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Astonishing Tales #31 cover
Cover: Ed Hannigan & Bernie Wrightson

Astonishing Tales #31

Aug 1975 · Marvel · 0.25 USD
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In "Twice Removed from Yesterday...", a man stumbles upon a crashed spaceship and deciphers a log revealing an alien’s plan to assume an Earthling’s form upon arrival. When he races to warn the Space Agency, the official he confronts—Professor Crater—draws a weapon, sparking a chilling realization. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated with moody precision by Gene Colan, with inks by Paul Reinman and colors by Janice Cohen, this eerie tale unfolds in a 25-cent comic from 1975. The cover, by Ed Hannigan and Bernie Wrightson, captures the story’s unsettling tone.

Contains 2 stories
Twice Removed from Yesterday...
10 pp · Science Fiction
Summers (death)

In "Twice Removed from Yesterday...", Mike Travers confronts Deathlok, only to learn the shocking truth: he married Deathlok’s wife six months prior. Though Deathlok spares him—moved by Mike’s earlier act of heroism—the cyborg is still driven by a desperate quest to find the surgeon who turned him into a machine. His trail leads to a mobster who escapes into a waiting helicopter, leaving Deathlok with no choice but to pursue him into the unknown.

Why Won't They Believe Me?
10 pp · Science Fiction
Professor Crater

In "Why Won't They Believe Me?", a man who discovers a crashed spaceship and reads an alien log—only to realize the text is in a language he shouldn’t understand—tries to warn the Space Agency. When the official he approaches, Professor Crater, draws a gun, the man’s fear turns to shock as he begins to question who the real alien might be.

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Raw (Fine) $6
CGC 9.8 · 9 in census $373
CGC 9.6 · 22 in census $110
CGC 9.4 · 13 in census $76
CGC 9.2 · 12 in census $47*
CGC 9.0 · 11 in census $44
CGC 8.5 · 8 in census $44
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CGC 8.0 · 7 in census $29*
CGC 7.5 · 4 in census $25*
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $21*
CGC 6.5 · 4 in census $20*
CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $20*
CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $20
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $20*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $20*
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Cast · 17 characters

Full credits

writer Stan Lee
artist Gene Colan
colorist Janice Cohen
letterer Sam Rosen
cover pencils Ed Hannigan
cover inks Bernie Wrightson

Reprints

↩ Reprints The Silver Surfer #3 (1968), [Marvel Hostess Ads] #2 (1975)

Reprinted in Comic Reader #118 (1975), Frankenstein #12 (1979), Star Wars Weekly #102 (1980), Heróis da TV #69 (1985), Biblioteca Marvel: Deathlok #[nn] (2003), Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok #1 (2009), Deathlok the Demolisher: Origins #[nn] (2014), Deathlok the Demolisher: The Complete Collection #[nn] (2014), A Coleção Oficial de Graphic Novels Marvel: Clássicos #31 (2017), Marvel. Официальная коллекция комиксов #134 (2018), Gli Eterni #28

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