Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #2 (39) [Limited Variant Edition]

([December] 2004)

Marvel Masterworks (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Marvel Masterworks Presents The Incredible Hulk Volume 2 (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 3 pages (report information)

Letters

typeset

Marvel Masterworks Contents (Table of Contents: 3)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Steve Ditko

Inks

Vince Colletta

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Illo from Tales to Astonish #66

Introduction (Table of Contents: 4)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Letters

typeset

The Incredible Hulk...Battles Giant-Man! (Table of Contents: 5)

Giant-Man; Wasp / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Sol Brodsky

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #59 (September 1964)

Enter: The Hulk (Table of Contents: 6)

Giant-Man; Wasp / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Dick Ayers

Inks

Paul Reinman

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Letters

Art Simek

Job Number

X-729

Genre

superhero

Characters

Avengers [Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Donald Blake]]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Human Top [Dave Cannon]; Betty Ross; General Thunderbolt Ross

Synopsis

Giant-Man goes out to New Mexico to try and capture the Hulk.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #59 (September 1964)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Hulk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Giant-Man; Hulk / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Sol Brodsky

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #60 (October 1964)

The Incredible Hulk (Table of Contents: 9)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Steve Ditko

Inks

George Roussos [as George Bell]

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Letters

Sam Rosen

Job Number

X-763

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thunderbolt Ross; Betty Ross; Banner Bot

Synopsis

Bruce creates an indestructible robot which is able to withstand the power of a nuclear blast but the stress of completing it on schedule causes him to transform into the Hulk and he leaves this massive weapon of awesome power unattended. A foreign spy who has been hanging around jumps into the robot and takes off. The Hulk tries to stop the robot but can't and once he is worn out from the battle, he transforms back into Banner. Found lying in the desert by Ross and Betty, Bruce vows to build a bigger and better robot to take down the first one.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #60 (October 1964)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Hulk / filler / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Indexer Notes

Illo from The Incredible Hulk #3 splash page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Giant-Man; Hulk / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Chic Stone

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; The Android

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #61 (November 1964)

Captured at Last (Table of Contents: 12)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Steve Ditko

Inks

George Roussos [as George Bell]

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Letters

Sam Rosen

Job Number

X-794

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thunderbolt Ross; Betty Ross; Glenn Talbot (introduction); Banner Bot

Synopsis

The Hulk takes on the indestructible Banner-created robot and succeeds in kicking him down a bottomless hole when he realizes that he cannot beat the machine. Glenn Talbot arrives on gamma base sent by the Pentagon to keep an eye on the suspicious activity of Bruce Banner. Glenn decides that keeping an eye on Betty seems like a good idea as well. The Hulk is felled while saving Gamma Base from a missile and Ross captures him in a special restraint built by Bruce Banner based on a design by Tony Stark.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #61 (November 1964)

Indexer Notes

Glen or Glenn Talbot makes his debut in this issue and his name is spelled both ways within back to back story panels; It takes a good ten issues before the name settles down to only using one "N"; Over time, the second "N" was added again and has become the standard spelling.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Hulk / filler / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Indexer Notes

Illo from The Incredible Hulk #3 splash page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Giant-Man; Hulk / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Chic Stone

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Chameleon; Betty Ross

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #62 (December 1964)

Enter...the Chameleon! (Table of Contents: 15)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Steve Ditko

Inks

George Roussos [as George Bell]

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Letters

Sam Rosen

Job Number

X-820

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thunderbolt Ross; Rick Jones; Betty Ross; Glenn Talbot; Chameleon; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Leader (introduction, face not revealed); Humanoid (introduction)

Synopsis

The Hulk is captured in unbreakable restraints but slips through them when he turns back into Banner. Hearing that his buddy has been captured, Rick leaves Cap's side to go help his original super pal. The mysterious Leader sends the Chameleon to gamma base to find out what happened to an agent who didn't report back in (probably because he ended up falling down a hole in a robot suit last ish). Talbot and Banner begin their less than friendly rivalry. The Chameleon impersonates Banner and tries to steal a gamma grenade using Betty as a hostage but the Hulk thwarts his plans.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #62 (December 1964)

Indexer Notes

Both Rick Jones and Glenn Talbot call Betty "Miss Brant" in this story.

