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3December 1970
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Astonishing Tales #3

Marvel · December 1970 · on sale 1970-09-15

First appearance: ZaladaneFirst appearance: TongahOrigin: Garokk1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Astonishing Tales (Marvel, 1970 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
December 1970
Key date
1970-12-00
On-sale date
1970-09-15
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Zaladane - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Tongah - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Garokk, The Petrified Man.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Secret of the Faceless One! / Ka-Zar Finds... War in the Savage Land!cover1pencils: Marie Severin, John Romita; inks: Mike Esposito, John Romita; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Sam RosenDoctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Ka-Zar, Kevin Plunder, Zabu, The Doomsman
1Back to the Savage Landcomic story10script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Barry Smith; inks: Sam Grainger; letters: Artie SimekKa-Zar, Kevin Plunder, Zabu, Zaladane First, Garokk Origin, The Petrified Man Origin, Tongah First
3-in-house column0.5script: ? (promo copy); letters: typeset
4Marvel Goes Mod(el)!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: ? (promo copy)Bruce Banner, Captain America, Daredevil, Hulk, Iron Man, Matt Murdock, Thor Odinson, Peter Parker, Steve Rogers, Spider-Man, Tony Stark, Thor
5Doom Must Die!comic story10script: Larry Lieber; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Tom Palmer; letters: Jean IzzoDoctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Prince Rudolfo, The Doomsman, The Faceless One, Ramona
6-letters page2pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Herb Trimpe; letters: Sam RosenBruce Banner, Hulk

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 1/- [0-1-0 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Savage Tales Featuring Ka-zar #121975On eBay ›
Essential Super-Villain Team-Up #1
ISBN 0-7851-1545-5		2004On eBay ›
The Marvel Comics Art of Wally Wood #[nn]
ISBN 0-942480-02-3		1982On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Ka-Zar #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-5957-5		2013On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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