*Marvel: In the 1970s, Marvel was experimenting with a wide range of genres, and the dystopic near-future science-fiction field showed promise, with Killraven over in Amazing Adventures and, here in Astonishing Tales #25, the premier of Deathlok, a cyborg assassin who rebelled against his programming and searched for his purpose – while shooting people a lot. The creation of Rich Buckler and Doug Moench, Deathlok has remained a fixture in the Marvel Universe – including his portrayal by August Richards in the Agents of SHIELD TV series – and this copy of his debut issue is a superior pence priced copy, tight and flat with firmly-attached staples and sharp corners; nice pages, with just a little tanning at the edges. Completist bonus: AT #25 also features a two-pager with George Perez’s first Marvel artwork!
PICTURED: ASTONISHING TALES #25 FN+ p £55