A Marvel-Masterwork Pin-Up (Table of Contents: 16)

Hulk / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

George Roussos (?)

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Letters

?

Characters

Hulk

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #62 (December 1964)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Giant-Man; Hulk / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Chic Stone

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Art Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; Wrecker [Smith]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Humanoid

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #63 (January 1965)

A Titan Rides the Train (Table of Contents: 18)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Steve Ditko

Inks

George Roussos [as George Bell]

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Letters

Sam Rosen

Characters

Hulk; Thunderbolt Ross; Glenn Talbot; Leader (origin); Humanoid; Chameleon

Synopsis

The Leader ponders his origins as he prepares to send his powerful Humanoid to confront the Hulk. Although he is under suspicion for being in collusin with the Hulk, Banner is sent by train to escort one of his nuclear devices with Talbot keeping a close eye on him. The Humanoid attacks the train and Hulk fights the creature off. The nuclear device falls off the train in the skirmish and when Talbot goes to retrieve it, he finds Banner next to it in nothing but a pair of ripped pants. Bruce is jailed as a traitor.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #63 (January 1965)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Hulk / filler / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Indexer Notes

Illo from The Incredible Hulk #3 splash page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Giant-Man; Hulk / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Art Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Attuma; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Leader [Samuel Sterns]; Humanoids

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #64 (February 1965)

The Horde of Humanoids! (Table of Contents: 21)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Steve Ditko

Inks

George Roussos [as George Bell]

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Letters

Art Simek

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thunderbolt Ross; Glenn Talbot; Betty Ross; Rick Jones; Leader [Samuel Sterns]; Humanoids; Chameleon; Lyndon Johnson

Synopsis

Banner has been jailed as a traitor and is popping tranquilizers to keep himself from turning into the Hulk. Rick goes right to the commander in chief to tell the prez Banner's secret and to ask for his release. Much to Talbot's chagrin, the president orders Bruce's release and the two are sent to Astra Island to oversee testing of Banner's absorbatron which has the power to soak up a nuclear blast. Figuring that one Humanoid was not enough, the Leader sends a horde of them to Astra where they battle with the Hulk.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #64 (February 1965)

Keywords

absorbatron

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Hulk / filler / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Indexer Notes

Illo from The Incredible Hulk #3 splash page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Giant-Man; Hulk / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Chic Stone

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Art Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #65 (March 1965)

On the Rampage against the Reds! (Table of Contents: 24)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Steve Ditko

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Letters

Sam Rosen

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Glenn Talbot; Leader [Samuel Sterns]; Humanoids; Russians

Synopsis

In a pitched battle with the Humanoids, the Hulk and his foes fall into the ocean where the jade giant transforms back into Banner and is promptly captured by a Russian sub. Bruce is told he will be forced to work for the commies but instead he turns back into the Hulk and escapes. The Russians chase him down with a proton gun.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #65 (March 1965)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Hulk / filler / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Indexer Notes

Illo from The Incredible Hulk #3 splash page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Giant-Man; Hulk / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Bob Powell (Giant-Man); Jack Kirby (Hulk)

Inks

Frank Giacoia

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Art Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; Madam Macabre; Gogo

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #66 (April 1965)

Indexer Notes

Giant-Man section of cover composed of interior scenes.

The Power of Dr. Banner! (Table of Contents: 27)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Steve Ditko

Inks

Vince Colletta

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Letters

Art Simek

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thunderbolt Ross; Glenn Talbot; Betty Ross; Leader [Samuel Sterns]; Russians; Chameleon; Humanoid

Synopsis

The Hulk escapes from his Russian captors with a fellow fugitive who gives his life to save the jade giant from a blast from the powerful proton gun. Angry at the death of his friend, Hulk decides to take his fight to the commies.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #66 (April 1965)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Hulk / filler / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Indexer Notes

Illo from The Incredible Hulk #3 splash page

Where Strides The Behemoth! (Table of Contents: 29)

Giant-Man; Hulk / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Chic Stone

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Art Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; Hidden Man

Synopsis

The Hulk beats on the Russians bad enough that when he decides to leap away, they don't try to stop him. Jumping all the way to the Himalayas, the Hulk is finally tired out and transforms to Banner just in time to be menaced by a local bandit chieftan. Talbot catches up with Bruce in this hairy predicament and when their captors are attacked by a rival band of raiders, Bruce and Glenn fall off a cliff to their death?

