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Ken Astor
 

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Name: Ken Astor

Other Names: Ken Actor; Al Avison; Al Avision

Classification: supporting character supporting character   based on a real person based on a real person  

Publisher(s): Marvel

First Appearance: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (vol. 1) #3 (Aug. 1968): "Dark Moon Rise, Hell Hound Kill!"

Creators: Jim Steranko, Dan Adkins

Number of Appearances: 2

Teams/Affiliations: S.H.I.E.L.D.

Enemy of: Ghost of Ravenlock

Ally: Nick Fury

Helped: Captain America

Occupation: intelligence agent

Nation: Scotland, United Kingdom

Gender: male

Note: Nick Fury's friend; killed by Ghost of Ravenlock

Note that "Ken Astor" is an anagram for the name of the writer who created the character: Steranko.

In Captain America (vol. 1) #224, Astor uses the alias "Al Avison." This name was taken from Al Avison, a Golden Age comic book artist who illustrated Captain America comics.


This character is in the following 3 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Captain America (vol. 1) #224 (Aug. 1978): "Saturday Night Furor!"
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (vol. 1) #3 (Aug. 1968): "Dark Moon Rise, Hell Hound Kill!"
Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (vol. 2) #2 (Jan. 1984): "Dark Moon Rise, Hell Hound Kill!"


Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/genafistdef.htm#ken
  - http://marvel.wikia.com/Ken_Astor_(Earth-616)
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/mycroftg.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/assasz.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/gfgh.htm
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/a.htm
  - http://marvel.wikia.com/Phillip_Garcia_(Earth-616)
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/22096/
  - http://www.captainamericalibrary.com/superhero-library/captain-america/captain-america-comic-details.aspx?id=CA1&issue=224
  - http://marvel.wikia.com/Captain_America_Vol_1_224