Janice Manning

Janice Manning is a supporting character from the original Deathlok stories, inhabiting the bleak, dystopian near-future setting introduced in Astonishing Tales. She moves within the dangerous world surrounding the cyborg soldier Deathlok and figures like Major Simon Ryker.

Born into the gritty, morally complex world of Marvel's Bronze Age, Janice Manning made her debut in Astonishing Tales #27 in 1974 — right at the heart of one of that era's most daring and dystopian corners of the Marvel Universe, brought to life by the creative team of Rich Buckler and Doug Moench. Over a publishing span stretching an impressive four decades, she's kept remarkable company, sharing pages with figures like Deathlok, Major Simon Ryker, and even Mister Fantastic himself. Her appearances across Astonishing Tales, Marvel Fanfare, and Deathlok the Demolisher: Origins mark her as a quietly enduring presence in a dark, cyberpunk-tinged slice of Marvel history that collectors and Bronze Age devotees hold dear.