Astonishing Tales
#2
[British]
(October 1970)
Marvel,
1970 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 1/- [0-1-0 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 [under character box]
- 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) #2.
This issue is a variant of Astonishing Tales (Marvel, 1970 series) #2.
Ka-Zar Battles Kraven! / Our Master of Menace--At the Mercy of the Doomsman!
Doctor Doom; Ka-Zar / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- jungle; superhero
- Characters
- Ka-Zar; Kraven; Zabu; Dr. Doom; The Doomsman; Prince Rudolfo
- Reprints
-
in Essential Super-Villain Team-Up (Marvel, 2004 series) #1 ([November] 2004) [black and white] - in Marvel Masterworks: Ka-Zar (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 ([January] 2013)
-
in Marvel Limited Edition. Ka-Zar (Panini España, 2015 series) (Abril 2015) - in Doctor Doom: The Book of Doom Omnibus (Marvel, 2022 series) (2022)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover inks credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (2 January 2008); the original indexer credited Frank Giacoia. Letters credit from George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index #7B.
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Frenzy on the Fortieth Floor!
Ka-Zar / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby; Marie Severin (see notes)
- Inks
- Sam Grainger
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- jungle; superhero
- Characters
- Ka-Zar; Kraven; The Petrified Man (introduction); Zabu
- Synopsis
- Ka-Zar tracks down Kraven in New York and frees Zabu.
- Reprints
-
in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #17 (5 mai 1971) -
in Planet of the Apes (Marvel UK, 1974 series) #3 (November 9 1974) - in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #44 (2ème trimestre 1975) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
-
in Savage Tales (K. G. Murray, 1972 series) #7 ([June 1975]) -
in Hulk pocket (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1979 series) #1 -
in Hulk Pocket [Hulk Superseriepocket] (Atlantic Forlag, 1979 series) #1 (1979) -
in Der unglaubliche Hulk (Condor, 1980 series) #1 - in Hulk (Arédit-Artima, 1982 series) #1 (mai 1982)
- in Marvel Masterworks: Ka-Zar (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 ([January] 2013)
- in Marvel Limited Edition. Ka-Zar (Panini España, 2015 series) (Abril 2015)
-
Indexer Notes
Ka-Zar is redrawn by Marie Severin on page 4, panel 3 and page 5, panels 2 and 3. Previous indexer credited Barry Windsor-Smith with alterations.
Revolution!
Doctor Doom / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Dr. Doom; The Faceless One (introduction); Prince Rudolfo; Prince Rudolfo (Robot) (destroyed); Doomsman; Ramona
- Synopsis
- Prince Rudolfo escape's Doom's dungeons and leads another attack on the castle with the help of The Faceless One and the Doomsman.
- Reprints
- in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #17 (5 mai 1971)
-
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #41 (17 Ottobre 1972) - in L'Inattendu (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #1 (1er trimestre 1975) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
- in Planet of the Apes (Marvel UK, 1974 series) #11 (January 4 1975)
- 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) [Page 1 omitted]
- in Sorcelleries (Neptune, 1982 series) (May 1982) [Page 1 omise]
- in L'Écho des Savanes Spécial U.S.A. (Editions du Fromage, 1976 series) #23 (juillet 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
Possible Palmer coloring per information in Marvelmania # 2.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Ka-Zar Battles Kraven! / Our Master of Menace--At the Mercy of the Doomsman!
Doctor Doom; Ka-Zar -
1.
Frenzy on the Fortieth Floor!
Ka-Zar -
2.
The Mighty Marvel Checklist
Mighty Marvel Checklist -
3.
Super Poster Offer
Marvelmania -
4.
Revolution!
Doctor Doom -
5.
Two More Triumphs for Marvel...!
Fantastic Four
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