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CATALOG RECORD

Fear #1

Marvel · Series began 1970 · November 1970

Dates

Cover date
November 1970
On sale
August 11, 1970
Pages
68

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Jack Kirby, Marie Severin, Don Heck, Steve Ditko, Sol Brodskyinks: Dick Ayers, Marie Severin, Don Heck, Steve Ditko, Christopher Rule, Sol Brodskyletters: Sam Rosen, Artie Simekscript: Stan Lee

Stories

  • I Found Monstrom! The Dweller in the Black Swamp! · 7 pages
  • I Am the Man Who Will... Destroy Your World! · 5 pages

    An alien emperor of an immortal race comes to Earth disguised as a human to decide whether or not to order an invasion. He is impressed with the humans' decency and falls in love with a human girl, calling off the invasion and giving up immortality to stay with her.

  • I – Am – The – Genie! · 6 pages

    Criminal Freddy Sykes finds a genie and plans to use its powers for his own benefit.

  • I Was Face-to-Face With the Forbidden Robot! · 6 pages

    In the near future, a man reactivates an illegal robot in order to gain recognition for stopping it. He destroys the robot, but realizes that robots are harmless, and instead of cashing in he confesses his plan, and advocates the legalization of robots.

  • What Was the Strange Power of Simon Drudd!! · 5 pages
  • Something Lurks Inside! · 5 pages
  • Only I Know When the World Will End!!! · 6 pages

    A derelict claims to be from another world and says that another planet will collide with Earth within days, but he is believed mad. He escapes and decides that he really is insane, hiding in a cave while, unknown to him, astronomers observe a nearby planetary collision and realise that he really was an alien.

  • I Fought the Man Who Couldn't Be Killed! · 4 pages

    A criminal escapes from prison in 1969 after 10 years and robs a warehouse. He is found by a police officer with superhuman powers, and is surprised to learn that the police now only recruit robots.

  • Mummex---King of the Mummies! · 6 pages

    An archaeologist finds a giant mummy in the Egyptian desert. It rises and searches the tombs and museums of the area, examining several mummies before returning into the desert. The scientist follows it and sees the mummy enter a spaceship and lift-off. It was actually an explorer looking for missing space pilots, who wear mummy-like bandages as protective suits.

Reprinted in

Fear (1970), Adventure into Fear Omnibus (2020)

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