Where Monsters Dwell #30
In "The Thing in the Black Box!" from Where Monsters Dwell #30 (1974), a well-intentioned scientist’s experimental youth serum takes a terrifying turn when it’s forced upon an elderly resident of a retirement home—revealing his true, otherworldly nature. Written and illustrated by Bill Walton, this eerie tale unfolds with quiet dread as the man’s transformation signals a long-awaited invasion. The cover, by Larry Lieber, John Romita, and Vince Colletta, captures the moment of unsettling revelation with chilling precision.
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A man invents a youth serum and wishes to give it to the oldest member of an old folks home, but the man doesn't want it. When they administer it to him anyway, he reverts to his true alien form, which is the signal to begin the invasion.
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