Tales to Astonish #98

(December 1967)

...To Destroy the Realm Eternal! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Roy Thomas (credited)

Pencils

Werner Roth (credited)

Inks

Dan Adkins (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I am still weakened from the great slab which felled me while...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Lady Dorma; Lord Vashti; Plunderer [Edgar Plunder] (villain); Swamp Men (cameos); Logar

Synopsis

Namor returns to Atlantis only to find it under attack by the Plunderer. As the two parties clash, an American sub overhead senses the vibrations and begins to drop depth charges in case it is the Sub-Mariner intent on attacking them. The charges not only take out the Plunderer's sub but also destroy much of the city of Atlantis. As Namor lies unconscious from the blast, the army of Atlantis heads for the surface, intent on all-out war with the world above.

Reprints

• in HIP Comics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1983 (1969)
• in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #83
• in Hit Comics Die Rächer (BSV - Williams, 1971 series) #215
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #56 (29 Maggio 1973)
• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #43 (août 1974) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Die Spinne (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #36
• in Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 series) #53 (October 1975) [three pages omitted.]
• in Essential Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009) [black and white]

Keywords

orca; Savage Land

Instant Info, Insanely Inspired by Irrelevant Items of Incredible Inconsequence! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Stan Lee; ?

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

All of Marveldom assembled sends best wishes to Jolly Jack and Roz Kirby on their 25th wedding anniversary!

Characters

Fantastic Four [Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]

Indexer Notes

Items; Stan's Soapbox; The Mighty Marvel Checklist; Let's Meet 26 More M.M.M.S. Members!

The Puppet and the Power! (Table of Contents: 3)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Marie Severin (credited)

Inks

Herb Trimpe (credited)

Colors

Marie Severin ?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Go, my bestial ally!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thunderbolt Ross; Betty Ross; Glenn Talbot; Lord of the Living Lightning (villain)

Synopsis

Brainwashed into thinking that the Living Lightning members are his friends, Hulk attacks his old enemy Ross. While the military is busy taking on the jade giant, the Lord of the Living Lightning takes over Thunderbolt's base.

Reprints

• in Fantastic! (IPC, 1967 series) #73 (6 July 1968), #74 (13 July 1968)
• in HIP Comics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1983 (1969)
• in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #83
• in Wrekers Classics (Classics/Williams, 1972 series) #21 (1973)
• in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #41 (July 14, 1973)
• in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #39 (1er trimestre 1975) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 series) #53 (October 1975)
• in The Incredible Hulk (Pocket Books, 1978 series) #2 (82559-3) (January 1979)
• in Essential Hulk (Marvel, 1999 series) #2 (2001) [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) #3 - The Leader Lives (2018)

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

Werner Roth; Marie Severin

Inks

Dan Adkins; Marie Severin ?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Stan, Fantastic!

Characters

Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Letters from Nick Fishelson, Marlon Fields, and Albert Smith. Includes images from earlier issues and M.M.M.S. membership form.