Astonishing Tales #3

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CGC records 156 graded copies for Astonishing Tales #3 (1970). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.

Back to the Savage Land

In a wrecked New York apartment, Ka-Zar is confronted by Garokk — an immortal man whose flesh has turned to living stone — who bears the mark of the Sun God on his chest. Garokk explains his 500-year curse: a former English sailor on the H.M.S. Drake, he was shipwrecked and washed into the Savage Land, where he unknowingly drank from a sacred cup at the foot of the Sun God idol. The liquid granted him immortality but slowly transformed him into a living replica of the statue, leaving him an undying outcast who outlived everyone around him across the centuries. Now his dreams show him that Zaladane, Queen-Priestess of the Sun-Empire, is rallying her sky-warriors to wage holy war in his name to welcome the Sun King's return, and he begs Ka-Zar to help him stop it before the slaughter begins.

Ka-Zar and Garokk fly south and enter the Savage Land, only to immediately encounter Tongah, a warrior whose entire village, wife, and child were massacred by Zaladane's forces. Ka-Zar holds Tongah back from killing Garokk, vouching for the ancient one and vowing that those responsible will be punished. Tongah confirms it was Zaladane herself who led the sky-beasts on that raid. The moment of reckoning arrives as Garokk senses Zaladane's army closing in — scores of pterodactyl-riding warriors darken the sky, flying north toward the Kingdom of the Lizard-Men to gather sacrifices for the Sun King's coming. Ka-Zar swears they will be stopped.

| StoryTitle2 = Doom Must Die! | Writer2_1 = Larry Lieber | 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))

**Antagonists:** * Doomsman)||Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up Vol 1 2 * Faceless One)||Hero for Hire Vol 1 9 * Prince Rudolfo)||Super-Villain Team-Up Vol 1 8 **Other Characters:** * Latverian Underground * Ramona Fradonia) * Robot-Guard) **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Robots * Kt'kn **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** Europe *** Latveria **** Doomstadt ***** Doctor Doom's Castle) **** Cave of Sorrows **Items:** * Doctor Doom's Armor * Vibration Machine * Electronic Energizer * Intensified Molecule Projector

| Synopsis2 = Continued from last issue... With Prince Rudolfo's resistance army continuing their attack on Latveria, Dr. Doom has to square off against his Doomsman, who has adapted it's own independence and seeks to destroy Doom along with the Faceless One who seeks to take over Latveria for his own ends. However, neither anticipated that Dr. Doom is able to mentally control the Doomsman, turning it against the Faceless One. When the Doomsman seizes the Faceless One's body, Doom is shocked to find that it's only an android body, and what was believed to be a dome over the creatures head turned out to be it's actual body, which flees on tiny spider-like legs. The body then self destructs, allowing the Faceless One time to escape in his ship and seemingly flees Latveria.

Dr. Doom then returns his attention to Rudolfo's resistance and easily disposes of them. The Faceless One resumes his attack in his ship. Bombarding Doom with anti-particles, the Faceless One seemingly destroys Dr. Doom. However, Doom was not destroyed, and projecting a hologram over the kingdom of Latveria, he tells all that he will destroy them by using a vibration machine to effect the fault line that Latveria rests on. Doom destroys his own kingdom, rather than face defeat, forcing the resistance and the entire citizenship of Latveria to flee as every structure is shaken to the ground.

Once more under it's own control, the Doomsman decides to go after Dr. Doom and tracks his creator to secret cavern base. There the Doomsman tries to attack Dr. Doom directly, however Doom manages to exert his will power on the creature again, rendering it inert. Realizing making an army of Doomsmen would create a same problem he abandons the project. When the Doomsman once more regains control of itself and tries to attack Dr. Doom, Doom sends it to another dimension where it will not be a constant threat to his life.

| Solicit = (December) Ka-Zar returns to the Savage Land - and to a battle which may decide earth's fate! Plus - Dr. Doom's showdown with the dreaded Doomsman! * (January) **AND, STILL ON SALE-** Ka-Zar returns to his hidden jungle - and to a battle which may decide earth's fate! Plus - Dr. Doom's showdown with the dreaded Doomsman!

| Notes = ===Publication Notes=== * Cover art modifications by Romita. * This issue contains a letters page, **Astonishing Mails**. Letters are published from Michael W. Barr,*Michael Higgins, Randy Pierce, Wilson Fong* and *Danny Suslyk*.

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Creative credits

Writers: Gerry Conway, Larry Lieber

Interior art: Barry Smith, Wally Wood

Color: N/A, N/A

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