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Issue Details

Issue #34
Published March 1976
Frequency Bi-Monthly
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 36
Editing Marv Wolfman

Cover Details - "The Man Who Controlled the World!"

Characters Deathlok [Luther Manning]; Savior Machine [Simon Ryker]
Genre Science Fiction
Pencils Rich Buckler (signed)
Inks Klaus Janson (signed)
Letters Dan Crespi
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok (Marvel, 2009 series) #1

17 page Deathlok story "And All the King's Madmen...Couldn't Put Deathlok Back Together Again..Or Could They?"

Characters Deathlok [Luther Manning] Luther Manning III (Introduction; another clone); Savior Machine [Simon Ryker] (Villain); Hellinger (Villain); Teresa Devereaux (Introduction); Mike Travers; Sylvia; Luther Manning II (the clone introduced in Astonishing Tales #33)
Synopsis When Deathlok is unable to escape the explosive attached to his wrist his bionic arm is blown off and the rest of his body is damaged. Mike Travers manages to extract his body and the CIA fixes the damage and reprograms him to stop Simon Ryker (the Savior Machine). Deathlok goes after Simon and encounters a second Luther Manning clone with the mind of the surgeon that created him. With this clone's help Deathlok plugs his mind into the Omni Computer to confront Simon's mind.
Genre Science Fiction
Script Rich Buckler (Plot); Bill Mantlo (Script)
Pencils Rich Buckler
Inks Klaus Janson
Colors Klaus Janson
Letters Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Karen Mantlo
Notes Produced by Rich Buckler, Gaspar Saladino Letters credit from George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index #7B.
Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok (Marvel, 2009 series) #1

1 page Reflections of a Super-Hero! promo (ad from the publisher) "The Biggest Rock Event of the Decade!"

Characters Stan Lee; Spider-Man; Peter Parker
Script ? (promo copy)
Pencils John Romita
Inks John Romita
Letters Typeset
Notes Promo for the album "Reflections of a Super-Hero! (narrated by Stan Lee, $6.98 for the album and $7.98 for cassette or 8-track tape) using an illustration of Stan Lee and a copy of the album art, appears between pages 7 and 8 of the story sequence.

1 page Mighty Marvel Checklist promo (ad from the publisher) "Mighty Marvel Checklist"

Characters Dracula; Blade; Dr. Sun; Thor; Servitor
Script ? (promo copy)
Pencils Gene Colan; John Buscema
Inks Tom Palmer; Joe Sinnott
Letters Typeset
Notes Mighty Marvel Checklist, comics listed with a synopsis are Daredevil #131, Invaders #5, Tomb of Dracula #42, Doc Savage #3, Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #20, Planet of the Apes #17, Astonishing Tales #34, Marvel Two-In-one #14, Master of Kung Fu #38, Captain America #195, Skull #4, Thor #245, Spider-Man #154 and Savage Sword of Conan #10. Also includes a small reprint of the covers of Tomb of Dracula #42 and Thor #245. Appears between pages 11 and 12 of the story sequence.

Half page Marvel Comics Subscriptions promo (ad from the publisher) "The Marvel Explosion Is Here!"

Characters Spider-Man
Script ? (promo copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Marvel Comics Subscriptions form, appears between pages 11 and 12 of the story sequence.

Half page FOOM promo (ad from the publisher) "Jack's Back In the Latest Issue of FOOM!"

Characters Jack Kirby (as a superhero)
Script ? (promo copy)
Pencils Jack Kirby ?
Inks Jack Kirby ?
Letters Typeset
Notes FOOM subscription promo advertising the issue of FOOM celebrating the return of Jack Kirby (featuring art and articles on one of the greatest comics artists of all), appears between pages 11 and 12 of the story sequence.

Half page Crazy promo (ad from the publisher) "What Kind of Man Reads Crazy!"

Characters Nebbish
Genre Humor; Satire
Script ? (promo copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Promo for Crazy Magazine, appears between pages 11 and 12 of the story sequence.

Half page Superman Vs. the Amazing Spider-Man promo (ad from the publisher) "This Says It All!!"

Characters Superman; Spider-Man
Genre Superhero
Script ? (promo copy)
Pencils Carmine Infantino (roughs); Ross Andru (finished pencils); Neal Adams (Superman redraws)
Inks Dick Giordano; Terry Austin (backgrounds)
Notes Promo for the Superman Vs. the Amazing Spider-Man treasury size comic using a reprint of the cover, appears between pages 11 and 12 of the story sequence.

Half page Marvel-Hero Stick-Ons promo (ad from the publisher) "Get All 18 For Only $2.50!"

Characters Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Conan; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Luke Cage; Thing; Thor; Spider-Man
Genre Superhero
Script ? (promo copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Advertisement for 18 Marvel-hero stick-ons from Our Way Studio for $2.50 (one set) or $4.50 (two sets). Appears between pages 13 and 14 of the story sequence.

Half page Hang-Up advertisement "Life-Size Movable Hang-Ups!"

Characters Spider-Man; Galen
Script ? (ad copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Promos for life-size movable hang-ups featuring Spider-Man and Galen from the Planet of the Apes ($3.50 for one and $6.50 for both, from Our Way Studios), appears between pages 13 and 14 of the story sequence.

1 page Marvel Bullpen Bulletins; Stan Lee's Soapbox promo (ad from the publisher) "Marvel Bullpen Bulletins: A Kaleidoscope of Kinetic Kibitzing and Kooky Kommentary Kenned to Kindle Your Karma! [March 1976]; Stan Lee's Soapbox"

Characters Ikaris
Synopsis Stan Lee says that he will be at the Miami Con in December, the Creation Con at New York on January 3rd and at the second annual Marvel Con in New York during Easter Week. He suggest that if newstands are selling out of Marvel comics that we write the wholesaler that supplies them and ask for more and he says that he is working on the third book in the Origins of Marvel Comics series and he'll tell us the name next time. Items about how Rich Buckler (the penciller on Fantastic Four) has moved to New York, Tony Isabella (the writer for Ghost Rider) has moved back to Cleveland, Steve Englehart has married Marie-Therese Beach, Guardians of the Galaxy (written by Steve Gerber and drawn by Al Milgrom) is now in each issue of Marvel Presents, Tigra is making her debut in Marvel Chillers, Frank Thorne is now drawing Red Sonja in the pages of Marvel Feature, the epic tale of Belit (created by Robert E. Howard and drawn by John Buscema and Steve Gan) has begun in the pages of Conan, Kull the Destroyer (written by Roy Thomas) will premiere soon and it is amazing that George Perez can draw the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, the Inhumans and the Sons of the Tiger all at the same time. Includes a picture of Icarus asking who he is as a sneak preview of a new character (keep watching, the answer will be forthcoming). Appears between pages 15 and 16 of the story sequence.
Script ? (promo copy); Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby ?
Inks Jack Kirby ?

1 page Spider-Man; Hostess Cup Cakes advertisement "Spider-Man and the Cupcake Caper"

Characters Spider-Man; Mary Jane Watson; Man Mountain Marko
Synopsis Peter uses the excuse of going out to get milk for his Hostess Cup Cakes so that he can capture Man Mountain Marko for the police.
Genre Superhero
Inks Mike Esposito
Letters Irving Watanabe
Notes Hostess Cup Cake ad, appears between pages 15 and 16 of the story sequence.