Astonishing Tales #14 [Regular Edition]
(October 1972)

Marvel, 1970 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1972-07-18
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Etcetera & The Comic Reader #86 June 1972.
This issue has variants:

The Monster--And the Machine! (Table of Contents)

Ka-Zar / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane (signed)
Inks
Gil Kane (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
jungle; superhero
Characters
Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder]; Zabu; Carla
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index #7B.

The Night of the Looter! (Table of Contents: 1)

Ka-Zar / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
John Buscema
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen; ?

Genre
jungle; superhero
Characters
Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder]; Zabu; Carla (introduction, villain, death); Ralph (introduction, villain); Swamp Men
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Carla and Ralph come to the Savage Land with a Swamp Tank to steal Ka-Zar's vibranium, but when they force him to open the door to where it is stored the vibranium destroys the tank. Carla is carried off and killed by the Swamp Men when Ralph is not able to save her because the gun he was using only had blanks due to Carla replacing the bullets with blanks in an effort to get Ralph killed.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Panels 3-8 of page 10 and panels 1-3 of page 11 are not reprinted from the original. Also, panel 6 of page 7, panels 1-4 of page 10 of this reprint have altered dialogue. And finally, panel 3 of page 8, panel 5 of page 10, panel 7 of page 13 and panel 6 of page 14 of this reprint have been redrawn. No writer, artist or other credits are given for the story.

Marvel Bullpen Bulletins: Pulsating Pronouncements and Pertinent Propaganda From the Pundits Who Play For Fun! [October 1972]; Mighty Marvel Checklist (Table of Contents: 2)

Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Doc Savage; Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Gunhawks [Reno Jones; Richard "Kid" Cassidy]

Indexer Notes

Items about how there is no Stan Lee's Soapbox this time because he talked himself out last time, information on Doc Savage, the Man of Bronze #1 (scripter is Roy Thomas and artists are Ross Andru and John Severin), Frank Brunner is teaming up with Barry Smith on Dr. Strange, Ralph Reese is working on Journey Into Mystery, Billy Graham is working on Luke Cage, Hero For Hire, Mike Trimpe is helping his brother Herb on Ant-Man, Wayne Boring is working on Captain Marvel, George Effinger (a new writer) has written a book called "What Entropy Means To Me" and there are now subliminal messages at the bottom of pages of stories advertising new comics or stories. Also includes a small illustration of Doc Savage, The Gunhawks [Reno Jones; Richard "Kid" Cassidy] and Man-Thing advertising their new series. Also a small advertisement for Journey Into Mystery #1 and The Cat. Marvel checklist (A Sizzling Selection of Gargantuan Goodies) for comics now on sale! Comics listed with a synopsis are Fantastic Four #127, Spider-Man #113, Thor #204, Incredible Hulk #156, Journey Into Mystery #1, The Gunhawks #1, Conan the Barbarian #19, Fear #10, Hero For Hire #3, Astonishing Tales #14, Defenders #2 and Marvel Spotlight #6. Appears between pages 6 and 7 of the first story.

Jungle Fever! (Table of Contents: 3)

Jann of the Jungle / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Don Rico
Pencils
Jay Scott Pike (signed)
Inks
Jay Scott Pike (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

Job Number
F31
Genre
jungle
Characters
Jann; Pat Mahoney; Kuba; Lakai
Synopsis
Jann goes deep into the swampland to get the rare red orchid for Pat Mahoney to photograph, unfortunately, the smell of this orchid causes a fever in Jann's jungle friends so she has to go even deeper into the swampland to find the rare black orchid which can cure the fever. She finds it but has to fight off dinosaurs and a living wall of thorns to get it. She is almost trapped by the wall of thorns but her jungle friends, who had followed her into the swampland, save her after they are cured by her bringing the rare black orchid near them.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Roy Thomas ?
Pencils
Marie Severin (illustrations)
Inks
Marie Severin (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen; typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from (and answers to) Marco Aidala, Gary Kimber and Shirley A. Gorman. Includes a headshot of Spider-Man and Daredevil. Appears between pages 2 and 3 of the second story.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Monster--And the Machine!
    Ka-Zar
  2. 1. The Night of the Looter!
    Ka-Zar
  3. 2. Marvel Bullpen Bulletins: Pulsating Pronouncements and Pertinent Propaganda From the Pundits Who Play For Fun! [October 1972]; Mighty Marvel Checklist
    Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  4. 3. Jungle Fever!
    Jann of the Jungle
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Astonishing Mails
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