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] Janice Manning (introduction, Deathlok's wife); ? Manning (introduction, Deathok's son); War-Wolf (villain, death); Major Simon Ryker (villain); Mike Travers (flashback); Luther Manning (flashback); Captain Simon Ryker (flashback); Nina

Synopsis

Deathlok fights the War-Wolf, but he holds back because he believes that Mike Travers mind is in the 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 the War-Wolf. He is severely damaged during the fight and goes to see his wife, who is hysterical when she sees him 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 [Regular Edition] ([November] 2009)
• in Deathlok the Demolisher: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) (October 2014)

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)