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Issue: Astonishing Tales #16
Publication Date: February 1973
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Issues: #16 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: 1972
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): Roy Thomas
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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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Jungle Lord Stalks Pusher--In the Heart of a Hostile Land!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jim Starlin; Gil Kane (see notes)
Inker(s): Frank Giacoia; Tom Sutton (see notes)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Morrie Kuramoto (bottom blurb); John Costanza
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Ka-Zar
Character(s): Ka-Zar; Zabu
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Background scenes by Kane/Sutton from an interior story, per George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index #7B (probably from the previous issue since that appears to be the only time Kane and Sutton worked on a Ka-Zar story together). Starlin pencils per original artwork. Previous indexer credited Rich Buckler.
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To Stalk a City!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Friedrich
Penciller(s): Rich Buckler (pages 1-15); John Buscema (uncredited) (pages 16-31)
Inker(s): Chic Stone; Al Milgrom (backgrounds on page 1)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Denise Wohl [as Denise Vladimer]
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Ka-Zar
Character(s): Ka-Zar; Zabu; (Barbara) Bobbi Morse; Dr. Wilma Calvin; The Pusher (villain); Vinnie [Percy Ronald Calvin]; Quinn; Jackers; Henry Calvin (flashback, dead); Frank
Synopsis: Ka-Zar defeats The Pusher and helps to save Vinnie's life. Dr. Calvin wakes up and is relieved to find out that her son is with her and is a hero.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
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Marvel Bullpen Bulletins: Awesome Announcements for You to Conjure with, Ponder Over-And Yawn At! [February 1973]; Stan Lee's Soapbox; Mighty Marvel Checklist

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?; Stan Lee
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Marvel Bullpen Bulletins; Stan Lee's Soapbox; Mighty Marvel Checklist
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Stan Lee shares a letter from Stephen C. Nazzaro, co-chairperson of the Northern Educational Service Coordinating Committee at University of Massachusetts, praising Marvel Comics for their assistance in their tutoring program. Items about how Marvel is going to deal with their deadline problems by planning a fill-in issue for every series, specifics on the Spider-Man "extra" tale being a reworking of the Spider-Man Spectacular #2 story by John Romita and Gerry Conway, a report that Ross Andru will be helping John Buscema get ahead on the Fantastic Four, Billy Graham recently M.C.'d a comedy show in Greenwich Village's famous Village Gate night club, Ross Andru did the artwork for a recent Shanna the She-Devil issue, Chic Stone has returned and is the artist on Red Wolf, Bill Everett is currently working on Sub-Mariner but he has trouble making deadlines, Roy Thomas just got back from vacation and Steve Englehart and Gerry Conway are both going to California and hints that the next two series to be premiered are Thongor of Lost Lemuria and War of the Worlds. Marvel checklist for comics now on sale! Comics listed with a synopsis are Fantastic Four #129, Supernatural Thrillers #2, Doc Savage #3, Vault of Evil #1, Journey Into Mystery #3, SHIELD #1, Spider-Man #117, Thor #208, Iron Man #55, Astonishing Tales #16, Conan the Barbarian #23, Crazy #1, Marvel Spotlight #4, Fear #12 and Little Kids #10. Appears between pages 6 and 7 of the story sequence.
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The Terrific Ten

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): NBC
Character(s): Adam; Evy; Pink Panther; Underdog; The Jetsons; The Houndcats; The Roman Holidays; The Barkleys; Sealab 2020; Jerry Mahoney
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Ad for NBC's new Saturday morning line-up. Appears between pages 11 and 12 of the story sequence.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Astonishing Mails
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes letters from (and answers to) Donna Earle, Lee M. VanNatter, Bethany Holley and G. Dennis Gibbons. Appears between pages 15 and 16 of the story sequence.

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