Price history & market evidence
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | $10.18 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1973-10-01 |
| 6.0 | $16.90 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1973-10-01 |
| 8.0 | $29.99 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1973-10-01 |
| 9.2 | $53.86 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1973-10-01 |
| 9.6 | $270.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1973-10-01 |
| 9.8 | $245.46 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1973-10-01 |
| RAW | $4.61 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1973-10-01 |
| 10.0 | $319.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1973-10-01 |
| 9.8 | $14.50 | ComicBase · catalog referencecatalog | Date not recorded |
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The table includes 8 guide observations and 1 catalog references. These are reference values, not guaranteed sale proceeds.
Graded population
CGC records 36 graded copies for Astonishing Tales #20 (1973). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Final Battle!
The revived Victorius engages Ka-Zar in a desperate struggle. He's unmasked while grappling, revealing his advanced age and the reason for his drive to reclaim his physical superiority. Victorius manages to knock Ka-Zar out and prepares to execute him.
Meanwhile, Bobbi takes out the AIM guards outside the fortress, reclaiming the vial of Super-Soldier Serum. She runs into Zabu, who tracked his brother from the city, and together they return to the fortress to make sure Ka-Zar is okay. On their way in, Zabu takes out Plunderer just as he's waking up from Ka-Zar's earlier beating. They cross Gemini's path as well, but he manages to avoid conflict and slip away to resume his Damian Link identity back in town before ending his possession, returning his mind to the body of Josh Link in prison. Zabu finds Victorius and Bobbi throws the Serum to Ka-Zar as he wakes up, but Victorius uses a knockout gas-spewing lance to incapacitate the lady and the tiger. Once more Ka-Zar rejects the serum, throwing it into a nearby brazier, destroying it. Despite Victorius believing he now has the upper hand, Ka-Zar defeats him through sheer force of will, ultimately throwing his body out the window, where it disappears under the moat around the fortress.
Afterwards, Dr. Calvin refuses to make more of her Super-Soldier Serum, much to Nick Fury's chagrin. Finally, Ka-Zar and Zabu get on a plane to return home, but not before Ka-Zar and Bobbi share a farewell kiss.
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| Notes = ===Continuity Notes=== * Ka-Zar Next appears Ka-Zar Vol 2 1, Bobbi Morse next appears in Ka-Zar Vol 2 3, Plunderer next appears in Fantastic Four Vol 1 191. The Brothers Link next appear in Avengers Vol 1 120.
Creative credits
Writers: Mike Friedrich
Interior art: Marie Severin, Werner Roth
Color: Marie Severin
Source records & attribution
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COMICBASE: 89114
PANEL PROFITS: 2410983