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #67 (May 1965)

Where Strides the Behemoth (Table of Contents: 30)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Steve Ditko

Inks

Frank Giacoia [as Frank Ray]

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Letters

Art Simek

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Glenn Talbot; Russians (villains); Kanga Kahn (villain); Hakun Gantu (villain)

Synopsis

The Hulk beats on the Russians bad enough that when he decides to leap away, they don't try to stop him. Jumping all the way to the Himalayas, the Hulk is finally tired out and transforms to Banner just in time to be menaced by a local bandit chieftain. Talbot catches up with Bruce in this hairy predicament and when their captors are attacked by a rival band of raiders, Bruce and Glenn fall off a cliff to their death?

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #67 (May 1965)

Keywords

Himalayas; Russians

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

Hulk / filler / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Indexer Notes

Illo from The Incredible Hulk #3 splash page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

Giant-Man; Hulk / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Bob Powell (Giant-Man) ; Jack Kirby (Hulk)

Inks

Vince Colletta

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Art Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Human Top [Dave Cannon]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Leader [Samuel Sterns]; Thunderbolt Ross; Betty Ross; Glenn Talbot; Betty Ross

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #68 (June 1965)

Indexer Notes

Giant-Man portion of cover composed of interior scene, per Nick Caputo Jan 2011.

Back from the Dead! (Table of Contents: 33)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Mike Esposito [as Mickey Demeo]

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Letters

Art Simek

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thunderbolt Ross; Glenn Talbot; Betty Ross; Rick Jones; Leader [Samuel Sterns]; Humanoids; Lyndon Johnson

Synopsis

Saving Talbot and himself from plunging to their deaths, the Hulk decides he is tired of world travel and leaps home. Waking up in gamma base, Bruce is once again jailed as a traitor and the president once again sets him free (Rick told the commander in chief the secret of the Hulk a few issues ago). Banner and Talbot are once again sent to Astra Island to continue a test of the absorbatron but the leader sends an army of Humanoids who finally succeed in capturing the Hulk.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #68 (June 1965)

Keywords

absorbatron; gamma base; Humanoids

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

Hulk / filler / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Indexer Notes

Illo from The Incredible Hulk #3 splash page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

Giant-Man; Hulk / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Frank Giacoia

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Art Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Leader [Samuel Sterns]

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #69 (July 1965)

Trapped in the Lair of the Leader! (Table of Contents: 36)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Mike Esposito [as Mickey Demeo]

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Letters

Art Simek

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thunderbolt Ross; Glenn Talbot; Rick Jones; Leader [Samuel Sterns]; Humanoids

Synopsis

The Leader makes off with the Hulk and the absorbatron but the jade giant ends up destroying the machine to keep it out of the Leader's hands. Convinced that Banner is still a traitor and despite his orders, Talbot authorizes his men to use deadly force and Bruce is killed by a bullet through the head.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #69 (July 1965)

Keywords

absorbatron

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 37)

Sub-Mariner; Hulk / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Characters

Namor, the Sub-Mariner; The Hulk; Lady Dorma

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #70 (August 1965)

To Live Again! (Table of Contents: 38)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Mike Esposito [as Mickey Demeo]

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Letters

Art Simek

Characters

Hulk; Thunderbolt Ross; Glenn Talbot; Rick Jones; Betty Ross; Leader; Giant Humanoid

Synopsis

Dragging his dead buddy to their old underground complex, Rick uses the gamma machine on Bruce, thus turning him into the Hulk and saving his life. The Hulk once again has the intellect of Banner but he has to continue to use the ray machine every 48 hours to keep himself from turning into his alter ego as he still has a bullet lodged in his head. Talbot makes a bid for Betty now that his arch rival has been killed in disgrace. The Leader sends a giant Humanoid to attack gamma base and the Hulk gets involved in the fight.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #70 (August 1965)

Keywords

gamma machine

Indexer Notes

This is the first issue where the Hulk claims that "The madder I get the stronger I get."

