Astonishing Tales #2

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CGC records 167 graded copies for Astonishing Tales #2 (1970). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.

Frenzy on the Fortieth Floor!

Ka-Zar storms into the Arlington Arms hotel demanding to see Kraven the Hunter, who has captured his beloved sabretooth Zabu. Kraven's men try to stop him, but Ka-Zar fights through the lobby chaos until Kraven himself snares him with a tightening bola-net and finishes the job with a tranquilizer spray, leaving Ka-Zar apparently helpless. Kraven makes his mistake by growing careless — he leaves Ka-Zar for dead and heads upstairs for his "ultimate prize," not knowing Ka-Zar only held his breath. Ka-Zar snaps the net apart, lets out a jungle call that pierces forty floors of concrete, and rouses Zabu from his drugged stupor on an upper level.

The two reunite and take the fight to Kraven directly, but the Hunter meets Zabu's charge with a hidden electrified band and Ka-Zar with explosive pellets and a concealed blowgun. Ka-Zar refuses to risk bystanders' lives and makes a final stand, spraining Kraven's weapon hand and forcing him to fall back on a stun blast — the same trick he used in their previous encounter. Kraven retreats wounded, vowing a rematch, while Ka-Zar pulls himself off the ground, battered but unbroken, and reunites with Zabu. The issue closes on an unexpected encounter: a stone-faced stranger in the corridor who identifies himself as someone who once lived deep in the Savage Land and must return there soon — or die — and warns that if he perishes, the Savage Land itself will perish with him.

| StoryTitle2 = Revolution! | Writer2_1 = Roy Thomas | Penciler2_1 = Wally Wood | Inker2_1 = Wally Wood | Colorist2_1 = N/A | Letterer2_1 = Jean Izzo | Editor2_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom)) **Supporting Characters:** * Doomsman) * Servo-Guards **Antagonists:** * Prince Rudolfo) * Faceless One)|- * Rudolfo's android impersonator_(Earth-616)) **Other Characters:** * Ramona Fradonia) **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Androids * Robots * Kt'kn **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** Europe *** Latveria **** Doomstadt ***** Castle Doom) **Items:** * Doctor Doom's Armor * Nulli-Screen * Faceless One's rifles **Vehicles:** * Faceless One's Omni-Sphere

| Synopsis2 = Continued from last issue... Prince Rudolfo the disposed ruler of Latveria manages to escape from his cell. Dr. Doom confronts the "prince" and reveals that he knows that he did not capture the true prince but a robot duplicate, however before he can learn much about Rudolfo's plans, an over protective Doombot destroys the Rudolfo robot. In a secret cave, the real Rudolfo continues his plot to over throw Doom and retake his kingdom, and has gotten the aid of an alien creature known as the Faceless One.

Meanwhile, the free Doomsman wanders the Latverian countryside and enters into a neighboring nation. There the Doomsman is attacked by that countries armies, however the Doomsman destroys the attacking tanks with the greatest of ease. It is confronted by the Faceless One and Rudolfo who take it in and convince it to join their ranks.

Meanwhile back at Castle Doom, Dr. Doom lets Ramona free so that he can search for his missing Doomsman. Seeing a holstered weapon, she contemplates killing Dr. Doom, but realizes that over anything else, she cannot become a killer. Rudolfo's resistance army is armed with laser weapons from the Faceless One and are sent to attack Dr. Doom's castle.

While Dr. Doom is busy repelling his attackers, the Faceless One flies his spheroid ship into Castle Doom with the Doomsman. Realizing this, Dr. Doom returns to his castle to fight off the Faceless One, who has been led into the castle by Ramona. Battling Doom one-on-one, the Faceless One admits that he is using Rudolfo's resistance army to achieve his own ends. With the two equally matched, the Faceless One commands the Doomsman to enter and slay his creator.

This story is continued next issue...

| Solicit = (October) Ka-Zar stalks the teeming city streets - in search of Kraven the Hunter! Dr. Doom faces his two deadliest foes! Talk about instant sensations! * (November) **AND, STILL ON SALE-** Ka-Zar vs. Kraven - and Dr. Doom against his own cataclysmic creation - the Doomsman!

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Creative credits

Writers: Roy Thomas, Roy Thomas

Interior art: Jack Kirby, Wally Wood

Color: N/A, N/A

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