Astonishing Tales #1

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The Power of Ka-Zar!

Kraven the Hunter, bored and restless, discovers a magazine feature on Ka-Zar and his hidden Savage Land jungle and immediately declares him the perfect prey. He spends months studying every known fact about Ka-Zar's domain before travelling there armed and ready. In the Savage Land, he springs his trap: deliberately stampeding a herd of mammoths toward concealed pits to draw Ka-Zar and Zabu out into the open. The ruse works — Ka-Zar and Zabu divert the herd to safety, only to be ambushed by Kraven himself, who stun-blasts Ka-Zar into the pit and subdues Zabu with a bola-net and tranquilizer spray, then airlifts the caged sabretooth away by helicopter toward America.

Ka-Zar claws his way out of the pit, dives into the ocean, and swims to intercept Kraven's ship, fighting through the entire crew to reach Zabu's cage. He rips the bars apart and gets his hands on Kraven in a brutal deck brawl, even delivering a damning verdict — that Kraven alone hunts not for food or survival, but purely for sport, and that only man can be so evil. But Kraven hits him with the tranquilizer spray a second time, and with NATO planes closing in he orders Ka-Zar thrown overboard rather than be caught. Ka-Zar is rescued from the ocean by the passing planes and, after months of waiting, leaves his jungle behind for New York, vowing to hunt the hunter down

| StoryTitle2 = Unto You Is Born... The Doomsman! | Writer2_1 = Roy Thomas | Penciler2_1 = Wally Wood | Inker2_1 = Wally Wood | Colorist2_1 = N/A | Letterer2_1 = Artie Simek | Editor2_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom))|Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Comics Magazine Vol 1 12 **Supporting Characters:** * Doomsman (Andro))|- * Doombots * Servo-Guards **Antagonists:** * Prince Rudolfo)|- **Other Characters:** * Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin) * Neil Armstrong) * Richard Nixon)|Incredible Hulk Vol 1 139|Captain America Vol 1 144 * Hans * Heinrich * Horst * Ramona Fradonia) **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Androids * Robots **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** Europe *** Latveria **** Doomstadt ***** Doctor Doom's Castle) *** Alps **** Bavarian Alps ** North America *** United States of America **** Washington, D.C. ***** White House ** Earth Orbit *** Moon **** Apollo 11 **Items:** * Doctor Doom's Armor * Hypno-Probe * Energy-Transferral Helmet * Ring Imperial) * Hologram Projector

| Synopsis2 = With the United States recently having succeeded in another rocket launch to the Moon, Doctor Doom) decides to show his superiority over the United States by teleporting a strange sphere to the Moon's surface. When the astronauts land on the Moon, they find it and bring it back to Earth. When it's brought to the President of the United States) a recorded message from Doom appears on the sphere mocking the State's pathetic rocket technology over his teleportation abilities.

Doom then goes on to his next project, creating the perfect weapon, a living being he dubs the Doomsman). As Doom continues his work, he is unaware that disposed former leader of Latveria, Prince Rudolfo) is organizing an army to oust Doom as leader of the country. Part of his plan is to distract Doom with a woman named Ramona) who has a striking resemblance to Doom's childhood love, Valeria.

Allowing her to be found by a Doombot and brought to Castle Doom), Ramona's cover is blown when Doctor Doom uses his hypno-probe on her and learns the truth (playing into part of Rudolfo's plan.) Doom is smitten by this woman and decides to take her as a consort due to her resemblance to Valeria. He reveals to her his face, but uses an illusion to hide his scars, making her fall for him. However, he puts his mask back on refusing to live a lie and goes back to work on his Doomsman. Having to take his mask off again to transfer a copy of his mind into his Doomsman, Ramona walks in on Doom and sees his scarred face and the Doomsman. Horrified that she misjudged Doom she starts trashing his equipment while Rudolfo and his men attack Doom's castle.

During the carnage, the Doomsman activates and shambles off the castle property, Doom then sends robot duplicates of himself to handle Rudolfo and his resistance army. However, Rudolfo believes that he has won when he destroys all the robots and thinking that he had destroyed the real Dr. Doom. However, what he thought was the real Dr. Doom turned out to be another robot and he falls victim to the hypno-probe.

This story is continued Astonishing Tales Vol 1 2|next issue...

| Solicit = (August) * (September) **AND, STILL ON SALE-** Two of marvel's most-demanded features! Ka-Zar, lord of the Savage Land — and the diabolical Dr. Doom! A double-barreled blockbuster!

| Notes = ===Continuity Notes=== * In the first story, based on the dialogue by "Neil)" and "Buzz" the space mission is Apollo 11, so the story overlaps with Fantastic Four Vol 1 98 and Marvel: The Lost Generation Vol 1 6. ** References to Apollo 11 and Nixon are topical references based on the Sliding Timescale of Earth-616.

Creative credits

Writers: Stan Lee, Roy Thomas

Interior art: Jack Kirby, Wally Wood

Color: N/A, N/A

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