Astonishing Tales #34 [Regular Edition]

(March 1976)

And All the King's Madmen... Couldn't Put Deathlok Back Together Again.. Or Could They? (Table of Contents: 1)

Deathlok / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Mantlo (credited); Rich Buckler (credited) (plot)

Pencils

Rich Buckler (credited)

Inks

Klaus Janson (credited)

Colors

Klaus Janson (credited)

Letters

Karen Mantlo (credited); Gaspar Saladino (sourced) (splash)

Job Number

JV 185

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gotta try an' scatter these dudes without hurtin' 'em, 'puter--

Feature Logo

Deathlok the Demolisher!

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Deathlok [Luther Manning]; Teresa Deveraux (introduction); Hellinger [Harlan Ryker] (villain); Luther Manning (Clone); Simon Ryker (villain); Mike Travers; Luther Manning III (introduction, another clone); Sylvia; Doctor Wilcox

Synopsis

When Deathlok is unable to escape the explosive attached to his wrist his bionic arm is blown off and the rest of his body is damaged. Mike Travers manages to extract his body and the CIA fixes the damage and reprograms him to stop Simon Ryker (the Savior Machine). Deathlok goes after Simon and encounters a second Luther Manning clone with the mind of the surgeon that created him. With this clone's help Deathlok plugs his mind into the Omni Computer to confront Simon's mind.

Reprints

• in Frankenstein (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #13 (3ème trimestre 1979) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Star Wars Weekly (Marvel UK, 1978 series) #111 (9 April 1980)
• in Biblioteca Marvel: Deathlok (Planeta DeAgostini, 2003 series) (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 A Coleção Oficial de Graphic Novels Marvel: Clássicos (Salvat, 2015 series) #31 - Deathlok: Origem ([setembro] 2017)
• in Marvel. Официальная коллекция комиксов (Ашет Коллекция [Hachette], 2014 series) #134 - Деслок: Начало

Indexer Notes

Produced by Rich Buckler.

The Biggest Rock Event of the Decade! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Reflections of a Super-Hero! / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The Marvel Explosion Is Here! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Jack's Back in the Latest Issue of FOOM! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

FOOM / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

What Kind of Man Reads Crazy! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Crazy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

This Says It All!! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Superman Vs. the Amazing Spider-Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Get All 18 for Only $2.50! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Marvel-Hero Stick-Ons / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Life-Size Movable Hang-Ups! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Hang-Up / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

A Kaleidoscope of Kinetic Kibitzing and Kooky Kommentary Kenned to Kindle Your Karma! [March 1976] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Spider-Man and the Cupcake Caper (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Hostess Cup Cakes; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)