stays indoors. Written by Joe Gill and illustrated by Max Elkan, this 1958 Charlton tale blends early sci-fi wonder with a touching family dynamic, all captured in a striking cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia.
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A mother is concerned that her prodigy ingenious little boy spends too much time studying and not playing with the other children in the neighbourhood. He builds a robot duplicate of himself to play with the other kids while he continues his studies.
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