Publishers / Marvel / Tales to Astonish (1979) / #4
4March 1980
$0.40

Tales to Astonish #4

Marvel · March 1980 · on sale December 18, 1979

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Identification plate

Series
Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1979 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
March 1980
Key date
March 1980
On-sale date
December 18, 1979
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860261103
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: John Buscema; inks: Frank Giacoia; editing: Stan LeeAttuma, Namor, Sub-Mariner
2Who Strikes for Atlantis?comic story18script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Mac Duffy; editing: Stan LeeAttuma, Dorma, Namor, Saru-San, Seth, Sub-Mariner
5-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
9Mighty Marvel's Big Money-Saving Holiday Offer!promo (ad from the publisher)1
14-in-house column0.8script: Stan Lee
15-promo (ad from the publisher)0.2
17How to Be a Wild and Crazy Guy!!promo (ad from the publisher)1Batroc the Leaper

Plus 13 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

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Series context

‹ #34 of 14#5 ›

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