Astonishing Tales #3

(December 1970)

Back to the Savage Land (Table of Contents: 1)

Ka-Zar / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway (credited)

Pencils

Barry Windsor-Smith (credited as Barry Smith)

Inks

Sam Grainger (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Job Number

400Z

Genre

jungle; superhero

Characters

Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder]; Zabu; Zaladane (villain) (Queen Priestess of Garokk, the Sun-God (introduction)); Tongah (introduction); Petrified Man (origin)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Ka-Zar and the Petrified Man return to the Savage Land where Zaladane, Queen Priestess of Garokk, the Sun-God has destroyed Tongah's village and killed his family. They arrive just in time to see Zaladane leading her people to attack the kingdom of the lizard-men.

Reprints

• in Conan (Semic, 1973 series) #2/1974
• in Planet of the Apes (Marvel UK, 1974 series) #4
• in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #47 (3ème trimestre 1975) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Savage Tales (K. G. Murray, 1972 series) #7 ([June 1975])
• in Savage Tales Featuring Ka-zar (Marvel, 1971 series) #12 (Summer 1975) [black and white]
• in Ka-Zar (Carlsen, 1979 series) #1 - Det vilde land (1979)
• in Ka-Zar (Carlsen/if [SE], 1979 series) #1 (1979)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Ka-Zar (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 ([January] 2013)
• in Marvel Limited Edition. Ka-Zar (Panini España, 2015 series) (Abril 2015)

Danger on the Field (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Lee Jeans [Lee Leens] / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

Marvel Goes Mod(el)! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Marvelmania; Super-Hero Model Set / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Doom Must Die! (Table of Contents: 5)

Doctor Doom / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Larry Lieber (credited)

Pencils

Wally Wood (credited)

Inks

Wally Wood (credited)

Colors

Tom Palmer ? (sourced)

Letters

Jean Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Rudolfo Haasen Fortunov (villain); Doomsman (villain); The Faceless One (villain); Ramona

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Doom fights agains The Faceless One and the Doomsman for control of Latveria.

Reprints

• in Planet of the Apes (Marvel UK, 1974 series) #12
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #42 (31 Ottobre 1972)
• in L'Inattendu (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #1 (1er trimestre 1975) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Climax Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1962 ? series) #15 ([Circa 1974-1976])
• in The Marvel Comics Art of Wally Wood (Marvel, 1982 series) (1982)
• in Sorcelleries (Neptune, 1982 series) (May 1982)
• in Essential Super-Villain Team-Up (Marvel, 2004 series) #1 ([November] 2004) [black and white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Rarities (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 (2014)
• in Doctor Doom: The Book of Doom Omnibus (Marvel, 2022 series) (2022)

Indexer Notes

Doomsman next appearance in Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up #2 as Andro. Possible Palmer colors per info in Marvelmania # 2.

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

Astonishing Mails / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Herb Trimpe (credited) (illustration)

Inks

Herb Trimpe (credited) (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen; typeset

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from (and answers to) Mike W. Barr, Michael P. Higgins, Randy Pierce, Wilson Fong and Danny Suslyk. Also includes an advertisement for Incredible Hulk #134 using artwork from the cover and Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.