XOW Logo
  • Location
    • Home
    • Issue Detail, List Content Items
in for
   
by
Facebook Logo
Report a Bug Ask for Support Review Site Apply to be an Editor
Issue: Tales to Astonish #78
Publication Date: April 1966
Previous Base Issue Previous Issue Variant Next Issue Variant Next Base Issue
 
Disclose Detail
Issues: #78 of 101 Issues (177 Printings)
Title:
Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Vista Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/31/1965
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 6 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date stamp on back cover of indexer's copy. The 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress lists 1966-01-04 as date.
  Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Disclose Format
Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Variants2
Disclose Reprinted In15
Disclose Reprinted From0
There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets0
 
spacer
Disclose Content Items (6 total)
Disclose Issue Images
The Prince and the Puppet!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Puppet Master [Phillip Masters]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLos Vengadores #62 published July 1967
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Hulk #1 [1st Edition, 1st Printing] published February 1999
as Tales to Astonish #78 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner #1 published April 2002
as Tales to Astonish #78 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #2 [Regular Edition] published December 2004
as The Prince and the Puppet! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Incredible Hulk Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby Cover] published January 2008
as Tales to Astonish #78 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose
The Prince and the Puppet!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Henry Pym [Giant-Man]; Janet Van Dyne [Wasp]; Puppet Master [Phillip Masters] (villain); Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl; Thing] (cameo, flashback)
First Line: No, you fool!
Synopsis: Namor is confronting Hank and Jan about a drilling operation that is causing earthquakes in Atlantis when he comes under the control of the Puppet Master. The villain commands him to come to New York and rob the nearest bank to replenish his dwindling coffers. Namor brings back a stack of non-negotiable treasury bonds and an angry Puppet Master sends him back for the cash. As Namor returns to the scene of his crime, he is waylaid by the army.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLos Vengadores #62 published July 1967
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Super-Heroes #33 published November 1972
as The Prince and the Puppet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner #1 published April 2002
as The Prince and the Puppet! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose
More Mirthful, Monumental, Mind-Staggering Memoranda from Your Marvel Madmen!

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Have you noticed how everybody seems to be talking about Marvel lately?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: How About That!; Didja Know?; Strictly Personal; Department of Utter Confusion!; The Wrap-Up!; Let's Meet 26 More M.M.M.S. Members!; Hey! Get a Load of This!
Disclose
The Hulk Must Die!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Glenn Talbot; Betty Ross; Rick Jones; Doctor Konrad Zaxon (villain)
First Line: Last ish, thinking the Hulk is dead, Rick Jones finally revealed his greatest secret...
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.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLos Vengadores #62 published July 1967
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Super-Heroes #33 published November 1972
as The Hulk Must Die [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Hulk #1 [1st Edition, 1st Printing] published February 1999
as The Hulk Must Die! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #2 [Regular Edition] published December 2004
as The Hulk Must Die! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Incredible Hulk Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby Cover] published January 2008
as The Hulk Must Die! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Namor the Sub-Mariner
First Line: Dear Stan, Allow me to congratulate you on the splendid manner in which Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner, was...
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Incredible Hulk Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby Cover] published January 2008
as [untitled] [Letters Page on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
Disclose Notes: Letters from Steve Edwards, Fred Waiss, and Tom Alt. Includes image from earlier issue.
Disclose
[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Incredible Hulk Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby Cover] published January 2008
as [untitled] [Statement of Ownership on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Statement of Ownership average number of copies in preceding 12 months: 368,525.

Site designed and hosted by XOWTech, Inc..
Any questions or problems with this site should be directed to REMOVE-webmaestro-THESE@xowcomics.com.

XOW, XOWComics.com, XOWTech and XOWTech.com are registered trademarks of XOWTech, Inc.
© XOWTech, Inc., 2010 - 2026. All rights reserved.

Some data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution license.