History:
DUNSTAN CRAIG
Real Name: Dunstan Craig
Identity/Class: Human (alternate reality denizen)
Occupation: Planetary hunter
Group Membership: None
Enemies: Extraterrestrial hunters
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Mobile in the known universe (circa 2058)
First Appearance: Tales to Astonish I#2 (March, 1959)
Powers/Abilities: While hunting Dunstan wielded a nerve paralyzation ray to stun animals for capture. He had access to a spacesuit while hunting in different environments.
Height: Unrevealed
(approximately 6')
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 176 lbs.)
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
History:
(Tales to Astonish I#2) - In 2058 Dunstan went on his first planetary hunting trip and sucessfully stunned 12 extraterrestrial creatures. When one of his friends remarked that they pitied the creatures Dunstan informed him he didn't pity the creatures at all because they were inferior to humans and "survival of the fittest" was the basic law of the universe.
In the following months Dunstan took several more hunting trips on extraterrestrial worlds, capturing more creatures for zoos. Other hunters were taken aback by Dunstan's lack of empathy for the creatures he hunted. During one hunting expedition the rocket's oxygen pressure regulator indicated there was too little oxygen to continue the expedition. The pilot, Carl, advised they return to Earth. The rest of the crew agreed but Dunstan dissented, claiming that if there wasn't enough oxygen to reach Earth they would all die in space. The others believed Carl had correctly calculated the amount of oxygen but Dunstan refused to accept it and left the rocket in a lifeboat to find a nearby habitable world.
Dunstan crashed the lifeboat landing on the planet; he was thrown from the wreckage but the craft was engulfed in flames, taking all supplies with it. Dunstan dragged himself to a city he saw on the horizon and was at first pleased to see people stepping out to welcome him - but they proved to be hunters and they selected Dunstan to be an exhibit in their zoo. Dunstan tried to demonstrate his intelligence to the extraterrestrials but they couldn't understand his language and put him in a cage.
One day, the zookeeper forgot to lock Dunstan's cage. That evening Dunstan escaped from his cage and went back into the wilderness where his lifeboat crashed. He hoped that someone would come in search of him and rescue him from the planet. Having learned what it was like to be considered an unintelligent creature he vowed he would never hunt another living creature again.
Comments: Created by an unidentified writer (likely either Stan Lee or Larry Lieber) and Don Heck.
This profile was completed on 11/24/2025 but its publication was delayed, as it was intended for the Appendix's 25th anniversary celebratory event.
Profile by Prime Eternal.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Dunstan Craig should not be confused with:
Carl was the pilot of the rocket which Dunstan traveled aboard for his hunting expeditions. During one trip, Carl noted the oxygen pressure regulator was too low for them to continue hunting and advised they return to Earth immediately. The rest of the crew agreed with him except for Dunstan who fled the ship in a lifeboat.
--Tales to Astonish I#2
These short, orange extraterrestrals of an unidentified race greeted Dunstan Craig when he landed upon their world. Unable to understand his language they assumed he was an unintelligent creature and placed him on display in their zoo like an animal.
--Tales to Astonish I#2
Tom was one of Dunstan's fellow hunters. He was irritated at Dunstan's lack of concern for the creatures he hunted.
--Tales to Astonish I#2
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Tales to Astonish I#2, page 1, panel 1 (main)
Tales to Astonish I#2, page 3, panel 3 (face)
Tales to Astonish I#2, page 2, panel 7 (Carl)
Tales to Astonish I#2, page 1, panel 1 (hunters)
Tales to Astonish I#2, page 2, panel 4 (Tom)
Appearances:
Tales to Astonish I#2 (March, 1959) - unidentified writer, Don Heck
(artist), Stan Lee (editor)
First posted: 09/09/2026
Last updated:
11/24/2025
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