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Astonishing Tales #5

Marvel · Series began 1970 · April 1971

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Dates

Cover date: April 1971
On sale: January 20, 1971
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #5 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition15¢ cover
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UK pence edition1/- [0-1-0 GBP] cover

British

Printed cover price 1/- [0-1-0 GBP].
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Creators

pencils: John Buscema, Marie Severin, Barry Windsor-Smith, Herb Trimpe, Jack Kirby, George Tuskainks: John Verpoorten, Marie Severin, Frank Giacoia, John Severin, Steve Ditko, Mike Espositoletters: Sam Rosen, Mike Stevensscript: Gerry Conway, Larry Lieber, Stan Lee

Stories

Rampage! · 10 pages
Ka-Zar is taken to the Pool that Garokk drank from that made him immortal. He is attacked by the Guardian of the Pool but he manages to defeat him and then cast Garokk into the Pool where he loses his immortality and dies.
A Land Enslaved! · 10 pages
Dr. Doom returns to Latveria and defeats Red Skull and his Exiles to regain his kingdom.

Publisher’s description

Dr. Doom and Ka-Zar both must face off against incredibly threatening enemies: Red Skull and Sun-God!

Characters

Victor Von DoomDoctor DoomJohann ShmidtRed SkullKevin PlunderKa-ZarZabuEric GruningIron-Hand HauptmannAngelo BaldiniGeneral ChingGarokkZaladaneFranz CadavusIvan KrushkiTongah

Reprinted in

Savage Tales Featuring Ka-zar (1971), Planet of the Apes (1974), Super-Villain Team-Up (1975), Essential Super-Villain Team-Up (2004), Marvel Masterworks: Ka-Zar (2013), Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Rarities (2014), Marvel Creator Collection (2025), Doctor Doom Epic Collection (2025)