Astonishing Tales #27 [Regular Edition]

(December 1974)

Dead Reckoning! (Table of Contents: 1)

Deathlok / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

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

Pencils

Rich Buckler

Inks

Pablo Marcos

Colors

George Roussos

Letters

Desmond Jones

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Deathlok [Luther Manning] (also in flashback); Janice Manning (introduction, Luther's wife); ? Manning (introduction, Luther's son); War-Wolf (villain, death); Major Simon Ryker (villain, also in flashback as a captain); Mike Travers (flashback); Nina Ferry

Synopsis

Deathlok fights War-Wolf, but he holds back because he believes that Mike Travers mind is in War-Wolf's body. Only after Major Stryker tells him that Mike died on the operating table (not true) does he fight for keeps and defeat War-Wolf. He is severely damaged during the fight and goes to see his wife, who is hysterical when she sees his cyborg body for the first time. He then finds out that he has a son.

Reprints

• in Mundo de Aventuras (Agência Portuguesa de Revistas, 1973 series) #153 (2 Setembro 1976)
• in Frankenstein (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #10 (2ème trimestre 1978) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Star Wars Weekly (Marvel UK, 1978 series) #93 (5 December 1979) [pages 1-5 only], #94 (12 December 1979), #95 (19 December 1979)
• in Biblioteca Marvel: Deathlok (Planeta DeAgostini, 2003 series) #[nn] (Diciembre 2003)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 ([November] 2009)
• 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

Mindlocks (Table of Contents: 2)

Mindlocks; Marvel Value Stamp / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Doug Moench; ?

Pencils

Rich Buckler; ?

Inks

Pablo Marcos; ?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Deathlok [Luther Manning]; Mike Travers; Man-Thing

Indexer Notes

Letters from (and replies to) Dean Mullaney, David Burica, Beth Rubin and Gerard Geary. Also includes a short introductory note about the nearly 100% positive letters, a partial reprint of a panel from Astonishing Tales #26 (with Deathlok and Mike Travers) and Marvel Value Stamp #22 featuring Man-Thing. Appears between pages 11 and 12 of the story sequence.

Marvel Bullpen Bulletins: Notes and News On A Nestful Of Nebbishes! [December 1974]; Stan Lee's Soapbox (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

This Is the One Everybody Wants (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Bullpen Bonus Page [December 1974]; The Ultimate Fan Club! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bonus Page; FOOM / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Be A Mighty Marvel Salesperson! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Marvel Comics Subscriptions / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)