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Issue: Astonishing Tales #4

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Publication Date: February 1971

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Issues: #4 of 36 Issues (70 Printings)

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Variant: UK Cover Price

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Marvel

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Indicia Publisher: Magazine Management Co., Inc.

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume: 1

Pages: 36

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Price: 12.0 pence GBQ 0-1-0

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
6 (2 stories, 1 cover) from base issue

Editor(s): Stan Lee

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: Color

Dimensions: Standard Silver Age U. S.

Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior

Binding: Saddle-Stitched

Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series

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Astonishing Tales #4 [U.S. Cover Price]

Astonishing Tales #4 [UK Cover Price]

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Content Items (6 total)

Jungle Lord vs: Sun God! / The Master of Menace--Alone Against the Deadliest Foe of All!

Illustration on Cover, Front from base issue

Credits

Penciller(s): John Buscema

Inker(s): Joe Sinnott

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Sam Rosen; Morrie Kuramoto ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle, superhero

Feature(s): Ka-Zar; Dr. Doom

Character(s): Ka-Zar; Dr. Doom

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Letters credit from George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index #7B and Nick Caputo.

The Sun God!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Gerry Conway [as Gerard Conway]

Penciller(s): Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith]

Inker(s): Sam Grainger

Colorist(s): Sam Grainger ?

Letterer(s): Sam Rosen

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Ka-Zar

Character(s): Ka-Zar; Zaladane (villain); The Petrified Man; Zabu; Tongah; Garokk, the Sun God [formerly Petrified Man]; The Vala-Kuri (introduction)

Synopsis: The Petrified Man is turned into Garokk, the Sun God and he stops the attack on the Vala-Kuri by Zaladane and her people. Zaladane rejects Garokk and continues to attack Ka-Zar.

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Pages: 10

Job Number: 407Z

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Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): ? (promo copy)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): The Mighty Marvel Checklist

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Marvel checklist for comics now on sale! Comics listed with a synopsis are Fantastic Four #107, Spider-Man #93, Thor #184, Avengers #84, Captain America & The Falcon #134, Hulk #136, Iron Man #34, Sub-Mariner #34, Astonishing Tales #4, Conan the Barbarian #3, Daredevil #72, Chamber of Darkness #4, Sgt. Fury #84, The X-Men #68, Western Gunfighters #4, Amazing Adventures #4, and Tower of Shadows #9. Appears between pages 6 and 7 of the first story.

Super Poster Offer

Advertisement on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ? (promo copy)

Penciller(s): John Romita (signed); Jack Kirby (signed); Jim Steranko (signed); Herb Trimpe (signed)

Inker(s): John Romita (signed); Jack Kirby (signed); Jim Steranko (signed); Herb Trimpe (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Marvelmania

Character(s): Spider-Man; Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]; Dr. Octopus; Dr. Doom; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky; Red Skull; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Leader

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Advertisement for posters of Spider-Man, Dr. Doom, Captain America and the Hulk, with a subscription to Marvelmania also included. Appears between pages 6 and 7 of the first story.

The Invaders!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Larry Lieber

Penciller(s): Wally Wood

Inker(s): Wally Wood

Colorist(s): Tom Palmer ?

Letterer(s): Jean Simek

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Dr. Doom

Character(s): Dr. Doom; Red Skull (villain); Exiles [Baldini; Iron-Hand Hauptmann; Krushki; Cadavus; Gruning; General Ching] (villain)

Synopsis: After the failed revolution, Doom takes off to the French Riviera while his subjects rebuild his castle. This gives the Red Skull the chance to take over the country of Latveria.

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Pages: 10

Notes: Possible Palmer colors per info in Marvelmania # 2.

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Letters Page on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Wally Wood (illustration)

Inker(s): Wally Wood (illustration)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Astonishing Mails

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Pages: 1

Notes: Letters from (and answers to) Richard Mackler, Larry Terwilliger, Peter Brown, Cathy Blais and Bob Fleming; includes Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.