Escape to Nowhere! (Table of Contents: 39)

Sub-Mariner / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Gene Colan

Inks

Vince Colletta

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Art Simek

Characters

Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Seaweed Man

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #71 [Regular Edition] (September 1965)

Like a Beast at Bay! (Table of Contents: 40)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Mike Esposito [as Mickey Demeo]

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Letters

Art Simek

Characters

Hulk; Thunderbolt Ross; Glenn Talbot; Rick Jones; Betty Ross; Leader; Giant Humanoid

Synopsis

The Hulk and Rick barely make it out of the blast radius as Ross fires the giant "Sunday Punch" missile at the Leader's giant Humanoid bringing the massive robot down. The pair decide to hide in their underground cave but are spotted by military planes as they enter. Ross and Talbot attack, threatening the underground complex and Bruce's gamma machine. The Hulk pushes Rick out to safety just as the Leader appears and tells the Jade Giant he will save him from his sticky predicament if only he agrees to serve the big brained bad guy.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #71 (September 1965)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 41)

Sub-Mariner / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Gene Colan (Sub-Mariner); Jack Kirby (Banner/Hulk vignette)

Inks

Vince Colletta

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Art Simek

Characters

Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Warlord Krang; Hulk

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #72 (October 1965)

Indexer Notes

Banner/Hulk vignette by Jack Kirby.

Within the Monster Dwells a Man! (Table of Contents: 42)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Mike Esposito [as Mickey Demeo]

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Letters

Sam Rosen

Characters

Hulk; Thunderbolt Ross; Glenn Talbot; Rick Jones; Leader; Humanoids

Synopsis

The Hulk finally agrees to follow the Leader and the big brained one teleports him out just as Ross destroys Banner's old underground complex. The Leader and the Hulk get to know each other a little better but the jade giant struggles with trying not to change back to Banner as he is still plagued with a bullet in his head that would kill his alter ego.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #72 (October 1965)

Another World, Another Foe! (Table of Contents: 43)

Hulk; Sub-Mariner / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby (Hulk); Gene Colan (Sub-Mariner)

Inks

Mike Esposito (Hulk); Vince Colletta (Sub-Mariner)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Characters

Hulk; The Watcher; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; The Demon of the Diamonds

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #73 (November 1965)

Indexer Notes

Sub-Mariner portion is taken from interior scene.

Another World, Another Foe! (Table of Contents: 44)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby (Layouts); Bob Powell

Inks

Bob Powell; Mike Esposito (uncredited)

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Letters

Art Simek

Characters

Hulk; The Watcher; Leader; Humanoids; an alien

Synopsis

Discovering the bullet that is lodged in the Hulk's brain, the Leader dissolves it with a laser and bathes our hero with gamma rays to give him strength. The Hulk still has Banner's mind but can no longer transform into human form thanks to the extra blast of radiation. Indebted to the Leader for saving his life, the Hulk agrees to be teleported to the Watcher's planet where he has been commanded to steal the "ultimate machine" but finds that said machine is also sought by the most powerful creature in the galaxy.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #73 (November 1965)

When Fails The Quest! (Table of Contents: 45)

Sub-Mariner / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gene Colan; Bob Powell (Hulk inset)

Inks

Vince Colletta; Mike Esposito (Hulk inset)

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Letters

?

Characters

Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Dorma; Warlord Krang; Hulk; The Watcher

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #74 (December 1965)

The Wisdom of the Watcher! (Table of Contents: 46)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby (layouts); Bob Powell

Inks

Mike Esposito [as Mickey Demeo]

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Letters

Sam Rosen

Characters

Hulk; The Watcher; Leader; an alien

Synopsis

The Hulk fights the baddest alien in the galaxy over the Watcher's ultimate machine. After the battle, the Watcher allows Hulk to take it and he is teleported back to the Leader's lair. The Leader tries to use the machine which dispenses all of the Watcher's collected knowledge but even his big brain can't handle it and the strain kills him.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #74 (December 1965)

Not All My Power Can Save Me! (Table of Contents: 47)

Hulk; Sub-Mariner / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby; Gene Colan

Inks

Sol Brodsky; Vince Colletta

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Characters

Hulk; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Lady Dorma

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #75 (January 1966)

Indexer Notes

Hulk section of cover by Kirby/Brodsky. Sub-Mariner scene taken from interior story by Colan/Colletta.

