Tales to Astonish #5 [Newsstand]
(April 1980)

Marvel, 1979 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860261104
Editing
Danny Fingeroth (editor)

Issue Notes

Order and location of ads within comic is uncertain.
This issue has variants:

Watch Out for... Tiger Shark! (Table of Contents)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Tiger Shark; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Lady Dorma
Reprints

[Prizes or Cash] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Sales Leadership Club Cards / Stationery / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Watch Out for... Tiger Shark! (Table of Contents: 2)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Namor the Sub-Mariner; Diane Arliss; Dr. Dorcas; Lord Vashti; Lady Dorma; Lord Seth; Tiger Shark [Todd Arliss]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story is cut by two pages. Original page 2 has panels 1-3 and 5 removed. Original page 3 has panels 1 removed. Original page 8 has been omitted.

[Super Gifts & Gimmicks] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Fun Factory Novelties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Super Heroes Club Posters / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Heroes World Superhero Merchandise / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Marvel Subscription Form] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

A Hot Time in the Old Town (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Hostess Twinkies; Human Torch / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Shop By Mail (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

advertisement / 3 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Prizes or Cash] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Make Money Get Prizes] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Watch Out for... Tiger Shark!
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  2. 1. [Prizes or Cash]
    Sales Leadership Club Cards / Stationery
  3. 2. Watch Out for... Tiger Shark!
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  4. 3. [Super Gifts & Gimmicks]
    Fun Factory Novelties
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Super Heroes Club Posters
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Heroes World Superhero Merchandise
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  9. 8. [Marvel Subscription Form]
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox
  12. 11. A Hot Time in the Old Town
    Hostess Twinkies; Human Torch
  13. 12. Shop By Mail
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  15. 14. [Prizes or Cash]
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  16. 15. [Make Money Get Prizes]
    American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Jochen G.
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Matthias Hofmann
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Gino Scola
  • Jim Van Dore