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Issue: Astonishing Tales #10
Publication Date: February 1972
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Issues: #10 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: $0.20 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 5 (1 story, 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
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To Die In Flames!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Gil Kane; John Romita (see notes)
Inker(s): Joe Sinnott; John Romita (see notes)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Ka-Zar
Character(s): Ka-Zar; Zabu
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Zabu figure by John Romita. Letters credit from George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index #7B.
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To End In Flame!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Roy Thomas; Gerry Conway
Penciller(s): Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith]
Inker(s): Sal Buscema
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Artie Simek
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Ka-Zar
Character(s): Ka-Zar; Zabu; (Barbara) Bobbi Morse (full name not revealed until Astonishing Tales #12); Germans of Lost Lake (villains); Heinrich Draco (introduction, death); Paul Allen (full name not revealed until Astonishing Tales #12); Heida; Gerhad Draco; Captain Christopher (introduction, death); Jonathan Christopher
Synopsis: Ka-Zar uncovers the truth that Heinrich Draco and Captain Christopher, the leaders of the two warring factions in New Britannia, know that the war is over and are prolonging it for their own reasons. He and Zabu manage to stop the two when they try to blow up the Savage Land by dropping a bomb into a volcano.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagKa-Zar #1 published January 1979
In Content Item: FlagConan Saga #11 [Direct Edition] published March 1988
as To End in Flame! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 21
Job Number: 809-Z
Disclose Notes: This story is continued from issue #8.
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Adventures of the Lee Family

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lee Rider Jackets and Jeans
Character(s): Mike Lee; Tom Lee; Danny Lee; Ranger
Synopsis: The Lee Family help put out a forest fire using Lee Rider jackets.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Lee Rider jackets and jeans.
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Marvel Bullpen Bulletins: The Sensuous Bullpen [February 1972]; Stan Lee's Soapbox; Mighty Marvel Checklist

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Roy Thomas ?; Stan Lee
Penciller(s): John Romita
Inker(s): John Romita
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset; Morrie Kuramoto
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Marvel Bullpen Bulletins; Stan Lee's Soapbox; Mighty Marvel Checklist
Character(s): Warlock
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Items about how comic books are now being read on college campuses, information on the two new comics this month (Tomb of Dracula and Marvel Premiere featuring Warlock), Marvel artists that were at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, Stan Lee shaved his beard, Al Kurzrok vacationed in Haiti, and Barry Windsor-Smith vacationed in England. Stan Lee addressed the change in price this month (without giving any information). Marvel checklist for comics now on sale! Comics listed with a synopsis are Fantastic Four #119, Spider-Man #105, Thor #196, Avengers #96, Captain America & The Falcon #146, Hulk #148, Daredevil #84, Sub-Mariner #46, Astonishing Tales #10, Sgt. Fury #95, Tomb of Dracula #1 and Marvel Premiere #1. Warlock illo by John Romita.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Roy Thomas
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Astonishing Mails
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes letters from (and answers to) Lee Bucher, Carl Waluconis and Steve Allsup. Roy Thomas identifies himself as writer of the letter column.

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