Astonishing Tales #28 [Regular Edition]

(February 1975)

Five To One, Deathlok...One In Five...No One Here Gets Out Alive! (Table of Contents: 1)

Deathlok / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Rich Buckler

Pencils

Rich Buckler

Inks

Rich Buckler

Colors

Linda Lessmann

Letters

Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Karen Mantlo [as Karen Pocock]

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Deathlok [Luther Manning]; Major Simon Ryker (villain); Nina; Janice Manning (flashback); Mike Travers; Linc Shane (introduction, named in next issue)

Synopsis

Deathlok wanders off from his home with no particular plan except to find Major Simon Ryker and kill him. In the meantime Major Ryker sends his men and a super-tank powered by Nina's mind functioning in rapport with his omni-computer to intercept and kill him. The story ends in a face-off of these forces.

Reprints

• in Frankenstein (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #11 (4ème trimestre 1978) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Star Wars Weekly (Marvel UK, 1978 series) #96 (26 December 1979) [pages 1-6]
• 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)

The Origins of Marvel Comics! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

The Origins of Marvel Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.7 page (report information)

The Mighty Marvel Calendar for 1975! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Mighty Marvel Calendar for 1975 / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.3 page (report information)

Mindlocks (Table of Contents: 4)

Mindlocks; Marvel Value Stamp / letters page / 1.2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Rich Buckler; ?

Inks

Pablo Marcos; ?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Deathlok [Luther Manning]; Dr. Doom

Indexer Notes

Letters from (and replies to) Dave Kalis, David Hogan and M. Also includes a partial reprint of a panel from Astonishing Tales #26 and Marvel Value Stamp #84 featuring Dr. Doom. Appears between pages 12 and 13 of the story sequence.

Be A Mighty Marvel Salesperson! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

3 Dimensional Marvel Superheroes Action Scenes (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

3 Dimensional Marvel Superheroes Action Scenes / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Spider-Man Toys (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Spider-Man Toys; Super-Heroes / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Marvel Bullpen Bulletins: Paeans and Self-Plaudits From the Pundits of Pandemonium! [February 1975]; Stan Lee's Soapbox (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

You Wanted It...You've Got It! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Marvel Treasury Edition #2 starring the Fantastic Four / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Guess Who's Coming To Christmas Dinner? (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Marvel Treasury Special, Giant Superhero Holiday Grab-Bag / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

You Demanded Him...You've Got Him! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Strange Tales; Warlock / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.3 page (report information)