Astonishing Tales #25

(August 1974)

A Cold Knight's Frenzy (Table of Contents: 1)

Deathlok / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Rich Buckler (credited) (plot, concept); Doug Moench (credited) (script)

Pencils

Rich Buckler (credited)

Inks

Rich Buckler (credited) (primary inks); Klaus Janson (sourced) (ink assist); Al Milgrom (sourced) (ink assist); Mike Esposito (sourced) (ink assist)

Colors

Glynis Oliver (credited as G. Wein)

Letters

Annette Kawecki (credited as A. Kawecki)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Face wrapped in bristling fear.

Feature Logo

Deathlok the Demolisher!

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Deathlok [Luther Manning] (featured, introduction, origin); Nina Ferry (introduction); Major Simon Ryker (villain, introduction); Curtis Giles (death); Dr. Wilkins; Jim; Julian Biggs (destroyed)

Universe

Marvel : Earth-7484

Synopsis

Deathlok is shown to be a cybernetic organism with a human mind that has the ability to override its internal computer. Deathlok has a flashback showing that his old army buddy Major Simon Ryker is responsible for his creation. The conclusion of the story reveals that Simon Ryker is also a cyborg.

Reprints

• in Mundo de Aventuras (Agência Portuguesa de Revistas, 1973 series) #121 (22 de Janeiro de 1976)
• in Frankenstein (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #9 (1er trimestre 1978) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Los Insuperables (Ediciones Vértice, 1978 series) #26 (January 1979)
• in Star Wars Weekly (Marvel UK, 1978 series) #89 (7 November 1979) [pages 1-6 only]
• in Heróis da TV (Editora Abril, 1979 series) #69 (março de 1985)
• in Biblioteca Marvel: Deathlok (Planeta DeAgostini, 2003 series) (Diciembre 2003)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 ([November] 2009)
• in Marvel Firsts: The 1970s (Marvel, 2011 series) #2 (2012)
• in Deathlok the Demolisher: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) (2014)
• in A Coleção Oficial de Graphic Novels Marvel: Clássicos (Salvat, 2015 series) #31 - Deathlok: Origem ([setembro] 2017)
• in Marvel. Официальная коллекция комиксов (Ашет Коллекция [Hachette], 2014 series) #134 - Деслок: Начало
• in Le meilleur des super-héros Marvel (Hachette, 2016 series) #92 - Deathlok (juin 2019)

Indexer Notes

Inking information from the text article in the issue.

Marvel Bullpen Bulletins: Of Mix-Ups, Monsters, and Matrimony! [August 1974]; Stan Lee's Soapbox; Mighty Marvel Mini-Checklist (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Mindlock... x 3 (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Doug Moench (credited as Douglas Moench); Rich Buckler (credited as Richard Buckler); Roy Thomas (credited)

Pencils

Rich Buckler (credited as Richard Buckler) (illustration)

Inks

Rich Buckler (credited as Richard Buckler) (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

Rich Buckler (credited as Richard Buckler) (illustration); typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Deathlok [Luther Manning] (Earth-7484)

Synopsis

This sequence features preliminary Deathlok sketches by Rich Buckler along with a purported conversation transcript between Roy Thomas, Rich Buckler, and Doug Moench.

Reprints

• in Mundo de Aventuras (Agência Portuguesa de Revistas, 1973 series) #121 (22 de Janeiro de 1976)
• in Captain America: Deathlok Lives! (Marvel, 1993 series) (October 1993)
• in Biblioteca Marvel: Deathlok (Planeta DeAgostini, 2003 series) (Diciembre 2003)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 ([November] 2009)
• in Marvel Firsts: The 1970s (Marvel, 2011 series) #2 (2012)
• in Deathlok the Demolisher: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) (2014)
• in A Coleção Oficial de Graphic Novels Marvel: Clássicos (Salvat, 2015 series) #31 - Deathlok: Origem ([setembro] 2017)

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

Bullpen Bonus Page / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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

Deathlok / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Doug Moench (credited as D.M.)

Pencils

George Pérez (credited as George Perez); Rich Buckler (Deathlok figure)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited); Rich Buckler (Deathlok figure)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yeah, cinematic, man.

Genre

satire-parody; science fiction; superhero

Characters

Rich Buckler; Deathlok [Luther Manning] (Earth-7484); Doug Moench

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

After the writer and artist keep throwing discarded ideas for a new character in the waste basket, Deathlok rises from it.

Reprints

• in Mundo de Aventuras (Agência Portuguesa de Revistas, 1973 series) #121 (22 de Janeiro de 1976)
• in Los Insuperables (Ediciones Vértice, 1978 series) #26 (January 1979)
• in Biblioteca Marvel: Deathlok (Planeta DeAgostini, 2003 series) (Diciembre 2003)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 ([November] 2009)
• in Marvel Firsts: The 1970s (Marvel, 2011 series) #2 (2012)
• in Deathlok the Demolisher: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) (2014)
• in A Coleção Oficial de Graphic Novels Marvel: Clássicos (Salvat, 2015 series) #31 - Deathlok: Origem ([setembro] 2017)
• in Marvel. Официальная коллекция комиксов (Ашет Коллекция [Hachette], 2014 series) #134 - Деслок: Начало [Astonishing Tales #27 is incorrectly credited as the source for this comic story]

Indexer Notes

This two-page humor strip is George Pérez' first published work.

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

Astonishing Mails / letters page / 0.9 page (report information)

Script

Roy Thomas ?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Brian Wilkes Prescott, Gil Johnson, and Tom Garland.

Marvel Value Stamp #68 - Son of Satan [Daimon Hellstrom] (Table of Contents: 7)

Marvel Value Stamp / letters page / 0.1 page (report information)

Pencils

John Romita (illustration)

Inks

John Romita (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Son of Satan [Daimon Hellstrom]

Indexer Notes

Illustration from Marvel Spotlight (Marvel, 1971 series) #13 cover.