(June 1967)

Marvel, 1959 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1967-03-14
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Printer
The Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury, Conn.
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1967 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:

It Walks Like a Man! (Table of Contents)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Don Heck; Dan Adkins (Sub-Mariner figure)
Inks
Dan Adkins
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Sub-Mariner [Namor]; It, Silent One
Reprints

Indexer Notes

In correspondence with Dan Adkins Oct 2012 he mailed a letter and among other items enclosed was a photo copy of the published cover for Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #92. He wrote that Don Heck penciled the cover, and he inked, but that he was asked to redraw the Sub-Mariner figure.

“My favorite art by Don Heck. The inks are mine and I was asked to re-draw Subby. This was for my first Marvel story. The new Subby figure, by me has a fist and looks more mad than Don’s Subby. But the power and the mood is in the figure by Don.”

It Walks Like a Man! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Dan Adkins (credited)
Inks
Dan Adkins (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dorma! See!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Lady Dorma; It, Silent One (villain); Joe
Synopsis
When a passing ship dumps a radioactive barrel into Namor's realm, he realizes the danger it poses and takes it far away from Atlantis to throw it into a deep crevasse. Little does he know that the radiation in the barrel has awakened an ancient monster who begins to menace both the surface world and the world beneath the waves alike. Thinking the monster another surface threat, Namor begins to battle it as a nearby submarine, who is also tracking the radioactive creature, begins firing torpedoes at the both of them.
Reprints
Keywords
Cavern of Darkness

Dazzling Data, Dizzy Dispatches, and Dangerous Declarations of Rather Dubious Distinction! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Turning Point! (Table of Contents: 3)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Marie Severin (credited)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (credited)
Colors
Marie Severin ? (credited)
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In which a great new chapter dawns in the unforgettable saga of...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; General Thunderbolt Ross; Betty Ross; Glenn Talbot; Rick Jones; Teen Brigade; Silver Surfer (cameo); Abomination (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
Betty bemoans her loss of Bruce. Bruce, in disguise, bemoans his circumstances, then transforms into Hulk who flees his hotel room in typical Hulk fashion - through the wall. Outside, Hulk sees a 'flying saucer' and leaps to bring it down so the aliens can take him far from Earth. What he brings down is not a saucer but the mighty Silver Surfer!
Reprints

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Everett
Inks
Bill Everett
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Stan, I've just finished Astonish #88 and found myself having to write you to...
Characters
Sub-Mariner [Namor]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from Marc Milliman and John Veasey Jr.; M.M.M.S. membership form.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. It Walks Like a Man!
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  2. 1. It Walks Like a Man!
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  3. 2. Dazzling Data, Dizzy Dispatches, and Dangerous Declarations of Rather Dubious Distinction!
    Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  4. 3. Turning Point!
    Hulk
  5. 4. ["Dear Stan, I've just finished Astonish #88 and found myself having to write you to..."]
    Mails to Astonish
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • John Coates
  • Steve Coates
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Dennis Forcier
  • Del Gruber
  • Merlin Haas
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore