Tales to Astonish #79 [British]

(May 1966)

When Rises the Behemoth (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

Bill Everett (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

He's in position!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Lady Dorma; Lord Vashti; Puppet Master [Phillip Masters] (villain); Warlord Krang (villain); Behemoth (villain)

Synopsis

Little realizing that he is under the control of the Puppet Master, the Army tries to capture Namor for robbing a bank. After being shot in the arm, Namor seeks the healing power of water and winds up in the Hudson River. There he encounters Lady Dorma who has come to the surface world to retrieve him as the Behemoth has awakened and is menacing Atlantis. Namor breaks the Puppet Master's hold and returns to his undersea kingdom. Krang contacts the Puppet Master and commands that he make one of his special puppets of someone else.

Reprints

• in HIP Comics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1927 (1967)
• in Terrific! (IPC, 1967 series) #10 (17 June 1967)
• in Los Vengadores (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1965 series) #65 (19 de agosto de 1967)
• in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #27
• in Hit Comics Die fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #240
• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #20 (juillet 1972) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 series) #34 (January 1973)
• 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 Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Namor, the Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 2022 series) #1 - The Quest Begins (2022)

Keywords

George Washington Bridge; Hudson River

Naturally Nifty, Newsy, Nondescript Nonsense About Our Nutty Non-Entities! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The Titan and the Torment! (Table of Contents: 3)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited) (layouts); Bill Everett (credited)

Inks

Bill Everett (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You're doomed, you brainless brute!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Hercules; Glenn Talbot; Betty Ross; Rick Jones; Doctor Konrad Zaxon (villain, death)

Synopsis

Zaxon tries to sap the power of the Hulk for his own nefarious ends but ends up getting himself killed in the process. Free once again, the Hulk rips up some train tracks to throw at pesky fighter jets and wouldn't you know that Hercules just happens to be riding in the oncoming locomotive. Hulk and Herc battle to a standstill before the jade giant leaps off to fight another day.

Reprints

• in Hit Comics Der Dämon (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #2
• in Hulk (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #25
• in HIP Comics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1927 (1967)
• in Los Vengadores (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1965 series) #65 (19 de agosto de 1967)
• in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #27
• in Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 series) #34 (January 1973)
• in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #32 (May 12, 1973) [pages 1-10, with page 7 deleted]
• in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #36 (août 1974) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #5 (1975)
• in Hulk pocket (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1979 series) #1
• in Hulk Pocket [Hulk Superseriepocket] (Atlantic Forlag, 1979 series) #1 (1979)
• in Der unglaubliche Hulk (Condor, 1980 series) #1
• in Hulk (Arédit-Artima, 1982 series) #1 (mai 1982)
• 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 Hulk vs. Hercules: When Titans Collide (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (January 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) #3 - Less than Monster, More than Man (2023)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Stan Lee ?

Pencils

Gene Colan

Inks

Vince Colletta

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Stan, I've been reading your magazines for about seven years and I've...

Characters

Namor the Sub-Mariner

Reprints

• in The Incredible Hulk Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
• in Hulk vs. Hercules: When Titans Collide (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (January 2008)

Indexer Notes

Letters from James Poe, Richard Katz, Peter Liepa, Mike Peppe, Don Dagenais, and Robert Zeller. Includes an image from an earlier issue.