Vengeur #4

In "Machiavélique robot," a greedy landlord finds himself ensnared by a mysterious time traveler who preserves miniature, soulless humans from various eras as part of a macabre collection. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated with sharp, intricate detail by Steve Ditko—whose inks lend the story its distinctive, unsettling edge—this 1972 issue from Arédit-Artima delivers a chilling blend of science fiction and moral reckoning. The cover, a striking piece by Rudolf Sieber-Lonati, captures the story’s eerie tone with its haunting depiction of the time traveler’s eerie domain.