Issue | #31 |
Published | August 1975 |
Frequency | Bi-Monthly |
Cover Price | 0.25 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Len Wein |
Notes | Indicia title is Astonishing Tales & Deathlok. |
Characters | Deathlok [Luther Manning] |
Genre | Science Fiction |
Pencils | Ed Hannigan (signed) |
Inks | Bernie Wrightson (signed) |
Letters | Gaspar Saladino |
Notes | Letters credit from George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index #7B. |
Reprinted | in Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 |
Characters | Deathlok; Major Simon Ryker (Villain); Mike Travers; Summers (Death) |
Synopsis | Mike Travers catches up to Deathlok who finds out that Mike had married his wife six months ago. Deathlok spares his life because he had saved his and then comes across a mobster that he hopes will lead him to the surgeon that made him into a cyborg, but the mobster manages to get into a helicopter before Deathlok can stop him. |
Genre | Science Fiction |
Script | Rich Buckler (Plot); Doug Moench |
Pencils | Rich Buckler (Layouts); Keith Pollard |
Inks | Klaus Janson |
Colors | Janice Cohen |
Letters | Janice Chiang |
Notes | Script and Pencils credit from George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index #7B. |
Reprinted | in Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 |
Characters | Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Conan; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Luke Cage; Thing; Thor; Spider-Man |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | ? (ad copy) |
Letters | Typeset |
Notes | Advertisement for 18 Marvel-hero stick-ons from Our Way Studio for $2.50 (one set) or $4.50 (two sets). Appears between pages 3 and 4 of the Deathlok story sequence. |
Characters | Electroman; Jim |
Genre | Superhero |
Notes | Comics ad for the Cleveland Institute of Electronics. Appears between pages 3 and 4 of the Deathlok story sequence. |
Characters | Watcher (Host); Professor Crater |
Synopsis | A man finds a crashed spaceship and reads the log which shows that the alien was to take the form of an earthling when he lands. The man goes to the Space Agency to warn them but the person he talks to (Professor Crater) pulls a gun on him. The man assumes that Professor Crater must be the alien but then finds out that the log is written in another language so he must be the alien and he has helped himself to be caught. |
Genre | Science Fiction; Superhero |
Script | Stan Lee |
Pencils | Gene Colan |
Inks | Paul Reinman |
Letters | Sam Rosen |
Notes | Rework of the story with the same title from Amazing Adult Fantasy (Marvel, 1961 series) #7 (December 1961). |
Reprinted | from Silver Surfer, The (Marvel, 1968 series) #3 (December 1968) |
Characters | The Atomic Man [Major Mike Power]; GI Joe |
Notes | Comics ad for the GI Joe Adventure Team toys from Hasbro. Appears between pages 3 and 4 of the Tales of the Watcher story sequence. |
Synopsis | Stan Lee reports that there will be a sequel to The Origins of Marvel Comics book and that it will feature the origins of Iron Man, Daredevil, the X-Men, Avengers, Captain America, Sub-Mariner, Human Torch, Sgt. Fury and a surprise. He also thinks he set a record for speaking at five colleges over five days. The colleges were Michigan State University, Augustana, Ferris State, University of Wisconsin and Montreal's George Williams Collge. Items about the announcement that Roy Thomas and John Buscema will be adapting The Wizard of Oz, John Buscema is also now the head of his own art school, Archie Goodwin will replace Don McGregor as editor of Planet of the Apes, Deadly Hands of Kung Fu, Vampire Tales and others (while continuing his scripting duties on the syndicated Secret Agent Corrigan newspaper strip), Don McGregor will continue to write the Black Panther in Jungle Action, Killraven in Amazing Adventures and Luke Cage, Power Man, the nominations for the 1974 Shazam awards, and thanks for the reception given to Paul Gulacy and Guest of Honor Len Wein by Ben Pondexter and the Pittsburg Comix Club. Appears between pages 7 and 8 of the Tales of the Watcher story sequence. |
Script | ? (promo copy); Stan Lee |
Letters | Typeset |
Characters | Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Nitro |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Ross Andru |
Inks | Mike Esposito |
Letters | Joe Rosen |
Notes | Comics ad for Hostess Twinkies from ITT Continental Baking Company. Appears between pages 7 and 8 of the Tales of the Watcher story sequence. |