Tales to Astonish #71

(September 1965)

Escape... to Nowhere! (Table of Contents: 1)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Gene Colan (credited as Adam Austin)

Inks

Vince Colletta (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Krang, the usurper, sealed the cave exit!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Lady Dorma; Vashti the Elder; King Neptune (cameo); Warlord Krang (villain); Seaweed Man (villain)

Synopsis

Namor heads into the Forbidden Deeps as he continues his quest for Neptune's Trident. Krang sends Seaweed Man to stop him. Meanwhile, back in Atlantis, the natives are beginning to get restless under Krang's iron rule.

Reprints

• in Los Vengadores (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1965 series) #33 (17 de diciembre de 1966)
• in Terrific! (IPC, 1967 series) #2 (22 April 1967)
• in Sub-Mariner Special (Marvel, 1971 series) #1 (January 1971)
• in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #23 (novembre 1971) [Noir & Blanc et remonté [Black & White and reframed]]
• in Hit Comics Thor (BSV - Williams, 1971 series) #206
• in Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner (Newton Comics, 1976 series) #1 (March 1976)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 (April 2002)
• in Essential Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009) [black and white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 2011 series) #1 (2011)
• in Namor, the Sub-Mariner Epic Collection (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - Enter the Sub-Mariner (2021)
• in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Namor, the Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 2022 series) #1 - The Quest Begins (2022)

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The Merry Marvel Bullpen Page! / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Like a Beast at Bay! (Table of Contents: 3)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited) (layouts); Mike Esposito (credited as Mickey Demeo)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited as Mickey Demeo)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Not realizing that General Ross has just launched his...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thunderbolt Ross; Glenn Talbot; Rick Jones; Betty Ross; Leader [Samuel Sterns] (villain); Giant Humanoid (villain)

Synopsis

The Hulk and Rick barely make it out of the blast radius as Ross fires the giant "Sunday Punch" missile at the Leader's giant Humanoid bringing the massive robot down. The pair decide to hide in their underground cave but are spotted by military planes as they enter. Ross and Talbot attack, threatening the underground complex and Bruce's gamma machine. The Hulk pushes Rick out to safety just as the Leader appears and tells the Jade Giant he will save him from his sticky predicament if only he agrees to serve the big brained bad guy.

Reprints

• in Los Vengadores (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1965 series) #33 (17 de diciembre de 1966)
• in Incredible Hulk [King Size Special] (Marvel, 1968 series) #3 (January 1971)
• in Hit Comics Die Spinne (BSV - Williams, 1971 series) #240
• in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #24 (March 17, 1973)
• in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #34 (juin 1974) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Hulk (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #17 ([Mai 1975])
• in The Incredible Hulk (Simon and Schuster, 1978 series) (1978)
• in Essential Hulk (Marvel, 1999 series) #1 ([February] 1999) [black and white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 ([December] 2004)
• in The Incredible Hulk Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 ([February] 2012)
• in Incredible Hulk Epic Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) #2 - The Hulk Must Die (2017)
• in Hulk : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2003 series) #1964-1966 (août 2021)
• in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2021 series) #2 - The Lair of the Leader (2022)

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Mails to Astonish / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sorry we can't print any comments about the Sub-Mariner this ish, but as we...

Reprints

• in The Incredible Hulk Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)

Indexer Notes

Letters from Joseph Christiansen, Richard Ruttenberg, Art Blackinton, and Dale Bigford; includes The Mighty Marvel Checklist.