Astonishing Tales #13 (Marvel Comics 1972) CGC 9.8 1st Man-Thing Ka-Zar Key For Sale

Astonishing Tales #13 — Marvel Comics (August 1972) — Ka-Zar and the Man-Thing

Grade: CGC 9.8 | Grader: Certified Guaranty Company (CGC) | Era: Bronze Age (1970–83) | Format: Single issue

Why collectors want this issue

• Key Bronze Age Man-Thing issue: #12 and #13 introduced the Man-Thing to colour comics, as a Ka-Zar antagonist, after his black-and-white debut in Savage Tales #1.
• CGC 9.8 — the top of the grading scale and scarce on early-1970s Marvel horror-adjacent books.
• Ka-Zar and Zabu star, recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D. to find missing scientist Ted Sallis — the man who became the Man-Thing.
• A.I.M. features as the rival force hunting the super-soldier serum in the Everglades.
• Strong crossover appeal for Man-Thing, Ka-Zar and Bronze Age horror Marvel Comics
• Featuring: Ka-Zar, Zabu, Man-Thing, S.H.I.E.L.D., A.I.M.

Story synopsis

S.H.I.E.L.D. recruits Ka-Zar to help find missing scientist Ted Sallis, who disappeared while working on a super-soldier serum in the Everglades. Attacked by A.I.M. and by the renegade Man-Thing, Ka-Zar and Zabu have to fight their way through the swamp.

Condition and certification

• Professionally graded and encapsulated by CGC at 9.8 Near Mint/Mint.
• The photos show the actual slab being sold, including the certification label.
• Grade, page quality and any notations are exactly as printed on the label.

What you receive

• The exact graded book pictured, in its sealed holder.
• Shipped double-boxed and padded for protection.

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