Tales to Astonish #90 [British]

(April 1967)

To Be Beaten by Byrrah! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Bill Everett (credited); Marie Severin (see notes)

Inks

Bill Everett (credited); John Tartaglione ? (see notes)

Colors

?

Letters

Morrie Kuramoto (credited as Sherigail)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

For years I have lived in the Sub-Mariner's shadow--ever biding my time--!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Lord Vashti; Lady Dorma; Byrrah (villain)

Synopsis

Namor's cousin wins the favor of the populace of Atlantis as well as the Atlantean council by belittling the regime of the Sub-Mariner as violent and unstable. He challenges Namor to single combat for the right to rule and no one is more surprised than the avenging son when his powers desert him during the fight and Byrrah handily wins.

Reprints

• in HIP Comics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1941 (1968), #1945 (1968)
• in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #41, #45, #49
• in Los Vengadores (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1965 series) #110 (27 de julio de 1968)
• in Hit Comics Die fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #239
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #51 (6 Marzo 1973) [pages 1-7], #52 (20 Marzo 1973) [pages 8-12]
• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #34 (octobre 1973) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 series) #45 (September 1974) [with 2 pages of the original story omitted]
• in Die Spinne (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #19 ([Oktober] 1974) [Seiten 1-6], #20 ([Oktober] 1974) [Seiten 7-12]
• in Essential Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009) [black and white]

Indexer Notes

Byrrah, Namor's cousin, is re-introduced from the continuity of the 1950's.

Pages 10-12 have uncredited art/corrections by Marie Severin with inking likely by John Tartaglione. Info per Nick Caputo, September 2014.

Kuramoto lettering credit also by Nick, who explains it is based upon an examination of lettering styles. Previous indexer credited Ray Holloway as using the pseudonym "Sherigail" but the name was derived from Morrie Kuramoto's wife and daughter, Gail and Sherry, as noted here: http://www.nyu-apastudies.org/new/larryhama/?p=129

A Batty Barrage of Bombastic Bulletins; Burstin' with Bi-Partisan Banter, Bare-Faced Banality, and Unabashed Bull! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Check These Groovy Marvel Goodies!! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.833 page (report information)

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents: 4)

statement of ownership / 0.167 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Shares the page with the preceding promo.

The Abomination! (Table of Contents: 5)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Gil Kane (credited)

Inks

Gil Kane (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited as Sammy Rosen)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hulk must smash...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thunderbolt Ross; Betty Ross; Glenn Talbot; Abomination [Emil Blonsky] (villain, introduction, origin); The Stranger (cameo)

Synopsis

The Stranger leaves earth with the rampaging Hulk left behind to wreak destruction on his behalf. Turning back into his alter ego, Banner surrenders himself to Gamma base and tries to kill himself with radiation to stop the Hulk's destruction. Stopped before he can use his gamma machine, the machine is instead used by a foreign spy who is transformed into the Abomination. More powerful than even the Hulk, Abomination beats the jade giant down and kidnaps Betty as he escapes from the base.

Reprints

• in Hulk (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #31
• in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #51
• in Los Vengadores (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1965 series) #110 (27 de julio de 1968)
• in Hit Comics Die Spinne (BSV - Williams, 1971 series) #242
• in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #38 (June 23, 1973)
• in L'Uomo Ragno [Collana Super-Eroi] (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #88 (13 settembre 1973)
• in Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 series) #45 (September 1974)
• in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #39 (1er trimestre 1975) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Bring on the Bad Guys: Origins of Marvel Comics Villains (Simon and Schuster, 1976 series) (1976)
• in Hulk pocket (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1979 series) #1
• in Hulk Pocket [Hulk Superseriepocket] (Atlantic Forlag, 1979 series) #1 (1979)
• in The Incredible Hulk (Pocket Books, 1978 series) #2 (82559-3) (January 1979)
• in Der unglaubliche Hulk (Condor, 1980 series) #1
• in Hulk (Arédit-Artima, 1982 series) #2 (septembre 1982)
• in O Espectacular Homem-Aranha (Distri Editora, 1983 series) #4 (Maio de 1983)
• in The Incredible Hulk Megazine (Marvel, 1996 series) #1 (November 1996)
• in Essential Hulk (Marvel, 1999 series) #1 ([February] 1999)
• in Marvel : Les origines (Panini France, 2002 series) #4 (novembre 2005)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2003 series) #3 ([January] 2006)
• in The Incredible Hulk Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2009 series) #3 ([August] 2013)
• in Incredible Hulk Epic Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) #2 - The Hulk Must Die (2017)
• in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2021 series) #3 - Less than Monster, More than Man (2023)

Keywords

gamma rays

Indexer Notes

A note within the story states that "gamma rays affect everyone they touch in a different manner!" Hence, the difference in abilities between the Hulk, the Leader, and the Abomination.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Gil Kane

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Stan, The character that I am thinking about is the Sub-Mariner.

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Letters from Bobby Stewart, Bill Mantlo (future comics writer), Charlie Gregor, Scott Planeta; images from earlier issues; M.M.M.S. membership order form.