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Tales to Astonish |
Tales to Astonish |
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Full color; standard Silver Age U.S.; saddle-stitched; newsprint; glossy cover |
4 Color; Standard Silver Age US; Newsprint; Saddle-Stitched; On-Going Series |
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None |
None |
| Is Singleton |
No |
No |
| Year Began |
1959 |
1959 |
| Year Began Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Year Ended |
1968 |
1968 |
| Year Ended Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Current? |
No |
No |
| Country |
United States |
United States |
| Language |
English |
English |
| Has Barcode |
No |
No |
| Has Indicia Frequency |
Yes |
Yes |
| Has Indicia Printer |
No |
No |
| Has Isbn |
No |
No |
| Has Issue Title |
No |
No |
| Has Volume |
Yes |
Yes |
| Has Rating |
No |
No |
| Has Publisher Code Number |
False |
False |
| Is Comics Publication |
Yes |
Yes |
| Has About Comics |
False |
False |
| Tracking Notes |
Continues as THE INCREDIBLE HULK (1968 series) with issue #102. |
Numbering continues in the Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) with #102. |
| Notes |
It is well known that Stan Lee (sometimes assisted by Larry Lieber, or Lieber on his own) wrote the overwhelming majority of these early monster stories. Where there is no positive confirmation, credits may be listed as "Stan Lee ?; Larry Lieber ?", or either person individually, or simply "?", according to the indexer's best information. |
Launched as an SF anthology series along with Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) and Strange Worlds (Marvel, 1958 series) to expand and revamp Marvel's SF line (along with three pre-existing titles) following Jack Kirby's return to the company. Almost all new stories were narrated in the first person to issue #17 (March 1961). Henry Pym was introduced in issue #27 (January 1962), and starred in a regular Ant-Man feature from issue #35 (September 1962) to issue #69. The Wasp appeared in a regular feature (at first as a narrator of SF stories, later as the star) from issue #51 (January 1964) to issue #58 (August 1964). Tales to Astonish contained only regular features from issue #55 (May 1964) and only superhero stories from issue #57. The book included a Hulk feature from issue #60 (October 1964) and a Sub-Mariner feature from issue #70 (August 1965). Tales to Astonish introduced Hank Pym (Ant-Man/Giant Man), the Wasp and important Hulk villains such as the Leader and the Abomination.
It is well known that Stan Lee (sometimes assisted by Larry Lieber, or Lieber on his own) wrote the overwhelming majority of these early monster stories. Where there is no positive confirmation, credits may be listed as "Stan Lee ?; Larry Lieber ?", or either person individually, or simply "?", according to the indexer's best information. |
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