Fear #2

Published
September 1979
Page count
52
Cover price
0.60 AUD
Colour
Black & white
Size
Magazine size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
None

Credits

Editing
?

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover I Found Monstrom, the Dweller in the Black Swamp! Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
Adventure

Credits

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Marie Severin (cover additions)
Inks
Dick Ayers
Marie Severin (cover additions)
Colours
?
Letters
Sam Rosen
Editing
Stan Lee
Show/hide 1. I Found Monstrom! The Dweller in the Black Swamp Comic story, 7 pages
Show/hide 2. I Am the Man Who Will… Destroy Your World! Comic story, 5 pages

Featuring

Genre
Science fiction
Code
T-372
Characters
Mool [disguised as "Ralph Masters"]; John; Anne

Credits

Script
Stan Lee (plot) ?
Larry Lieber (script) ?
Art
Don Heck
Letters
Ray Holloway ?
Editing
Stan Lee

Reprint history

Based on
United States
Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #71 (October 1959)
I Am The Man Who Will... Destroy Your World!
First print
United States
Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #1 (November 1970)
I Am the Man Who Will...Destroy Your World!

Synopsis

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.

Show/hide 3. I-Am-the-Genie! Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Genre
Adventure
Code
T-559
Characters
genie; Freddy Sykes

Credits

Script
Stan Lee (plot) ?
Larry Lieber (script) ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Steve Ditko
Letters
Ray Holloway ?
Editing
Stan Lee

Reprint history

Based on
United States
Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #8 (March 1960)
I – Am – The – Genie!
First print
United States
Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #1 (November 1970)
I-Am-the-Genie!
Also printed
Australia
Doomsday (Sport Magazine, 1972 series) #8 ([April 1973?])
I-Am-The-Genie!

Synopsis

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

Show/hide 4. I Was Face-to-Face with the Forbidden Robot! Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Genre
Science fiction
Code
T-759
Characters
Ralph; Anne

Credits

Script
Stan Lee (plot) ?
Larry Lieber (script) ?
Art
Don Heck
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee

Reprint history

Based on
United States
Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #11 (September 1960)
I Was Face-to-Face with the Forbidden Robot!
First print
United States
Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #1 (November 1970)
I Was Face-to-Face With the Forbidden Robot!

Synopsis

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.

Show/hide 5. What Was the Strange Power of Simon Drudd!! Comic story, 5 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-Suspense
Code
T-684
Characters
Simon Drudd; Bentley

Credits

Script
Stan Lee (plot) ?
Larry Lieber (script) ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Christopher Rule
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee

Reprint history

Based on
United States
Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #10 (July 1960)
What Was the Strange Power of Simon Drudd!!?
First print
United States
Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #1 (November 1970)
What Was the Strange Power of Simon Drudd!!
Show/hide 6. Something Lurks Inside! Comic story, 5 pages
Show/hide 7. Only I Know When the World Will End!!! Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Genre
Science fiction
Code
T-685

Credits

Script
Stan Lee (plot) ?
Larry Lieber (script) ?
Art
Don Heck
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee

Reprint history

Based on
United States
Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #10 (July 1960)
Only I Know When the World Will End!!!
First print
United States
Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #1 (November 1970)
Only I Know When the World Will End!!!

Synopsis

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.

Show/hide 8. I Fought the Man Who Couldn't Be Killed! Comic story, 4 pages

Featuring

Genre
Fantasy-Supernatural
Code
T-373
Characters
Duke Jordan

Credits

Script
Carl Wessler ?
Art
Sol Brodsky ?
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee

Reprint history

Based on
United States
Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #71 (October 1959)
I Fought the Man Who Couldn't Be Killed!
 
Australia
Climax Adventure Comic (KG Murray, 1974 series) #19 ([April 1976?])
I Fought the Man Who Couldn't be Killed!
First print
United States
Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #1 (November 1970)
I Fought the Man Who Couldn't Be Killed

Synopsis

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.

Show/hide 9. Mummex---King of the Mummies! Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-Suspense
Code
T-563
Characters
Mummex [Raaka]; Paul Fleming; Sara

Credits

Script
Stan Lee (plot) ?
Larry Lieber (script) ?
Art
Don Heck
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee

Reprint history

Based on
United States
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006)
Mummex --- King of the Mummies!
First print
United States
Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #1 (November 1970)
Mummex---King of the Mummies!

Synopsis

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.


Status

This issue includes help from

  • Armin Richter

AusReprints ID

  • 82821

Entry created

  • 13/09/2015

Cover added

  • 13/09/2015

Index completed

  • 20/07/2019

Last updated

  • 26/12/2021