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Issue: Astonishing Tales #4
Publication Date: February 1971
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Issues: #4 of 36 Issues (70 Printings)
Title:
Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Magazine Management Co., Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 6 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stan Lee
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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
Format Notes:  
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Jungle Lord vs: Sun God! / The Master of Menace--Alone Against the Deadliest Foe of All!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagEssential Super-Villain Team-Up #1 published November 2004
as Astonishing Tales #4 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters credit from George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index #7B and Nick Caputo.
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The Sun God!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagKa-Zar #1 published January 1979
In Content Item: FlagSavage Tales Featuring Ka-zar #12 published January 1975
as The Sun God! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagConan #4/1974 published ?
as Striden [Story on Interior Page(s)]first Swedish translation / första svenska översättningen
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Job Number: 407Z
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Mighty Marvel Checklist
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose 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.
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Super Poster Offer

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose 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.
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The Invaders!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagI Fantastici Quattro #43 published November 1972
as Gli invasori [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuper-Villain Team-Up #15 published November 1978
as The Invaders! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Marvel Comics Art of Wally Wood #[nn] published January 1982
as The Marvel Comics Art of Wally Wood [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]Page 1 only
In Content Item: FlagThe Marvel Comics Art of Wally Wood #[nn] published January 1982
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]Page 2 only
In Content Item: FlagSorcelleries #[nn] published May 1982
as [untitled] [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]Page 1 only
In Content Item: FlagSorcelleries #[nn] published May 1982
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]Page 2 seulement. La dernière case est remplacée par la case 4 de la page 5.
In Content Item: FlagEssential Super-Villain Team-Up #1 published November 2004
as The Invaders! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Possible Palmer colors per info in Marvelmania # 2.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Wally Wood (illustration)
Inker(s): Wally Wood (illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Astonishing Mails
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose 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.

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