Not All My Power Can Save Me! (Table of Contents: 48)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby (layouts); Mike Esposito [as Mickey Demeo]

Inks

Mike Esposito [as Mickey Demeo]

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Letters

Sam Rosen

Characters

Hulk; Thunderbolt Ross; Betty Ross; Glenn Talbot; Rick Jones; The Watcher; King Arrkam; Leader

Synopsis

With the Leader dead, the Hulk uses the Watcher's ultimate machine on himself and its only effect is to let him know that Rick has once again been captured by the military so they can learn the connection between Bruce Banner and the Hulk. Leaping to the rescue, Hulk is zapped by the t-gun which propels him into the future.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #75 (January 1966)

Uneasy Hangs The Head! (Table of Contents: 49)

Sub-Mariner / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Gene Colan

Inks

Vince Colletta

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Characters

Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Lady Dorma

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #76 (February 1966)

I, Against a World! (Table of Contents: 50)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby (layouts); Gil Kane [as Scott Edward]

Inks

Mike Esposito [as Mickey Demeo]

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Letters

Art Simek

Characters

Hulk; Thunderbolt Ross; Glenn Talbot; King Arrkam; Executioner

Synopsis

The Hulk has been zapped into the future by the t-gun and fights with King Arrkam's forces before he is finally overcome. Once he regains consciousness, Arrkam asks his help in fighting "The Evil One" who turns out to be none other than the Executioner.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #76 (February 1966)

Bruce Banner Is the Hulk! (Table of Contents: 51)

Hulk / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

John Romita

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen

Characters

Hulk; Bruce Banner; Rick Jones

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #77 (March 1966)

Bruce Banner Is the Hulk! (Table of Contents: 52)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby (layouts); John Romita (pencils)

Inks

John Romita

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Letters

Sam Rosen

Characters

Hulk; Thunderbolt Ross; Betty Ross; Rick Jones; Glenn Talbot; Executioner; King Arrkam

Synopsis

The Hulk and the Executioner battle for the fate of the future earth and once the Asgardian is defeated, the Hulk returns back to his own time. Hounded by the military and thinking that Banner and the Hulk are dead, Rick tells Talbot the secret of the Hulk's alter ego.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #77 (March 1966)

The Prince and the Puppet! (Table of Contents: 53)

Sub-Mariner / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Gene Colan

Inks

Vince Colletta

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Art Simek

Characters

Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Puppet Master

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #78 (April 1966)

The Hulk Must Die! (Table of Contents: 54)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby (layouts); Bill Everett

Inks

Bill Everett

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Letters

Sam Rosen

Characters

Hulk; Glenn Talbot; Betty Ross; Rick Jones; Dr. Konrad Zaxon

Synopsis

The Hulk returns from the future and is promptly captured by the military. Rick spills the secret to Betty that Bruce and the Hulk are one and the same and she tries to come to grips with that fact. Banner's replacement at gamma base, Dr. Zaxon, plans to use the power of the Hulk to fuel his own bid for world conquest.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #78 (April 1966)

The Titan and the Torment! (Table of Contents: 55)

Hulk / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Bill Everett

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Art Simek

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; Betty Ross; Glenn Talbot; Hercules; Docor Konrad Zaxon (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

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #79 (May 1966)

The Titan and the Torment (Table of Contents: 56)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby (layouts); Bill Everett

Inks

Bill Everett

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Letters

Art Simek

Characters

Hulk; Hercules; Glenn Talbot; Betty Ross; Rick Jones; Dr. Konrad Zaxon (dies)

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

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #79 (May 1966)

Also Available From Marvel Masterworks (Table of Contents: 57) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[back cover] (Table of Contents: 58)

Hulk / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

various

Colors

All Thumbs Creative (reconstruction)

Letters

various

Indexer Notes

Covers of Tales to Astonish #59-61, 67-69, 73, 75, 79