Astonishing Tales #19 [Regular Edition]

(August 1973)

...And Men Shall Name Him--Victorius! (Table of Contents: 1)

Ka-Zar / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Friedrich (credited)

Pencils

Dan Adkins (credited) (pages 1-15); Jim Starlin (credited) (pages 16-19)

Inks

Jack Abel (credited)

Colors

Dave Hunt (credited as David Hunt)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

Job Number

1498-Z

Genre

jungle; superhero

Characters

A.I.M. Member; Nick Fury; Gog; Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder]; Bobbi Morse; Parnival Plunder [Parnival Plunder]; Zabu; Victorius [Professor Victor Conrad] (villain); Gemini [Damian Link with Joshua Link's mind controlling] (villain)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Victorius kidnaps Bobbi Morse and takes her to his AIM fortress. Nick Fury gives Ka-Zar the super-soldier serum and sends him after them. When Ka-Zar arrives he throws away the super-soldier serum before going in to face Victorius. Ka-Zar defeats Gemini and Lord Plunder and battles Victorius to a standstill as Bobbi goes outside to look for the serum.

Reprints

• in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #56 (4ème trimestre 1977) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]

Indexer Notes

Jim Starlin is credited on page 16 panel 1 in an editorial framed text that reads "Lest we forget, people, let's thank jingoin' Jim Starlin for stepping in on a crisis and pencilling these final four pages! -- Roy, Mike & Dan!"

He's Coming Your Way!! (Table of Contents: 2)

Monsters Unleashed / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

? (promo copy)

Pencils

Mike Ploog

Inks

Mike Ploog

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense; superhero

Characters

Monster of Frankenstein

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Monsters Unleashed #2 using an illustration of the Monster of Frankenstein and listing other contents of the issue. Appears between pages 16 and 17 of the story sequence.

More Miniaturized Mouthfuls of Marvel-ou Mutterings! [August 1973] (Table of Contents: 3)

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

? (promo copy)

Letters

typeset

Feature Logo

Marvel Bullpen Bulletins [times three]

Indexer Notes

Items about the fourth and final new magazine Vampire Tales which includes a Morbius series by Steve Gerber and Tom Sutton, the second issue of Monsters Unleashed is on sale with a new serial starring The Monster of Frankenstein, Defenders and Marvel Premiere have been promoted to monthly status for the summer, welcome aboard to Bob Brown who has signed on to do The Avengers and Warlock, Jim Mooney has graduated from inking to penciling Marvel Team-Up, The Mark of Satan and Brother Voodoo will be premiering next month and even though the bullpen sometimes makes mistakes they are filled with beaming pride every month when they get their own stack of the current crop of Marvel comics.

FOOM! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

? (promo copy)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for a subscription to FOOM describing what is included (a 22" x 28" poster, a membership card, a fistful of stick-ons, full year's subscription to FOOM magazine and a special surprise envelope that everything comes in).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Astonishing Mails / letters page / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Steve Gerber ?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from (and answers to) Joe Bailey, Charley Parker and George Hong.

Fear Lives--In the Haunt of Horror! (Table of Contents: 6)

Haunt of Horror / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

? (promo copy)

Letters

John Costanza

Indexer Notes

Promo for the upcoming Haunt of Horror #1 digest book, including a listing of the writers and artists involved.