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Astonishing Tales
Series · 13
books · 1973-2017

Books in series

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#1

Astonishing Tales #1

2017

A dual story EPIC featuring a battle between Ka-Zar & Kraven the Hunter! Dr. Doom aims to prove his intellectual superiority!
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#9

Astonishing Tales #9

2017

Man vs. Beast! Friends turned foes?! Ka-Zar and his companion, the last known Smilodon in existence, battle in a rage-fueled fight!
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#10

Astonishing Tales #10

2016

War - in the savage land at the bottom of the world! Ka-Zar and Zabu fight as never before! This one is action all the way, people!
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#11

Astonishing Tales #11

2017

Ka-Zar's origins FINALLY REVEALED!
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#12

Astonishing Tales #12

2015

Terror in the Everglades! Perhaps the greatest Ka-Zar saga of all, as the jungle lord comes face-to-face with…the Man-Thing!
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#13

Astonishing Tales #13

2015

Ka-Zar vs. the misanthropic Man-Thing! And when A.I.M. drops in, to boot- look out!
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#16

Astonishing Tales #16

2016

Ka-Zar battles—in the heart of a hostile city!
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#17

Astonishing Tales #17

1973

Ka-Zar notices Gemini stealing some Super-Soldier serums!
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#19

Astonishing Tales #19

2016

After Victorius kidnaps Bobbi Morse, Ka-Zar goes after him with the Super-Soldier Serum in hand!
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#21

Astonishing Tales #21

1973

The start of a sensational new tale featuring a massive menace! World, beware the might of—IT, THE LIVING COLOSSUS!
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#26

Astonishing Tales #26

2014

One of the first adventures of Deathlok the Demolisher! Deathlok, now a “Death Machine for Hire”, goes after his first victim. But what does Simon Ryker have in store for Deathlok after his first kill?
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#36

Astonishing Tales #36

2014

Deathlok is hired by the C.I.A to eliminate a threat from Hellinger. During the mission, Deathlok discovers clones of Luther Manning, and must destroy each incarnation of himself!
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#25-28, 30-36

Deathlok the Demolisher

The Complete Collection

2009

Col. Luther Manning has been locked in a state of living death. He is no longer a man, but a mockery of a man. He has become an amalgam of reanimated flesh and computer circuitry, stripped of his family, his humanity—but not his will. He has become Deathlok the Demolisher—a weapon of war programmed solely for destruction. Collects Astonishing Tales (1970) #25-28, 30-36; Marvel Team-Up (1972) #46; Marvel Spotlight (1972) #33; Marvel Two-In-One (1975) #27, 54; Captain America (1968) #286-288.

Authors

Tony Isabella
Tony Isabella
Author · 46 books

Tony Isabella is an American comic book writer, editor, artist and critic, known as the creator and writer of Marvel Comics' Black Goliath; DC Comics' first major African-American superhero, Black Lightning; and as a columnist and critic for the Comics Buyer's Guide. Contents

Len Wein
Author · 172 books

Len Wein was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel superhero team the X-Men (including the co-creation of Nightcrawler, Storm, and Colossus). Additionally, he was the editor for writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons' influential DC miniseries Watchmen. Wein was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2008.

Marv Wolfman
Marv Wolfman
Author · 174 books
Marvin A. "Marv" Wolfman is an award-winning American comic book writer. He is best known for lengthy runs on The Tomb of Dracula, creating Blade for Marvel Comics, and The New Teen Titans for DC Comics.
Ralph Macchio
Ralph Macchio
Author · 37 books

For the Karate Kid actor, click here: Ralph Macchio Ralph Macchio is an American comic book editor and writer, who has held many positions at Marvel Comics, including executive editor. Macchio is commonly associated with Daredevil, the Spider-Man line of comics and the popular Ultimate Marvel line. In Macchio's words, he "made probably the longest run on Daredevil of anyone." Macchio is not related to the actor Ralph Macchio, but is nicknamed "Karate Kid" after that actor's famous role.

David Anthony Kraft
Author · 27 books

David Anthony Kraft was an American comic book writer, publisher, and critic. (source: Wikipedia)

Roy Thomas
Roy Thomas
Author · 334 books

Roy Thomas was the FIRST Editor-in-Chief at Marvel—After Stan Lee stepped down from the position. Roy is a longtime comic book writer and editor. Thomas has written comics for Archie, Charlton, DC, Heroic Publishing, Marvel, and Topps over the years. Thomas currently edits the fanzine Alter Ego for Twomorrow's Publishing. He was Editor for Marvel comics from 1972-1974. He wrote for several titles at Marvel, such as Avengers, Thor, Invaders, Fantastic Four, X-Men, and notably Conan the Barbarian. Thomas is also known for his championing of Golden Age comic-book heroes—particularly the 1940s superhero team the Justice Society of America—and for lengthy writing stints on Marvel's X-Men and Avengers, and DC Comics' All-Star Squadron, among other titles. Also a legendary creator. Creations include Wolverine, Carol Danvers, Ghost Rider, Vision, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Valkyrie, Morbius, Doc Samson, and Ultron. Roy has also worked for Archie, Charlton, and DC among others over the years.

Stan Lee
Stan Lee
Author · 470 books

Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics. With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.

Rich Buckler
Rich Buckler
Author · 9 books
Richard Buckler was an American comics illustrator.
Doug Moench
Doug Moench
Author · 150 books

Doug Moench, is an American comic book writer notable for his Batman work and as the creator of Black Mask, Moon Knight and Deathlok. Moench has worked for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics and many other smaller companies; he has written hundreds of issues of many different comics, and created dozens of characters, such as Moon Knight. In 1973, Moench became the de facto lead writer for the Marvel black-and-white magazine imprint Curtis Magazines. He contributed to the entire runs of Planet of the Apes, Rampaging Hulk (continuing on the title when it changed its name to The Hulk!) and Doc Savage, while also serving as a regular scribe for virtually every other Curtis title during the course of the imprint's existence. Moench is perhaps best known for his work on Batman, whose title he wrote from 1983–1986 and then again from 1992–1998. (He also wrote the companion title Detective Comics from 1983–1986.) Moench is a frequent and longtime collaborator with comics artist Paul Gulacy. The pair are probably best known for their work on Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu, which they worked on together from 1974–1977. They also co-created Six from Sirius, Slash Maraud, and S.C.I. Spy, and have worked together on comics projects featuring Batman, Conan the Barbarian and James Bond. Moench has frequently been paired with the artist and inker team of Kelley Jones and John Beatty on several Elseworlds Graphic Novels and a long run of the monthly Batman comic.

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