Astonishing Tales #11 [British]
(April 1972)

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
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A. by World Color Press, Inc., Sparta, Illinois 62286
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

A price variant intended for distribution in the United Kingdom, with replaced cover price.
This issue is a variant of Astonishing Tales (Marvel, 1970 series) #11 [Regular Edition].

Maa-Gor the Man-Ape! (Table of Contents)

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

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
John Romita (sourced)
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Sam Rosen; Morrie Kuramoto
Genre
jungle; superhero
Characters
Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder]; Maa-Gor; Zabu
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Astonishing Tales (Marvel, 1970 series) #11 [British] Cover Thumbnail for Astonishing Tales (1970 series) #11 [Regular Edition]
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A Day of Tigers! (Table of Contents: 1)

Ka-Zar / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Gil Kane (credited)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (credited)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)
Job Number
747-Z
Genre
jungle; superhero
Characters
Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder] (origin) (told in detail); Maa-Gor (flashback, origin) (villain); Bobbi Morse (full name not revealed until Astonishing Tales #12); Zabu (origin) (told in detail); Parnival Plunder (Ka-Zar's brother, flashback); Lord Plunder (Ka-Zar's father, death, flashback); Paul Allen (full name not revealed until Astonishing Tales #12); Spassky; Willis; Swamp Men of the Savage Land (flashback)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
The origin of Ka-Zar and Zabu, including the tale of Lord Plunder's first visit to the Savage Land.
Reprints

Marvel Bullpen Bulletins: More Messages, Memos, and Memoranda From Your Mixed-Up Marvel Minions! [April 1972]; Stan Lee's Soapbox; Mighty Marvel Checklist (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Astonishing Mails (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from (and answers to) Matthew Graham, Lester G. Boutillier and Anthony Kowalik. Also includes small headshots of Daredevil, Captain America [Steve Rogers], Black Widow [Natasha Romanova], Spider-Man, Thing, Hulk [Bruce Banner] and Sub-Mariner.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Maa-Gor the Man-Ape!
    Ka-Zar
  2. 1. A Day of Tigers!
    Ka-Zar
  3. 2. Marvel Bullpen Bulletins: More Messages, Memos, and Memoranda From Your Mixed-Up Marvel Minions! [April 1972]; Stan Lee's Soapbox; Mighty Marvel Checklist
    Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox
  4. 3. Astonishing Mails
    Astonishing Mails
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