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26October 1974
$0.25

Astonishing Tales #26

Marvel · October 1974 · on sale 1974-07-23

First appearance: Mike Travers1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Astonishing Tales (Marvel, 1970 series)
Issue
#26
Publication date
October 1974
Key date
1974-10-00
On-sale date
1974-07-23
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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
0Death-Machine For Hire!cover1pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Rich Buckler; colors: Klaus Janson; letters: Gaspar SaladinoDeathlok, Luther Manning
1The Enemy: Us!comic story17script: Rich Buckler, Doug Moench; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: L. Lessmann; letters: A. KaweckiDeathlok, Luther Manning, Simon Ryker, Mike Travers First
3Marvel Value Stamp #66 - General Thunderbolt Rossletters page1.2inks: Vince CollettaFin Fang Foom, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross
4Be A Mighty Marvel Salesperson!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: ? (promo copy); letters: typesetSpider-Man; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]
5Lightning Strikes Twice!promo (ad from the publisher)0.3script: ? (promo copy); letters: typesetMonster of Frankenstein
6Wondrously Witty Words From A Woomful of Wombats! [October 1974]; FOOM, The Ultimate Fan Club!in-house column1script: Stan LeePeter Parker, Spider-Man
7The Greatest, Grandest Most Gigantic Comic-Book Of All Time!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Romita; inks: John RomitaPeter Parker, Spider-Man

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.07 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-3050-5		2009On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1081974On eBay ›
Deathlok the Demolisher: The Complete Collection #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-9112-4		2014On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #2526 of 36#27 ›

Sources

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