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Issue: Astonishing Tales #6
Publication Date: June 1971
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Issues: #6 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: 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
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Beware the Man-God Men Call Damon! / The Tyrant of Latveria Invades the African Stronghold of--T'Challa!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): John Buscema
Inker(s): Frank Giacoia
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Morrie Kuramoto
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle, superhero
Feature(s): Ka-Zar; Dr. Doom
Character(s): Ka-Zar; Zabu; Damon; Tongah; Dr. Doom; Black Panther
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagEssential Super-Villain Team-Up #1 published November 2004
as Astonishing Tales #6 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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'Ware the Winds of Death!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gerry Conway
Penciller(s): Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith]
Inker(s): Bill Everett
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Artie Simek
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Ka-Zar
Character(s): Ka-Zar; Zabu; Tongah; Damon (introduction, villain); Bobbi Morse (introduction, later the Huntress / Mockingbird, full name not revealed until Astonishing Tales #12); Lelania (introduction, death); Tatia (Tongah's sister, introduction); Emuel (Tongah's brother, introduction)
Synopsis: Introduction of Damon the Man-God and his subsequent attack on the Savage Land. Also introduces Bobbi Morse and Tongah's sister and brother, Tatia and Emuel.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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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
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Marvel checklist for comics now on sale! Comics listed with a synopsis are Fantastic Four #111, Spider-Man #97, Thor #188, Avengers #88, Captain America & The Falcon #138, Hulk #140, Iron Man #38, Sub-Mariner #38, Astonishing Tales #6, Conan the Barbarian #6, Daredevil #76, Monsters on the Prowl #11, Sgt. Fury #88, and Kull the Conqueror #1. 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): Jack Kirby (signed); Howard Purcell
Inker(s): Jack Kirby (signed); Howard Purcell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Marvelmania
Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl; Thing]; Black Knight; Aragorn; Silver Surfer; Galactus; Thor
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for posters of Fantastic Four, the Black Knight, Silver Surfer and Galactus, and Thor, with a subscription to Marvelmania also included. Appears between pages 6 and 7 of the first story.
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The Tentacles of the Tyrant!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Lieber
Penciller(s): George Tuska
Inker(s): Mike Esposito
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Artie Simek
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Dr. Doom
Character(s): Dr. Doom; Black Panther [T'Challa] (Guest Star)
Synopsis: Dr. Doom travels to Wakanda to steal Vibranium.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagI Fantastici Quattro #45 published December 1972
as I tentacoli del tiranno!! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Super-Villain Team-Up #1 published November 2004
as The Tentacles of the Tyrant! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Black Panther story continues from Avengers #58.
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Hints of Hilarious Hi-Jinx and Homogeneous Happenings Happily Harvested For Heroes Like You!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy); Stan Lee
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Marvel Bullpen Bulletins
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Items detailing artist change-overs and information on some of the colorists. Stan Lee's Soapbox: Stan Lee talks about how it is more difficult to write comic books than it is to write for any other medium. Also includes small headshots of Thor, Human Torch [Johnny Storm], Iron Man [Tony Stark], Daredevil, Captain America [Steve Rogers], Black Widow [Natasha Romanova], Spider-Man, Conan the Barbarian, Thing, Hulk [Bruce Banner] and Sub-Mariner.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Roy Thomas ?
Penciller(s): Marie Severin; Jack Kirby; Gene Colan (illustrations)
Inker(s): Marie Severin; Frank Giacoia; Vince Colletta (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset; Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Astonishing Mails
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes letters from (and answers to) Bill Winans, Russell Hodgkin, Todd Lowenstein, and Terry Hyde. Also includes small headshots of Daredevil, Captain America [Steve Rogers], Iron Man [Tony Stark], Spider-Man, Thor, Thing and Sub-Mariner and Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.

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