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Astonishing Tales#34
Cover: Rich Buckler & Klaus Janson
Astonishing Tales #34
“And All the King's Madmen... Couldn't Put Deathlok Back Together Again.. Or Could They?”
writer Bill Mantlo · writer, artist Rich Buckler · inker, colorist Klaus Janson · letterer Karen Mantlo · letterer Gaspar Saladino · cover Rich Buckler, Klaus Janson
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Cast · 36 characters
Ben GrimmBladeBruce BannerCaptain AmericaClark Kent / Kal-ElConanDeathlokDoctor SunDraculaEric BrooksGalenHarlan RykerHellingerHulkIkarisIke HarrisIron ManJack KirbyLuke CageLuther ManningLuther ManningMan Mountain MarkoMary Jane WatsonMike TraversPeter ParkerSavior MachineSimon RykerSpider-ManStan LeeSteve RogersSupermanTeresa DeverauxThe NebbishThe ThingThorTony Stark
Full credits
writer Bill Mantlo
writer, artist Rich Buckler
inker, colorist Klaus Janson
letterer Karen Mantlo
letterer Gaspar Saladino
cover pencils Rich Buckler
cover inks Klaus Janson
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When Deathlok is unable to escape the explosive attached to his wrist his bionic arm is blown off and the rest of his body is damaged. Mike Travers manages to extract his body and the CIA fixes the damage and reprograms him to stop Simon Ryker (the Savior Machine). Deathlok goes after Simon and encounters a second Luther Manning clone with the mind of the surgeon that created him. With this clone's help Deathlok plugs his mind into the Omni Computer to confront Simon's mind.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).