Deathlok The Demolisher Vol. 1, No. 27
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In a dystopian future where humanity teeters on the brink of collapse, Astonishing Tales Featuring Deathlok the Demolisher presents one of Marvel's most visceral and haunting anti-heroes — a dead man resurrected as a cyborg warrior, trapped between machine logic and tortured human memory. Issue #27 thrusts Deathlok into a brutal confrontation with the ferocious War-Wolf, a savage adversary whose unbridled fury tests the very limits of the Demolisher's combat programming and fractured humanity. The pulse-pounding action unfolds across explosive panels that chronicle a relentless battle, punctuated by the desperate cries of onlookers urging War-Wolf to destroy his mechanised opponent once and for all. Astonishing Tales stands as a landmark series in Marvel's Bronze Age canon, illustrating the publisher's bold push into darker, more complex science-fiction narratives during the mid-1970s. Deathlok, created by Rich Buckler and Doug Moench, remains one of comics' most philosophically compelling figures — a soldier robbed of his humanity yet compelled to fight for a world that fears him. With its kinetic artwork and morally ambiguous protagonist, this issue leaves the reader questioning where the man ends and the machine truly begins.
Author: -
Format: Paperback
Published: 1974, Marvel Comics Group
Genre: Graphic novels
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In a dystopian future where humanity teeters on the brink of collapse, Astonishing Tales Featuring Deathlok the Demolisher presents one of Marvel's most visceral and haunting anti-heroes — a dead man resurrected as a cyborg warrior, trapped between machine logic and tortured human memory. Issue #27 thrusts Deathlok into a brutal confrontation with the ferocious War-Wolf, a savage adversary whose unbridled fury tests the very limits of the Demolisher's combat programming and fractured humanity. The pulse-pounding action unfolds across explosive panels that chronicle a relentless battle, punctuated by the desperate cries of onlookers urging War-Wolf to destroy his mechanised opponent once and for all. Astonishing Tales stands as a landmark series in Marvel's Bronze Age canon, illustrating the publisher's bold push into darker, more complex science-fiction narratives during the mid-1970s. Deathlok, created by Rich Buckler and Doug Moench, remains one of comics' most philosophically compelling figures — a soldier robbed of his humanity yet compelled to fight for a world that fears him. With its kinetic artwork and morally ambiguous protagonist, this issue leaves the reader questioning where the man ends and the machine truly begins.