Astonishing Tales (1970)

Astonishing Tales (1970)

Astonishing Tales (1970)

Astonishing Tales (1970)

Volume 1.

Name:

Astonishing Tales

Start year:

1970

Publisher:

Marvel

Aliases:

First issue:

Astonishing Tales #1 Unto you is Born the Doomsman; The Power of Ka-zar

Last issue:

Astonishing Tales #36 Confessions of a Demolished Man

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The line up of features in Astonishing Tales changed several times. It first featured Ka-Zar and Doctor Doom. The double feature lasted only 8 issues, before Ka-Zar took over the book completely upto issue 20, when his adventures continued in Ka-Zar Volume 2. Following 4 issues of IT - the Living Collosus, the remaining issues featured the debut and continuing adventures of Deathlok the Demolisher (apart from #29, which was a reprint comic starring the Guardians of the Galaxy).

Collected Editions

Marvel Masterworks: Ka-Zar Volume 1 (#1-16)
Mockingbird: Bobbi Morse, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (#10, 13-13 & 15-20)
Man-Thing by Steve Gerber: The Complete Collection Vol. 1 (#12-13)
Marvel Masterworks: Ka-Zar Volume 2 (#17-20)
Marvel Horror Omnibus (#21-24)
Deathlok The Demolisher: The Complete Collection (#25-28 & 30-36)

Issues

#1 Unto you is Born the Doomsman; The Power of Ka… August 31st, 1970

#2 Revolution!; Frenzy On the Fortieth Floor! October 31st, 1970

#3 Doom Must Die!; Back to the Savage Land December 31st, 1970

#4 The Invaders; The Sun God! February 28th, 1971

#5 A Land Enslaved; Rampage! April 30th, 1971

#6 'Ware The Winds of Death; The Tentacles of the… June 30th, 1971

#7 ...And If I Be Called Traitor!; Deluge! August 31st, 1971

#8 The Battle of New Britian; ...Though Some Call… October 31st, 1971

#9 The Legend of the Lizard Men December 31st, 1971

#10 To End In Flame February 1st, 1972

#11 Maa-Gor the Man-Ape! April 30th, 1972

#12 Terror Stalks the Everglades! June 30th, 1972

#13 Man-Thing August 31st, 1972

#14 The Night of the Looter! October 1st, 1972

#15 They Stalk the Concrete Jungle! December 1st, 1972

#16 February 1st, 1973

#17 Target: Ka-Zar April 1st, 1973

#18 Gog Cometh June 1st, 1973

#19 And Men Shall Name Him Victorius August 1st, 1973

#20 The Final Battle October 1st, 1973

#21 IT! December 31st, 1973

#22 We, the Gargoyles February 1st, 1974

#23 Conquerors Three! April 1st, 1974

#24 Five Claws of Death! June 1st, 1974

#25 A Cold Knight's Frenzy! August 1st, 1974

#26 The Enemy: Us! October 1st, 1974

#27 The Fury of War-Wolf/Dead Reckoning December 1st, 1974

#28 Five To One, Deathlok... One In Five... No On… February 1st, 1975

#29 Earth Shall Overcome April 1st, 1975

#30 The Soft Parade... of Slow, Sliding Death! June 1st, 1975

Characters in volume

Ka-Zar Appeared in 20 issue(s)

Zabu Appeared in 20 issue(s)

Mockingbird Appeared in 13 issue(s)

Deathlok Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Luther Manning Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Simon Ryker Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Doctor Doom Appeared in 8 issue(s)

Mike Travers Appeared in 8 issue(s)

Nina Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Wilma Calvin Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Gemini Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Parnival Plunder Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Tongah Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Garokk Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Hellinger Appeared in 4 issue(s)

It The Living Colossus Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Luther Manning Clone Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Nick Fury Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Doomsman Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Dr. Vault Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Gog Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Man-Thing Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Percy Calvin Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Prince Rudolfo Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Ramona Appeared in 3 issue(s)

The Pusher Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Victorius Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Zaladane Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Baldini Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Black Panther Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Died in volume

War-Wolf

Concepts in volume

Deathlok Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Bronze Age of Comics Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Australian Comics Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Superpowers Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Anthology Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Robots Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Magic Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Silver Age of Comics Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Flashback Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Hostess Superhero Advertisements Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Marvel Multiverse Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Origin Story Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Unfinished Stories Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Locations in volume

New York City Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Latveria Appeared in 8 issue(s)

Castle Doom Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Savage Land Appeared in 7 issue(s)

New York State Appeared in 6 issue(s)

England Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Manhattan Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Antarctica Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Everglades Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Plunder Castle Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Statue of Liberty Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Wakanda Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Avengers Mansion Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Central Park Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Europe Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Florida Appeared in 1 issue(s)

France Appeared in 1 issue(s)

French Riviera Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Miami Appeared in 1 issue(s)

New Jersey Appeared in 1 issue(s)

The Moon Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Washington D.C. Appeared in 1 issue(s)

World Trade Center Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Objects in volume

Doctor Doom's Armor Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Super Soldier Serum Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Deathlok's Gun Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Kraven's Lion's Head Vest Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Captain America's Shield Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Death-Machine Appeared in 1 issue(s)

S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Web Shooters Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Authors in volume

Roy Thomas Appeared in 21 issue(s)

Stan Lee Appeared in 18 issue(s)

Rich Buckler Appeared in 13 issue(s)

Frank Giacoia Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Mike Esposito Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Artie Simek Appeared in 8 issue(s)

Gil Kane Appeared in 8 issue(s)

John Buscema Appeared in 8 issue(s)

Gerry Conway Appeared in 7 issue(s)

John Costanza Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Mike Friedrich Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Dan Adkins Appeared in 6 issue(s)

John Romita Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Linda Lessmann Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Sam Rosen Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Barry Windsor-Smith Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Doug Moench Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Klaus Janson Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Larry Lieber Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Marie Severin Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Vincent Lovece Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Bill Mantlo Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Dick Ayers Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Gene Colan Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Jack Kirby Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Keith Pollard Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Marv Wolfman Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Sam Grainger Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Tony Isabella Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Wally Wood Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Story arcs in volume

"Hostess" Captain America

Teams in volume

A.I.M. Appeared in 5 issue(s)

S.H.I.E.L.D. Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Doombots Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Exiles Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Fall People Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Servo-Guards Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Stonians Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Sun-People Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Badoon Appeared in 1 issue(s)

British Army Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Dinosaurs Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Doom's Robot Army Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Guardians of the Galaxy Appeared in 1 issue(s)

New York Police Department Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Saturnian Hawk-Hounds Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Characters first appearance

Buzz Aldrin In issue #1

Damian Link In issue #8

Damon In issue #6

Deathlok In issue #25

Doomsman In issue #1

Dr. Vault In issue #21

Emuel In issue #6

Faceless One In issue #2

Garokk In issue #2

Godwulf In issue #36

Granitor In issue #22

Hellinger In issue #33

Iranda In issue #9

Janice Manning In issue #27

Kagrok In issue #8

Lelania In issue #6

Luther Manning In issue #25

Luther Manning Clone In issue #33

Magnor In issue #22

Mike Travers In issue #26

Mockingbird In issue #6

Nina In issue #25

Percy Calvin In issue #12

Prince Rudolfo In issue #1

Ramona In issue #1

Simon Ryker In issue #25

Tatia In issue #6

The Pusher In issue #15

Tongah In issue #3

Victorius In issue #18