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Issue: Astonishing Tales #28
Publication Date: February 1975
 
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Is Variant Variant: UK Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
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Price: £0.08 GBP
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US and later standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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[untitled]

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My rifle is jammed! The odds are five-to-one against me...
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Five to One, Deathlok... ...One in Five... No One Here Gets Out Alive!

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Present weaponry not suitable for cyborg combat.
Deathlok wanders off from his home with no particular plan except to find Major Simon Ryker and kill him. In the meantime Major Ryker sends his men and a super-tank powered by Nina's mind functioning in rapport with his omni-computer to intercept and kill him. The story ends in a face-off of these forces.
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The Origins of Marvel Comics!

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The Origins of Marvel Comics
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Promo for the book The Origins of Marvel Comics using a reprint of the cover ($9.95 for cloth, $5.95 for paper), appears between pages 3 and 4 of the story sequence.
The Mighty Marvel Calendar for 1975!

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Mighty Marvel Calendar for 1975
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Promo for the Mighty Marvel Calendar for 1975 using the cover (cost $3.95, Spiral-Bound), appears between pages 11 and 12 of the story sequence.
Marvel Value Stamp #84 - Dr. Doom

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Letters from: Dave Kalis, David Hogan and M. Also includes a partial reprint of a panel from Astonishing Tales #26 and Marvel Value Stamp #84 featuring Dr. Doom. Appears between pages 12 and 13 of the story sequence.
Be A Mighty Marvel Salesperson!

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Marvel Comics Subscriptions
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Promo for Marvel Comics subscriptions where you can 12 comics for the price of 8 (if you buy $10 worth you get a poster with Spider-Man, Fantastic Four and the Hulk as a bonus). Appears between pages 12 and 13 of the story sequence.
3 Dimensional Marvel Superheroes Action Scenes

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3 Dimensional Marvel Superheroes Action Scenes
Hydra
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Promo for 3 Dimensional Marvel Superheroes Action Scenes featuring Spider-Man versus Kraven and Hulk versus Hydra ($2.70 each). Appears between pages 12 and 13 of the story sequence.
Spider-Man Toys

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Spider-Man Toys; Super-Heroes
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Promos for Spider-Man toys and Marvel Superhero figures Spider-Man and Captain America, appears between pages 12 and 13 of the story sequence.
Paeans and Self-Plaudits From the Pundits of Pandemonium! [February 1975]

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Stan Lee says that Roy Thomas wants to write more so he will become Editor Emeritus which will let him script more Marvel Masterworks. Next issue will list the new editorial lineup in detail. Stan also announces that the first Marvel Con will be in New York over Easter and he is frantically trying to juggle his schedule so that he can do as many college lectures as possible. Items about welcoming Frank Robbins (the artist and writer of the Johnny Hazard newspaper comic-strip) who will follow up his Morbius work in Adventures Into Fear with work on Captain America (giving Sal Buscema a rest) and The Invaders (a brand new 50 cent comic), Gene Colan will swap comics with Frank Brunner (Gene will now work with Steve Englehart and Klaus Janson on Dr. Strange and Frank will be the artist for Giant-Size Man-Thing), Giant-Size Kid Colt will feature western team-ups, Giant-Size Chillers #1 features art by Alcala Alcazar, Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up #1 features Dr. Doom and Sub-Mariner, the X-Men are returning in a giant-size comic, Marvel Preview #1 (featuring "Man-Gods From Beyond the Stars") was delayed but should be on sale in a few weeks and Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction #1 is on sale complete with comic-strip versions of stories like Wyndham's Day of the Triffids masterpiece, Bob Shaw's stunning "Slow Glass" tales plus art and story by the likes of Colan, Conway, Freas, Adams, Williamson, Isabella and Kaluta plus an exclusive, photo-filled interview with Ray Bradbury. Also has a small promo for a Thor Treasury Edition using an illustration of Thor.
You Wanted It...You've Got It!

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Marvel Treasury Edition #2 starring the Fantastic Four
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Promo for Marvel Treasury Edition #2 starring the Fantastic Four (100 pages, 10" x 14", stories by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby), using a reprint of the cover.
Guess Who's Coming To Christmas Dinner?

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Marvel Treasury Special, Giant Superhero Holiday Grab-Bag
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Promo for Marvel Treasury Edition, Giant Superhero Holiday Grab-Bag (100 pages, 10" x 14", 14 Marvel Super-Stars), using a reprint of the cover.
You Demanded Him...You've Got Him!

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Strange Tales; Warlock
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Promo for Strange Tales #178 starring Warlock using an illustration of Warlock.

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