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Issue: Astonishing Tales #3

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Publication Date: December 1970

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Issues: #3 of 36 Issues (70 Printings)

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Variant: UK Cover Price

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Marvel

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Indicia Publisher: Magazine Management Co. Inc.

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume: 1

Pages: 36

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Price: 12.0 pence GBQ 0-1-0

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
7 (2 stories, 1 cover) from base issue

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Silver Age US and later standard Modern Age US

Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: was ongoing

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2 Astonishing Tales #3 [unnamed variant]

Astonishing Tales #3 [UK Cover Price]

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Content Items (7 total)

The Secret of the Faceless One! / Ka-Zar Finds... War in the Savage Land!

Illustration on Cover, Front from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle, superhero

Character(s): The Doomsman

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Pages: 1

Back to the Savage Land

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Character(s): Tongah (introduction); Petrified Man (origin)

Synopsis: Ka-Zar and the Petrified Man return to the Savage Land where Zaladane, Queen Priestess of Garokk, the Sun-God has destroyed Tongah's village and killed his family. They arrive just in time to see Zaladane leading her people to attack the kingdom of the lizard-men.

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Pages: 10

Job Number: 400Z

Danger on the Field

Advertisement (Comic Format) on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Subject Matter

Character(s): Jim Driscoll; Big Joe; Chrissy

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Pages: 1

Notes: Ad for Lee Leans. Appears between pages 3 and 4 of the first story.

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In-house Column on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): ? (promo copy)

Letterer(s): typeset

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 0.5

Notes: Marvel checklist for comics on sale right now! Comics listed with a synopsis are Fantastic Four #105, Spider-Man #91, Thor #182, Avengers #82, Captain America #132, Hulk #134, Iron Man #32, Sub-Mariner #32, Daredevil #70, Astonishing Tales #3, Amazing Adventures #3, Conan the Barbarian #2, Chamber of Darkness #8, Sgt. Fury #82, Special Marvel Edition #1, Marvel Super-Heroes #29, Marvel Tales #29, The X-Men #67, Daredevil King-Size #2, Western Gunfighters #3 and Tower of Shadows #8. Appears between pages 6 and 7 of the first story.

Marvel Goes Mod(el)!

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): ? (promo copy)

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Marvelmania; Super-Hero Model Set

Character(s): Spider-Man; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor; Daredevil

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Advertisement for Marvel Super-Hero 3-D statues from Marvelmania. Appears between pages 6 and 7 of the first story.

Doom Must Die!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Doomsman (villain); The Faceless One (villain); Ramona

Synopsis: Doom fights agains The Faceless One and the Doomsman for control of Latveria.

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Pages: 10

Notes: Doomsman next appearance in Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up #2 as Andro. Possible Palmer colors per info in Marvelmania # 2.

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Letters Page on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 2

Notes: Includes letters from (and answers to) Mike W. Barr, Michael P. Higgins, Randy Pierce, Wilson Fong and Danny Suslyk. Also includes an advertisement for Incredible Hulk #134 using artwork from the cover and Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.