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Issue: Tales to Astonish #79
Publication Date: May 1966
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Issues: #79 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: 02/03/1966
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 5 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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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:  
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Disclose Reprinted In21
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Disclose Images1
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The Titan and the Torment!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Hercules
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagBiblioteca Marvel: Hulk #6 published ?
In Content Item: FlagLos Vengadores #65 published August 1967
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagDer unglaubliche Hulk #1 published January 1980
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagDer unglaubliche Hulk #1 published January 1980
as Der unglaubliche Hulk [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Hulk #1 [1st Edition, 1st Printing] published February 1999
as Tales to Astonish #79 [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 #79 [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 Titan and the Torment! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHulk vs. Hercules: When Titans Collide #1 published January 2008
as The Titan and the Torment! [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 #79 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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When Rises the Behemoth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Lady Dorma; Lord Vashti; Puppet Master [Phillip Masters] (villain); Warlord Krang (villain); Behemoth (villain)
First Line: He's in position!
Synopsis: Little realizing that he is under the control of the Puppet Master, the Army tries to capture Namor for robbing a bank. After being shot in the arm, Namor seeks the healing power of water and winds up in the Hudson River. There he encounters Lady Dorma who has come to the surface world to retrieve him as the Behemoth has awakened and is menacing Atlantis. Namor breaks the Puppet Master's hold and returns to his undersea kingdom. Krang contacts the Puppet Master and commands that he make one of his special puppets of someone else.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLos Vengadores #65 published August 1967
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Super-Heroes #34 published January 1973
as When Rises the Behemoth [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner #1 published April 2002
as When Rises the Behemoth [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Naturally Nifty, Newsy, Nondescript Nonsense About Our Nutty Non-Entities!

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: It could only happen to a Marvel mag!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: How About That!; Didja Know?; Strictly Personal; Dept. of Utter Confusion!; The Wrap-Up; The Mighty Marvel Checklist; Let's Meet 26 More M.M.M.S. Members!; entry form for the M.M.M.S.
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The Titan and the Torment!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Hercules; Glenn Talbot; Betty Ross; Rick Jones; Doctor Konrad Zaxon (villain, death)
First Line: You're doomed, you brainless brute!
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.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLos Vengadores #65 published August 1967
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Super-Heroes #34 published January 1973
as The Titan and the Torment [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Treasury Edition #5 [Regular Edition] published January 1975
as The Titan and the Torment [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDer unglaubliche Hulk #1 published January 1980
as Kampf der Titanen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Hulk #1 [1st Edition, 1st Printing] published February 1999
as The Titan and the Torment [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #2 [Regular Edition] published December 2004
as The Titan and the Torment [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHulk vs. Hercules: When Titans Collide #1 published January 2008
as The Titan and the Torment [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Incredible Hulk Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby Cover] published January 2008
as The Titan and the Torment! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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[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, I've been reading your magazines for about seven years and I've...
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: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from James Poe, Richard Katz, Peter Liepa, Mike Peppe, Don Dagenais, and Robert Zeller. Includes an image from an earlier issue.

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