Where Monsters Dwell #13
In *Where Monsters Dwell* #13 (1972), Stan Lee and Steve Ditko deliver a chilling tale of identity and deception with "I Dared to Battle the Crawling Creature!"—a story where a man’s late-night vigil at a department store takes a surreal turn when mannequins begin to move. As the final customer, he confronts them only to realize the truth is far more unsettling than he imagined. Gil Kane’s eerie cover, inked by Frank Giacoia, perfectly captures the creeping dread of the issue’s central mystery.
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A man sees mannequins move during the business hours of the store, and stays until closing. When the mannequins step down from their positions he berates them for nearly being caught, since he was another living mannequin all along.
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