—ScottyWe could capture him -- but we won't! He saved our lives! We owe it to him to let him remain here in peace!
Appearing in "I Discovered Gorgilla! The Monster of Midnight Mountain!"
Featured Characters:
- Scotty (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Scientific Researchers
- Frank (First appearance)
- Anthony Druid (First appearance; unnamed) (Retcon)
- Numerous unnamed researchers
- Gorgilla ⏵ (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Numerous unnamed headhunters
- Tyrannosaurus rex (First appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Anne (First appearance)
- Unnamed College Professor (Only in flashback)
- Numerous unnamed natives of Borneo
Races and Species:
- Deviant Mutates
- Gorgillas
- Humans
- Neanderthals (Photo)
- Apes (Photo)
- Dinosaurs
- Triceratops (Statue)
- Ichthyosaurs (Statue)
- Oviraptors (Statue)
- Tyrannosaurus rex
- Pterodactylus (Statue)
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Locations:
- Earth
- North America
- Asia
- Borneo
- Midnight Mountain (First appearance)
- Borneo
- Pacific Ocean (Mentioned in narration or thoughts)
Synopsis for "I Discovered Gorgilla! The Monster of Midnight Mountain!"
A scientist mounts an expedition to Borneo in order to locate the remains of the missing link. He is surprised upon his arrival that the locals refer to the creature as living upon "midnight mountain". The natives have built an enclosure around the area ala Kong, so after his group scales the wall, they come face to face with Gorgilla. Initially, relations between human and missing link are antagonistic, but when a T-Rex shows up, Gorgilla decides he feels more of a kinship with the explorers and attacks the reptile. He is victorious, but tired and weak after the fight, and the scientists realize he could be easily captured. Since he saved their lives from the T-Rex, they grant him the peace of remaining in his native habitat.
Appearing in "The Sorcerer"
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Locations:
- Earth
- North America
- Europe (Mentioned)
- Paris, France (Referenced)
- Asia (Mentioned)
- Shanghai, China (Referenced)
- India (Mentioned)
- Taj Mahal, Agra (Mentioned)
- Bali, Indonesia (Mentioned)
- North Pole, Arctic Circle (Mentioned)
- Africa (Mentioned)
- Casablanca, Morocco (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "The Sorcerer"
Appearing in "My Nightmare Has No End!"
Featured Characters:
- Unnamed Condemned Man (Swaps bodies with Beast Man)
Antagonists:
- Zendunian (Beast Man) (First appearance) (Swaps bodies with condemned man)
Other Characters:
- Numerous unnamed residents of Zendu (Only in flashback)
Races and Species:
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Locations:
- Dream Dimension
- Earthspace
- Zendu (Main story and flashback) (First appearance)
Synopsis for "My Nightmare Has No End!"
Through a dream, a creature from another dimension convinces a human to trade bodies with him. When the transformation is completed, it tells him that on its planet it is so peaceful that there is unending boredom. Thinking it's tricked him, the creature awakes to find out that the man is in jail serving a life sentence.
Appearing in "Save Me! Save Me!"
Featured Characters:
- Albert Poole (First appearance)
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Items:
- Atomic-Disintegrating Machine
Synopsis for "Save Me! Save Me!"
A scientist alters his atomic structure in order to walk on water and steal a secret experiment being kept on a boat. He fails when after the theft his body now sinks into the land.
Appearing in "A Monster Waits Outside!!"
Featured Characters:
- Major Ford (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Science Team
- Unnamed Professor
- Numerous unnamed members
Antagonists:
- Unnamed Alien
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Vehicles:
- Isolation Sphere
Synopsis for "A Monster Waits Outside!!"
This story has the same plot as "The Insect Man" in Tales of Suspense #24 with the difference that the subject of the isolation experiment is shot into space rather than placed deep underground.
Notes
Continuity Notes[]
- Marvel Universe #4 retcons that one of the unnamed members of the Gorgilla expedition in "I Discovered Gorgilla! The Monster of Midnight Mountain!" was Doctor Druid.
Publication Notes[]
- "I Discovered Gorgilla! The Monster of Midnight Mountain!" is reprinted in Monsters on the Prowl #9 & Weird Wonder Tales #21.
- "My Nightmare Has No End!" is reprinted in Fear #4, Tomb of Darkness #19 and as "The Beast Man" in Fantasy Masterpieces #4.
- "Save Me! Save Me!" is reprinted in Fear #3.
- "A Monster Waits Outside!!" is reprinted in Fear #3 and Chamber of Chills #24.
