Publishers / Marvel / Astonishing Tales (1970) / #36
36July 1976
$0.25

Astonishing Tales #36

Marvel · July 1976 · on sale April 13, 1976

First appearance: Godwulf2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Astonishing Tales (Marvel, 1970 series)
Issue
#36
Publication date
July 1976
Key date
July 1976
On-sale date
April 13, 1976
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 Godwulf - 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
0The Godwulf Principle!cover1pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Rich Buckler; letters: Irv WatanabeDeathlok, Luther Manning, Teresa Deveraux, Luther Manning, Simon Ryker
1Confessions of a Demolished Man!comic story8script: Rich Buckler; pencils: Rich Buckler, Keith Pollard; inks: Keith Pollard; colors: Swash; letters: Howard Bender, Beth BleckleyDeathlok, Luther Manning, Teresa Deveraux, Luther Manning, Janice Travers
2Get In the Spirit of Marvel-76!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jack Kirby, Ron Wilson, Gil Kane; inks: Frank Giacoia, Frank Giacoia, Frank GiacoiaA.I.M. member, Bruce Banner, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Hulk, Rick Jones, Living Laser, Mar-Vell, Peter Parker, Steve Rogers, Spider-Man, Super-Adaptoid
3What to Do after the Apocalypse! (The Deathlok Transcripts)comic story9script: Rich Buckler; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Keith Pollard; colors: Swash; letters: Howard Bender, Beth BleckleyDeathlok, Luther Manning, Teresa Deveraux, Godwulf First, Luther Manning
4-in-house column0.5pencils: Gene Colan, Rich Buckler; inks: Steve Leialoha, Keith PollardBrother Voodoo, Jericho Drumm, Howard the Duck, Jack Russell, Werewolf
5Put A Marvel In Your Mailbox!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: ? (promo copy); letters: typesetBruce Banner, Black Widow, Captain America, Hulk, Greer Nelson, Peter Parker, Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, Spider-Man, Tigra, Vision
6The Marvel Explosion Is Here!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: typesetBruce Banner, Clint Barton, Brunnhilde, Captain America, Conan, Daredevil, Dracula, Ben Grimm, Hawkeye, Hulk, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Iron Man, Wanda Maximoff
7Why Is This Man Smiling?promo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: ? (promo copy); letters: typeset
8An Omnium-Gatherum of Odysseys Occult, Olios Odd, and Occasions Obbligato! [July 1976]in-house column1script: ? (promo copy); letters: typesetCaptain America, Steve Rogers, Shang-Chi

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
30ยขprice 0.30 USD
Britishprice 0.09 GBP

Where to read it

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

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Series context

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Sources

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