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Fear (1970 Marvel) 16

  • Issue #16
    Fear (1970 Marvel) 16
    Published Sep 1973 by Marvel.
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4470898006
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover art by Frank Brunner. "Cry of the Native!", script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Val Mayerik, inks by Sal Trapani; When industrialist F.A. Schist plans on tearing down part of the swamp to build a new airport, the local Native American's that live on the land try to sabotage the construction vehicles, and one of them is shot; Witnessing the spectacle, the Man-Thing brings the wounded Native to the home of a doctor who begins treating the wounded man; In the following days, opposition and protests over Schist's plans begin to mount, however nothing seems to sway Schist from stopping his development plans; However, when the workers begin to tear up the land, it brings about the Man-Thing which tries to stop them from continuing their construction; The workers try to kill the Man-Thing. Letters page features a scientific explanation of Man-Thing's burning ability. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.