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 | $43.84 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1974-08-01 |
| 6.0 | $72.38 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1974-08-01 |
| 8.0 | $115.74 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1974-08-01 |
| 9.2 | $222.40 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1974-08-01 |
| 9.4 | $300.75 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1974-08-01 |
| 9.6 | $1,979.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1974-08-01 |
| 9.8 | $1,799.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1974-08-01 |
| RAW | $47.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1974-08-01 |
| 10.0 | $2,339.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1974-08-01 |
| 9.8 | $265.00 | ComicBase · catalog referencecatalog | Date not recorded |
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The table includes 9 guide observations and 1 catalog references. These are reference values, not guaranteed sale proceeds.
Graded population
CGC records 3,492 graded copies for Astonishing Tales #25 (1974). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
A Cold Knight's Frenzy
In the near future, U.S. soldier Luther Manning is killed in action and his body is used as a subject for Project Alpha Mech headed by his commanding officer, Simon Ryker. Manning is transformed into a Deathlok cyborg with machinery replacing the destroyed left side of his face and missing right arm. The strategic part of his mind is preserved, but the cyborg is meant to be controlled solely by a computer programmed for perfect obedience. Manning's original personality gradually reasserts itself, however, causing Deathlok to disobey orders and ultimately break out of Ryker's facility and go AWOL.
Deathlok becomes a mercenary, seeking to earn enough to transfer his mind to a new human body. He takes an assassination job from mob boss Julian Biggs, taking out two men for reasons he doesn't care to delve into. However when Deathlok goes to collect his payment, Biggs only laughs at him. The Demolisher attacks, but Biggs turns out to be a cyborg as well controlled remotely by a vengeful Ryker. Ryker mocks Deathlok, promising that he will never realize his goal to regain his humanity. At that moment, Ryker's lover, Nina walks in on him and notices that he has made himself into a cyborg too, and Ryker coldly tells her that it's the last thing she will ever learn.
Two page dialogue about the conception of Deathlock.
Two page satirical story on the creation of Deathlok.
Creative credits
Writers: Rich Buckler, Doug Moench, Roy Thomas
Interior art: Rich Buckler, George Perez
Color: Glynis Wein, N/A
Cover art: Rich Buckler, Klaus Janson, Gaspar Saladino
Source records & attribution
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