Astonishing Tales #6

(June 1971)

'Ware the Winds of Death! (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

Bill Everett (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Genre

jungle; superhero

Characters

Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder]; Bobbi Morse (introduction, later the Huntress / Mockingbird, full name not revealed until Astonishing Tales #12); Zabu; Tongah; Damon (introduction, villain); Tatia (Tongah's sister, introduction); Emuel (Tongah's brother, introduction)

Synopsis

Introduction of Damon the Man-God and his subsequent attack on the Savage Land. Also introduces Bobbi Morse and Tongah's sister and brother, Tatia and Emuel.

Reprints

• in Conan (Semic, 1973 series) #6/1974
• in Planet of the Apes (Marvel UK, 1974 series) #7
• in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #48 (4ème trimestre 1975) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Marvel Masterworks: Ka-Zar (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 ([January] 2013)
• in Marvel Limited Edition. Ka-Zar (Panini España, 2015 series) (Abril 2015)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Super Poster Offer (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Marvelmania / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Tentacles of the Tyrant! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Larry Lieber (credited)

Pencils

George Tuska (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Black Panther [T'Challa]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]

Synopsis

Dr. Doom travels to Wakanda to steal Vibranium.

Reprints

• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #45 (12 Dicembre 1972)
• in L'Inattendu (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #3 (2e trimestre 1975) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Essential Super-Villain Team-Up (Marvel, 2004 series) #1 ([November] 2004) [black and white]
• in Doctor Doom: The Book of Doom Omnibus (Marvel, 2022 series) (2022)
• in Black Panther: The Early Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2022 series) #1 (2022)

Indexer Notes

Black Panther story continues from Avengers #58.

Hints of Hilarious Hi-Jinx and Homogeneous Happenings Happily Harvested For Heroes Like You! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Script

Roy Thomas ?

Pencils

Marie Severin; Jack Kirby; Gene Colan (illustrations)

Inks

Marie Severin; Frank Giacoia; Vince Colletta (illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen; typeset

Characters

Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Thor

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from (and answers to) Bill Winans, Russell Hodgkin, Todd Lowenstein, and Terry Hyde. Also includes small headshots of Daredevil, Captain America [Steve Rogers], Iron Man [Tony Stark], Spider-Man, Thor, Thing and Sub-Mariner and Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.