Monsters on the Prowl (1971) National Diamond comic books

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Giant-size issue. New story: "In the Shadow of Tragg" (script by Gerry Conway, art by Syd Shores). Reprints: "The Sandman Cometh" (pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers), "I Dared Enter the Haunted Forest" (art by Don Heck?), "It Fell From the Flying Saucer" (pencils by Kirby), and "The Thing From the Hidden Swamp" (pencils by Kirby). Cover price $0.25.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. 4th appearance of King Kull in "The Forbidden Swamp." Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Marie Severin, inks by John Severin art (10 pages). Back-up reprints: "Where Walks the Ghost" (art by Steve Ditko) and "Mister Morgan's Monster" (pencils by Jack Kirby, art by Dick Ayers). John Severin cover. Cover price $0.20.

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National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover art by Herb Trimpe. Chapter One I Created the Colossus!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Boris Petrovski is suspected of democratic tendencies so his brother Ivan demands that he build the largest, strongest, most impressive statue in the world as a symbol of the power and invincibility of their government. Chapter Two "The Colossus Lives!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Colossus escapes from the army and Boris takes the opportunity to attack the regime by declaring that after he built the statue a voice came from the beyond saying that it was time for dictators to be brought to task and power-mad rulers to be halted. Chapter Three "The Power of the Colossus!", plot by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Colossus flies and manages to destroy the plane with the hydrogen bomb; It then lands and another spaceship appears; The crab-like creature leaves the Colossus and goes home. Island of Fear!, art by Joe Sinnott; A "ghoulish" reporter finds more than he bargained for when he meets with a mysterious stranger on a boat to talk about some local disappearances. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Kirby, Colan reprints. New Gil Kane cover. Cover price $0.25.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. When the Monster Strikes!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An inventor builds a robot, but finds his neighbors terrified by its monstrous appearance. The Wax People!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; The mannequins in a store come to life in a creepy atmosphere as it closes. Less Than Human, art by Don Heck; A strident anti-robot activist is convinced of the worth of robots when his son is saved by his robotic playmate. Trapped in the Room of Shadows, art by Steve Ditko; A kind millionaire finds the first of two magical wishing stones with which he hopes to help all humanity; His greedy guide steals the stones and leaves him trapped. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.