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3February 1980
$0.40

Tales to Astonish #3

Marvel · February 1980 · on sale 1979-11-20

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Identification plate

Series
Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1979 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
February 1980
Key date
1980-02-00
On-sale date
1979-11-20
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860261102
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Leviathan!cover1pencils: John Buscema; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Sam Rosen, Irv WatanabeNamor, Sub-Mariner, Triton
1"On a Clear Day You Can See ... The Leviathan!"comic story18script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Sam RosenPaul Destine, Destiny, Dorma, Vashti, Namor, Plantman, Samuel Smithers, Sub-Mariner, Triton
2-in-house column1
3Marvel Subscription Formpromo (ad from the publisher)1
4House Advertisementpromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 14 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

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