Astonishing Tales #24

(June 1974)

Five Claws of Death! (Table of Contents: 1)

It, the Living Colossus / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Tony Isabella (credited as T. Isabella)

Pencils

Dick Ayers (credited as D. Ayers); Larry Lieber (credited as L. Lieber); Jack Kirby (see notes); Gil Kane (see notes); Marie Severin (see notes)

Inks

Vince Colletta (credited as V. Colletta); Dick Ayers (see notes); Mike Esposito (see notes); Marie Severin (see notes)

Colors

Linda Lessmann (credited as L. Lessmann)

Letters

Dave Hunt (credited as D. Hunt)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

If you were Bob O'Bryan, whose mind now resides with the Colossus...

Feature Logo

It! The Living Colossus!

Genre

horror-suspense; science fiction; superhero

Characters

Fin Fang Foom; It, the Living Colossus (also in flashback); Bob O'Bryan; Dr. Aloysisus Vault (villain); Diane Cummings; Dr Braun (death); Felix Simon; Dorian Delazny; Grant Marshall

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Fin Fang Foom is again controlled by Dr. Vault and he attacks It forcing him to slip away before he is defeated. Bob O'Bryan then sends his mind back to his body where he wakes up before they can perform an autopsy on him. Dr. Vault uses Fin Fang Foom to draw It out of hiding but before they can finish their fight some live wires are knocked into Fin Fang Foom breaking Dr. Vault's control. He shakes hands with It and leaves. Dr. Vault kills Dr. Braun for his insolence while Fin Fang Foom swims away.

Reprints

• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #69 (1er trimestre 1980) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Marvel Horror Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)

Indexer Notes

Lieber pencils on pages 1-3; page 6, panels 1-2; page 13, panel 1 and pages 14-17. Ayers pencils on pages 4-5; page 6, panels 3-7; pages 7-8; pages 11-12; page 13, panels 2-5; and page 18. Info per Nick Caputo, January 2019.

A number of panels and covers are reprinted in this story, most with alterations by Marie Severin. Page 5, panel 5 is from page 5, panel 3 of the Colossus story in Tales of Suspense #20; page 9, panel 2 is from page 5, panel 2 of the Colossus story in Tales of Suspense #14; page 9, panel 3 is from the cover to Tales of Suspense #14; page 10, panel 1 is from the cover to Tales of Suspense #20; page 10, panel 2 is from page 13, panel 4 of the Colossus story in Tales of Suspense #20; page 10, panel 3 is from the cover to Astonishing Tales #21 and page 10, panel 4 is from the cover to Strange Tales #89. Info per George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index #7B.

It next appears in Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #244 (February 1980).

The Big Three (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Marvel Collectors Medallion-Coins / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Them! The Readers That Wrote (Table of Contents: 3)

Them! The Readers That Wrote / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Tony Isabella ?

Pencils

Jack Kirby; John Romita ? (illustrations)

Inks

Vince Colletta; ? (illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Tigra [Greer Nelson]; Volstagg

Indexer Notes

Letters from (and replies to) Roger Slifer, E.J.F.D.G., Jimmy E. Parrish, John Rhoades, Jr., and Michael N. Tierstein. Includes a special announcement from Stan, Roy, and Marvel Comics about the increase of price from 20 to 25 cents and Marvel focusing on different prices and formats.

A special announcement notes this is the last issue featuring It, the Living Colossus and Deathlok would replace the strip next issue. Includes a house-ad for Giant-Size Creatures #1 and Marvel Value Stamp #18 featuring Volstagg. Appears between pages 11 and 12 of the story sequence.

Monumental Memos of Chillers, Thrillers, and Fillers! [June 1974] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

[Crazy Magazine and Savage Tales Magazine Promo] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Crazy; Savage Tales / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)