Tales to Astonish #80

(June 1966)

To the Death! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Gene Colan (credited)

Inks

Dick Ayers (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dorma, save yourself!

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Synopsis

Namor battles the Behemoth with the fate of Atlantis hanging in the balance. Krang has the Puppet Master build a puppet of the Behemoth so he can control the creature mentally. Even under Krang's control, Namor is able to beat the monster. Krang snatches victory from defeat, however, when he shows up in Atlantis and informs the Lady Dorma that he will use the puppet to bring the Behemoth back unless she agrees to marry him.

Reprints

• in HIP Comics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1920 (1967), #1922 (1967), #1926 (1967)
• in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #20
• in Terrific! (IPC, 1967 series) #11 (24 June 1967)
• in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #21, #22
• in Fantastiska fyran (Williams Förlags AB, 1967 series) #2 ([september ?] 1967) [sid. 1-4]
• in Los Vengadores (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1965 series) #70 (23 de septiembre de 1967)
• in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #26
• in Hit Comics Die fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #241
• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #20 (juillet 1972) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 series) #35 (March 1973)
• in Die Spinne (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #9 ([Mai] 1974)
• 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)

Greater, Groovier, Goofier Goodies than Ever, Gathered from the Four Corners of Marveldom! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

They Dwell in the Depths! (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

Brooding beneath a shining southwestern moon, a silent figure sits...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Glenn Talbot; Betty Ross; Rick Jones; Tyrannus (villain); Mole Man [Harvey Elder] (villain); Subterraneans (villains)

Synopsis

The Hulk is pulled into the underground kingdom of Tyrannus who has been separated from the fountain of youth and has become a feeble old man. The Jade Giant's old foe asks for his help in retaking the fountain from his rival, the Mole Man, and he makes his argument for assistance stronger by revealing that he has captured Rick, Betty and Glenn. When Betty mentions Banner, Hulk goes wild but his destruction is put to an abrupt end as the Mole Man attacks. The Hulk fights Mole Man's powerful Octo-Sapien robot and falls into the fountain of youth which transforms him back into Banner.

Reprints

• in Edderkoppen (I.K. [Illustrerede klassikere], 1967 series) #3 ([1967]) [pages 1-4]
• in HIP Comics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1917 (1967), #1919 (1967), #1921 (1967)
• in Marvelserien (Williams Förlags AB, 1967 series) #7 (1967) [4 sidor], #8 (1967) [4 pages], #9 (1967)
• in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #17, #19
• in Smash! (IPC, 1966 series) #72 (17 June 1967)
• in Los Vengadores (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1965 series) #70 (23 de septiembre de 1967)
• in Hit Comics Die fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #242
• in Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 series) #35 (March 1973)
• in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #33 (May 19, 1973)
• in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #36 (août 1974) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Hulk (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #26 ([Februar 1976])
• 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) #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)

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

Script

Stan Lee ?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Stan, In Tales to Astonish the Sub-Mariner stories are excellent, but his sudden increase in...

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Letters from Larry Brody, Kent Durso, Wayne Piatt, Winton Cossel, and Paul DeSinmone; M.M.M.S. membership form.