Astonishing Tales #25 [Regular Edition]

(August 1974)

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

Deathlok / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Rich Buckler (Plot; Concept); Doug Moench (Script)

Pencils

Rich Buckler

Inks

Rich Buckler (Primary Inks); Klaus Janson (Ink Assist); Al Milgrom (Ink Assist); Mike Esposito (Ink Assist)

Colors

Glynis Wein

Letters

Annette Kawecki

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Deathlok [Luther Manning] (Introduction; Origin); Major Simon Riker (Villain; Introduction); Curtis Giles (Death); Wilkins; Jim; Nina; Julian Biggs (Destroyed)

Synopsis

Deathlok is shown to be a robot with a human mind that has the ability to override it's programming. Deathlok has a flashback showing that his old army buddy Major Simon Riker is responsible for his creation. The conclusion of the story reveals that Simon Riker 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 Star Wars Weekly (Marvel UK, 1978 series) #89 (7 November 1979) [pages 1-6 only]
• in Biblioteca Marvel: Deathlok (Planeta DeAgostini, 2003 series) #[nn] (Diciembre 2003)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 [Regular Edition] ([November] 2009)
• in Marvel Firsts: The 1970s (Marvel, 2011 series) #2 (2012)
• in Deathlok the Demolisher: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) (October 2014)

Indexer Notes

The origin of Deathlok. 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) /

Marvel Bullpen Bulletins; Stan Lee's Soapbox; Mighty Marvel Mini-Checklist / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Creation of Deathlok / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Doug Moench

Pencils

Rich Buckler (Deathlok concept sketch)

Inks

Rich Buckler

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Deathlok [Luther Manning]

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) #[nn] (October 1993)
• in Biblioteca Marvel: Deathlok (Planeta DeAgostini, 2003 series) #[nn] (Diciembre 2003)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 [Regular Edition] ([November] 2009)
• in Marvel Firsts: The 1970s (Marvel, 2011 series) #2 (2012)
• in Deathlok the Demolisher: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) (October 2014)

Bullpen Bonus Page (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Giant-Size Spider-Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Deathlok creation satire / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Doug Moench

Pencils

George Perez

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yeah, cinematic, man.

Characters

Deathlok [Luther Manning]; Doug Moench; George Perez

Synopsis

A satire on how the Deathlok character was developed.

Reprints

• in Mundo de Aventuras (Agência Portuguesa de Revistas, 1973 series) #121 (22 de Janeiro de 1976)
• in Biblioteca Marvel: Deathlok (Planeta DeAgostini, 2003 series) #[nn] (Diciembre 2003)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 [Regular Edition] ([November] 2009)
• in Marvel Firsts: The 1970s (Marvel, 2011 series) #2 (2012)
• in Deathlok the Demolisher: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) (October 2014)

Indexer Notes

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

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

Astonishing Mails; Marvel Value Stamp / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

Typeset

Characters

Daimon Hellstrom [Son of Satan]

Indexer Notes

Letters from (and replies to) Brian Wilkes Prescott, Gil Johnson and Tom Garland. Includes Marvel Value Stamp #68 featuring Daimon Hellstrom [Son of Satan].