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 Ryker (villain, introduction); Curtis Giles (death); Wilkins; Jim; Nina Ferry (introduction); Julian Biggs (destroyed)

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 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 ([November] 2009)
• in Marvel Firsts: The 1970s (Marvel, 2011 series) #2 (2012)
• in Deathlok the Demolisher: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) (October 2014)
• in Marvel. Официальная коллекция комиксов (Ашет Коллекция [Hachette], 2014 series) #134 - Деслок: Начало

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) /

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)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Doug Moench

Pencils

Rich Buckler

Inks

Rich Buckler

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

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 ([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 / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Doug Moench

Pencils

George Pérez

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yeah, cinematic, man.

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Deathlok; Doug Moench; Rich Buckler

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 Biblioteca Marvel: Deathlok (Planeta DeAgostini, 2003 series) #[nn] (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) (October 2014)
• 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; 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].