Astonishing Tales #26 [British]
(October 1974)

Marvel, 1970 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.07 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 All-Colour Comics
Editing
Roy Thomas (editor)

Issue Notes

A price variant intended for distribution in the United Kingdom, with replaced cover price and replaced brand.
This issue is a variant of Astonishing Tales (Marvel, 1970 series) #26.

Death-Machine For Hire! (Table of Contents)

Deathlok / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rich Buckler (credited) (signed as R. Buckler)
Inks
Rich Buckler (credited) (signed as R. Buckler)
Colors
Klaus Janson (credited)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (sourced)

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Deathlok [Luther Manning] (Earth-7484)
Reprints

The Enemy: Us! (Table of Contents: 1)

Deathlok / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Rich Buckler (credited) (concept, plot); Doug Moench (credited) (plot, script)
Pencils
Rich Buckler (credited)
Inks
Pablo Marcos (credited)
Colors
Linda Lessmann (credited as L. Lessmann)
Letters
Annette Kawecki (credited as A. Kawecki)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Warning: pursuance of present course of action...
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Deathlok [Luther Manning] (Earth-7484) (also in flashback); Major Simon Ryker (villain, also in flashback); Mike Travers (introduction, also in flashback); Peters; War-Wolf (introduction)
Synopsis
Deathlok goes on a mission to rescue Mike Travers (an old army buddy) from Major Simon Ryker. He manages to extract Mike but he is recaptured by Major Ryker's men. When Deathlok goes after Mike again he encounters War-Wolf, who Major Ryker says is Mike's mind in a cyborg body.
Reprints

Get All 18 For Only $2.50! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Marvel-Hero Stick-Ons / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Marvel Value Stamp #66 - General Thunderbolt Ross] (Table of Contents: 3)

Astonishing Mails; Marvel Value Stamp / letters page / 1.2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited); ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Fin Fang Foom; General Ross; It, the Living Colossus

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Donald Jay Moffett, Steven M. Scholz and Maura Kaufman. Includes a special bullpen message from It! the Living Colossus (about how he is going to run some letters about his last story), a partial panel from Astonishing Tales #24 with It, the Living Colossus and Fin Fang Foom and Marvel Value Stamp #66 featuring General Ross. Appears between pages 11 and 12 of the story sequence.

Be A Mighty Marvel Salesperson! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Marvel Comics Subscriptions / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Lightning Strikes Twice! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Monsters of the Movies / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.3 page (report information)

Wondrously Witty Words From A Woomful of Wombats! [October 1974]; FOOM, The Ultimate Fan Club! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

The Greatest, Grandest Most Gigantic Comic-Book Of All Time! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Spectacular Spider-Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Death-Machine For Hire!
    Deathlok
  2. 1. The Enemy: Us!
    Deathlok
  3. 2. Get All 18 For Only $2.50!
    Marvel-Hero Stick-Ons
  4. 3. [Marvel Value Stamp #66 - General Thunderbolt Ross]
    Astonishing Mails; Marvel Value Stamp
  5. 4. Be A Mighty Marvel Salesperson!
    Marvel Comics Subscriptions
  6. 5. Lightning Strikes Twice!
    Monsters of the Movies
  7. 6. Wondrously Witty Words From A Woomful of Wombats! [October 1974]; FOOM, The Ultimate Fan Club!
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  8. 7. The Greatest, Grandest Most Gigantic Comic-Book Of All Time!
    Spectacular Spider-Man
This issue was modified by
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  • Derek Reinhard