Subject Matter
Genres:
horror, science fiction
Character(s):
Colossus [later "It, the Living Colossus"] (introduction, also in flashback, origin); Ivan Petrovski (also in flashback); Boris Petrovski (flashback)
First Line:
This mind-staggering tale is a work of pure fiction!
Synopsis:
A Russian dissident is forced by his loyal brother to build a giant statue glorifying the USSR. An alien crash lands and fuses with the statue for protection, animating it. When it's attacked, it defeats the entire Soviet military on land, sea, and air. The alien’s companions come to Earth to retrieve him and the sculptor claims that the statue coming to life was a judgement against dictatorship, frightening the regime.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
6
Job Number:
V-57
Notes:
Possible Lee plot; Lieber script. George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index credits Stan Lee solo. The last page asks for feedback on longer stories, directing letters to "Editor, Journey Into Mystery". Colossus next appears in issue #20 (August 1961).