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Issue: Tales to Astonish #90
Publication Date: April 1967
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Issues: #90 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: 01/10/1967
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 7 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Statement of Ownership average number of copies in preceding 12 months: 404,314. On-sale date from 1967 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:  
Disclose Variants2
Disclose Reprinted In18
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Original Artwork
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The Menace of... Byrrah!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Byrrah; Lord Vashti; Lady Dorma
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLos Vengadores #110 published July 1968
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagI Fantastici Quattro #52 published March 1973
as [untitled] [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 #90 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagThe Incredible Hulk Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby Cover] published January 2008
as Tales to Astonish #90 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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To Be Beaten by Byrrah!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Lord Vashti; Lady Dorma; Byrrah (villain)
First Line: For years I have lived in the Sub-Mariner's shadow--ever biding my time--!
Synopsis: Namor's cousin wins the favor of the populace of Atlantis as well as the Atlantean council by belittling the regime of the Sub-Mariner as violent and unstable. He challenges Namor to single combat for the right to rule and no one is more surprised than the avenging son when his powers desert him during the fight and Byrrah handily wins.
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In Content Item: FlagLos Vengadores #110 published July 1968
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagI Fantastici Quattro #52 published March 1973
as Battuto da Byrrah! [Story on Interior Page(s)]pages 8-12
In Content Item: FlagI Fantastici Quattro #51 published March 1973
as Battuto da Byrrah! [Story on Interior Page(s)]pages 1-7
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Super-Heroes #45 published September 1974
as To Be Beaten by Byrrah [Story on Interior Page(s)]with 2 pages of the original story omitted
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Byrrah, Namor's cousin, is re-introduced from the continuity of the 1950's.

Pages 10-12 have uncredited art/corrections by Marie Severin with inking likely by John Tartaglione.
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A Batty Barrage of Bombastic Bulletins; Burstin' with Bi-Partisan Banter, Bare-Faced Banality, and Unabashed Bull!

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Hulk [Bruce Banner]
First Line: The Marvel Super-Heroes Show on TV is seen in far-off Australia, Japan, Uruguay, Canada...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Didja Know?; The Wrap-Up!; The Mighty Marvel Checklist; Let's Meet 26 More M.M.M.S. Members!
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Check These Groovy Marvel Goodies!!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.83
Disclose Notes: Ad for Marvel character t-shirts, sweatshirts, and stationary.

Shares the page with statement of ownership.
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Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.17
Disclose Notes: Shares the page with the preceding promo.
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The Abomination!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thunderbolt Ross; Betty Ross; Glenn Talbot; Abomination [Emil Blonsky] (villain, introduction, origin); The Stranger (cameo)
First Line: Hulk must smash...
Synopsis: The Stranger leaves earth with the rampaging Hulk left behind to wreak destruction on his behalf. Turning back into his alter ego, Banner surrenders himself to Gamma base and tries to kill himself with radiation to stop the Hulk's destruction. Stopped before he can use his gamma machine, the machine is instead used by a foreign spy who is transformed into the Abomination. More powerful than even the Hulk, Abomination beats the jade giant down and kidnaps Betty as he escapes from the base.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLos Vengadores #110 published July 1968
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagL'Uomo Ragno [Collana Super-Eroi] #88 published September 1973
as L'Abominio! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Super-Heroes #45 published September 1974
as The Abomination [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBring on the Bad Guys: Origins of Marvel Comics Villains #[nn] published January 1976
as The Abomination! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Incredible Hulk #2 (82559-3) published January 1979
as The Abomination! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDer unglaubliche Hulk #1 published January 1980
as Ein neues Monster [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Incredible Hulk Megazine #1 published November 1996
as The Abomination! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Hulk #1 [1st Edition, 1st Printing] published February 1999
as The Abomination! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Incredible Hulk Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby Cover] published January 2008
as The Abomination! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: A note within the story states that "gamma rays affect everyone they touch in a different manner!" Hence, the difference in abilities between the Hulk, the Leader, and the Abomination.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Hulk [Bruce Banner]
First Line: Dear Stan, The character that I am thinking about is the Sub-Mariner.
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 Bobby Stewart, Bill Mantlo (future comics writer), Charlie Gregor, Scott Planeta; images from earlier issues; M.M.M.S. membership order form.

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