Astonishing Tales #17 [British]
(April 1973)

Marvel, 1970 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.06 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Roy Thomas (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Astonishing Tales (Marvel, 1970 series) #17.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Ka-Zar / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Adkins (signed)
Inks
Dan Adkins (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Morrie Kuramoto (see notes)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You've had it, Jungle Lord!
Genre
jungle; superhero
Characters
Gemini; Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from George Olshevsky's The Marvel Comics Index (G&T Enterprises, 1976 series) #7B - Heroes from Tales to Astonish Book 2: Sub-Mariner (July 1978).

Target: Ka-Zar! (Table of Contents: 1)

Ka-Zar / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Friedrich
Pencils
Dan Adkins
Inks
Frank Chiaramonte
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
1318-Z?
Genre
jungle; superhero
Characters
Nick Fury; Gemini (origin) (villain) (Damian Link with Joshua Link's mind controlling, origin retold); Gog; Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder]; Bobbi Morse; Parnival Plunder [Parnival Plunder]; Zabu; Dr. Wilma Calvin; Damian Link; Joshua "Whitey" Link; Sparky; Dukes; The Pusher; Mel Hawkins; Zack Brewer
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
While on board the SHIELD helicarrier Ka-Zar sees Gemini steal the super-soldier serum from Dr. Wilma Calvin. He pursues Gemini and ends up finding out that Gemini was working with his brother Lord Plunder (and Gog).
Reprints

Four or Five Phenomenal Flashes, Fitfully Fashioned to Fight Lethargy! [April 1973] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Astonishing Mails / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from (and answers to): Don L. Tyler, Brian Earl Brown, Ed Pahule, and J.B..

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["You've had it, Jungle Lord!"]
    Ka-Zar
  2. 1. Target: Ka-Zar!
    Ka-Zar
  3. 2. Four or Five Phenomenal Flashes, Fitfully Fashioned to Fight Lethargy! [April 1973]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Astonishing Mails
This issue was modified by
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Steve Coates
  • Jay Flash
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Phil Owens
  • Derek Reinhard