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Issue: Astonishing Tales #5
Publication Date: April 1971
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Issues: #5 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: 01/20/1971
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 7 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stan Lee
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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
Format Notes:  
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"This is your finish, Doom!" / Rampage!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Buscema; Marie Severin (see notes)
Inker(s): John Verpoorten; Marie Severin (see notes)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle, superhero
Feature(s): Ka-Zar; Dr. Doom
Character(s): Dr. Doom; Red Skull; Ka-Zar; Zabu
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagI Fantastici Quattro #44 published November 1972
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Super-Villain Team-Up #1 published November 2004
as Astonishing Tales #5 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Rampage!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gerry Conway
Penciller(s): Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith]
Inker(s): Frank Giacoia
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Mike Stevens
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Ka-Zar
Character(s): Ka-Zar; Garokk (villain, death); Zaladane (villain, death); Guardian of the Pool (introduction, death); Tongah; Zabu
Synopsis: Ka-Zar is taken to the Pool that Garokk drank from that made him immortal. He is attacked by the Guardian of the Pool but he manages to defeat him and then cast Garokk into the Pool where he loses his immortality and dies.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagKa-Zar #1 published January 1979
In Content Item: FlagSavage Tales Featuring Ka-zar #12 published January 1975
as Rampage! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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The Mighty Marvel Checklist

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): 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 #109, Spider-Man #95, Thor #186, Avengers #86, Captain America & The Falcon #136, Hulk #138, Iron Man #36, Sub-Mariner #36, Astonishing Tales #5, Conan the Barbarian #4, Daredevil #74, Monsters on the Prowl #10, Sgt. Fury #86, The X-Men #69, and Marvel's Greatest Comics #31. Appears between pages 6 and 7 of the first story.
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2 More Triumphs From Marvel

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby; Herb Trimpe
Inker(s): Steve Ditko; John Severin
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, superhero
Feature(s): Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD
Character(s): Zzutak; Nick Fury; The Fixer; Mentallo
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement reproducing covers for Fear #3 and Nick Fury, Agent of Shield #18.
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A Land Enslaved!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Lieber
Penciller(s): George Tuska
Inker(s): Mike Esposito
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Mike Stevens
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: Dr. Doom returns to Latveria and defeats Red Skull and his Exiles to regain his kingdom.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagI Fantastici Quattro #44 published November 1972
as Una terra in schiavitù [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuper-Villain Team-Up #15 published November 1978
as A Land Enslaved! [Story on Interior Page(s)]-pages 1 and 2
In Content Item: FlagEssential Super-Villain Team-Up #1 published November 2004
as A Land Enslaved! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Pages 1 and 2 of this story are not reprinted in the Super-Villain Team-Up #15 reprint.
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Marvel Bullpen Bulletins: Wondrous Words of Wit and Wisdom With Which To Waste Some Time! [April 1971]; Stan Lee's Soapbox

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?; Stan Lee
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Marvel Bullpen Bulletins; Stan Lee's Soapbox
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The Marvel Bullpen Bulletins articles concern new adaptations of Robert E. Howard's stories in Conan the Barbarian and various authors, disc jockeys and movie producers commenting on Marvel Comics. Stan Lee's Soapbox is about how letter writers to Captain America and the Falcon are focusing on current events rather than the stories. Also includes head shots of Thor, Human Torch [Johnny Storm], Iron Man [Tony Stark], Daredevil, Captain America [Steve Rogers], Iceman, Spider-Man, Nick Fury, Thing, Hulk [Bruce Banner] and Sub-Mariner.
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Astonishing Mails

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Astonishing Mails
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes letters from (and answers to) Ron Andrukitis, James Dixon, Mike Scorzelli, Paul Karasik and Daniel L. Gheno.

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