(August 1971)

Marvel, 1970 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1971-05-18 ?
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

On-sale date from 1971 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.
This issue has variants:

["Strike, Zabu! A God must die..."] / ...And One Is Traitor! (Table of Contents)

Doctor Doom; Ka-Zar / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Herb Trimpe (signed)
Inks
Herb Trimpe (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Morrie Kuramoto (sourced)
Genre
jungle; superhero
Characters
Black Panther [T'Challa]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder]; Zabu; Damon
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Astonishing Tales (Marvel, 1970 series) #7 Cover Thumbnail for Astonishing Tales (1970 series) #7 [British]
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Cover gallery

Deluge! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Herb Trimpe (credited)
Inks
Herb Trimpe (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)
Genre
jungle; superhero
Characters
Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder]; Bobbi Morse (full name not revealed until Astonishing Tales #12); Zabu; Tongah; Damon (villain); Tatia (merges with Lelania); Emuel; Lelania (resurrected in Tatia's body)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
The battle with Damon ends when Lelania takes over Tatia's body and takes Damon away.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Next Ka-Zar story in Savage Tales #1.

Mighty Marvel Checklist (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
? (promo copy)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Marvel checklist for comics now on sale! Comics listed with a synopsis are Fantastic Four #113, Spider-Man #99, Thor #190, Avengers #90, Captain America & The Falcon #140, Hulk #142, Iron Man #40, Sub-Mariner #40, Astonishing Tales #7, Conan the Barbarian #8, Daredevil #78, Monsters on the Prowl #12, Sgt. Fury #90, and Kull the Conqueror #2. Appears between pages 6 and 7 of the first story.

[Original Unpublished Art Portfolios] (Table of Contents: 3)

Marvelmania / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? (promo copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]; Kraven the Hunter [Sergei Kravinoff]; Mr. Fear [Zoltan Drago]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for unpublished art portfolios featuring Spider-Man and Daredevil, including a reprint of Spider-Man #1 and Daredevil #1 with information about both characters and checklists, with a subscription to Marvelmania also included. Appears between pages 6 and 7 of the first story.

...And If I Be Called Traitor--! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Gerry Conway (credited)
Pencils
Gene Colan (credited)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (credited); Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Panther [T'Challa]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Ramon (Doom's henchman); Carl (Doom's henchman); C'China; D'Kar; Thom
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Black Panther escapes from Dr. Doom and stops his plans to steal Vibranium from Wakanda.
Reprints

Everything You've Always Wanted To Know About the Bullpen, But Were Afraid to Ask! [August 1971] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Stan Lee; ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Items about the 100th issue of Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk story based on Tom Wolfe's book "Radical Chic", the return of Reed Crandall and Al Williamson, the inability of the bullpen to help student's with their term papers, a collaboration between John and Marie Severin on Kull the Conqueror #2, the debut of Red Wolf, and information on Lynn Wolley, Mike Turner and Doug Kenney's interest in Marvel Comics. Stan Lee talks about how multi-talented an artist has to be to illustrate comics the Marvel way.

Astonishing Mails (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from (and answers to) Bob Rozakis, Rudy Rankins, John D. Warner and Barry Alfonso.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Strike, Zabu! A God must die..."] / ...And One Is Traitor!
    Doctor Doom; Ka-Zar
  2. 1. Deluge!
    Ka-Zar
  3. 2. Mighty Marvel Checklist
    Mighty Marvel Checklist
  4. 3. [Original Unpublished Art Portfolios]
    Marvelmania
  5. 4. ...And If I Be Called Traitor--!
    Doctor Doom
  6. 5. Everything You've Always Wanted To Know About the Bullpen, But Were Afraid to Ask! [August 1971]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  7. 6. Astonishing Mails
    Astonishing Mails
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