Astonishing Tales #13 [British]

(August 1972)

Man-Thing! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Roy Thomas (credited)

Pencils

Rich Buckler (credited) (pages 1-6); John Buscema (credited) (pages 7-20)

Inks

Dan Adkins (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza (credited as John Constanza)

Job Number

930 Z

Genre

jungle; superhero

Characters

A.I.M. Member (villain); Dr. Paul Allen (death) (revealed as an agent of A.I.M.); Dr. Wilma Calvin; Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder]; Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Dr. Barbara Morse; Dr. Wendell (death); Zabu; R-17 (death); Q-5; T-14; Willie

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Ka-Zar (with the help of AIM) manages to capture the Man-Thing and he is transported to the lab. He escapes and follows Ka-Zar and Barbara Morris when they go searching for the kidnapped Dr. Calvin. They find and save Dr. Calvin but the traitorous Paul Allen is killed by the Man-Thing.

Reprints

• in Planet of the Apes (Marvel UK, 1974 series) #60 (December 13 1975) [pages 1-10], #61 (December 20 1975) [pages 11-20]
• in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #53 (3ème trimestre 1976) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]. Moins 1,66 page [Minus 1,66 page]]
• in Essential Man-Thing (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [black and white]
• in Man-Thing Omnibus (Marvel, 2012 series) (2012)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Ka-Zar (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 ([January] 2013)
• in Marvel Limited Edition. Ka-Zar (Panini España, 2015 series) (Abril 2015)
• in Man-Thing by Steve Gerber: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) #1 (2015)

Indexer Notes

Precise split of penciling credits supplied by Michel Maillot via the GCD Errors list, August 2009. Man-Thing's next appearance is in FEAR #10.

Fanciful Fact and Frumious Fables For Friend and Foe Alike! [August 1972]; Mighty Marvel Checklist (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Script

? (letter responses)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Special announcement to Man-Thing maniacs!

Indexer Notes

Letters from: David McDonnell, Scott Hawk, and Bob "Hoss" Hostetler. Also includes a special announcement to Man-Thing Maniacs! Also a list of the six ranks of Marveldom.
Appears between pages 15 and 16 of the story.