Comic Book: Tales to Astonish (1964 series)
What This Book is About:
After his failed first book, the Incredible Hulk returns in Tales to Astonish #59. The book includes two stories, one depicting the Hulk, and the other having Ant Man (Giant Man) or the Sub-Mariner as the main character. Jack Kirby and Stan Lee produce most of these issues.
Data Sheet:
Oct 1964 to Mar 1968
1964
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Characters most frequently found in this comic book:
In order of appearances.
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Total Indexed Comics:
53
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August 1964"The Coming of… Colossus"
Script: Stan LeeHank Pym modifies his cybernetic helmet so he can control his changes into Ant-Man or Giant-Man mentally, thus doing away with the need for capsules. At the same time, Janet Van Dyne shows off her newest Wasp costume. [...]
September 1964"Enter: The Hulk!"
Script: Stan LeeIron Man has a projector that shows a picture of the Hulk battling Spider-Man (from Amazing Spider-Man #14). Giant-Man wants the Hulk to rejoin the Avengers, and goes to New Mexico to find the green skinned behemoth. Secretly, the Human Top, who hates Pym, decides to follow Giant-Man. [...]
October 1964"Can A Man With Green Skin And A Petulant Personality Find True Happiness In Today's Status-Seeking S"
Script: Stan LeeBruce Banner has created an indestructible robot that will allow its passenger to study atomic bomb blasts from a short distance. Thunderbolt Ross is impatiently waiting for Banner. His daughter Betty Ross tries calming him down. [...]
November 1964"Captured At Last!"
Script: Stan LeeThe Pentagon sends Major Glenn Talbot to the Air Force base under General Thunderbolt Ross command. Talbot becomes the chief security officer. Like Ross, Talbot is suspicious of Bruce Banner and his relationship with the Hulk. Talbot gives Ross a very good first impression. [...]
December 1964"Enter... The Chameleon!"
Script: Stan LeeThe Hulk feels the unbreakable chains starting to loosen up, as the tension triggers his transformation into Banner. Right before the change, the Chameleon, master of disguise, and currently under the command of another villain called the Leader, is disguised as Thunderbolt Ross. [...]
January 1965"A Titan Rides The Train!"
Script: Stan LeeThe Chameleon informs the Leader that Bruce Banner's new atomic device is on a train to Washington DC. The Leader sends his Humanoid to inspect the weapon. Banner is riding the train. When the train gets attacked, tension turns him into the Hulk, who fights and defeats the Humanoid. [...]
February 1965"The Horde Of Humanoids!"
Script: Stan LeeBruce Banner is locked, considered a traitor to his country. To clear his name, Rick Jones reveals Banner's dual identity to the US president himself, who orders Banner's immediate release. [...]
March 1965"On The Rampage Against The Reds!"
Script: Stan LeeWhen General Thunderbolt Ross soldiers arrive to the island, the Hulk and the Leader's Humanoids fall into the ocean. The Humanoids manage to escape while the Hulk turns into Bruce Banner and is caught by a Russian ship. Unwilling to work for them, Banner is locked in a tiny cell. [...]
April 1965"The Power Of Doctor Banner"
Script: Stan LeeThe Soviet Commander shoots the Hulk with the powerful Vaporizer weapon. But the European scientist stands in the way, sacrificing his life for the green goliath. Furious, Hulk tears the place apart looking for the killer. But tension turns Hulk into Bruce Banner. [...]
May 1965"Where Strikes The Behemoth!"
Script: Stan LeeAfter crushing several tanks, the Hulk leaps away until he arrives to Eastern Mongolia. Siting down to rest, he turns into Bruce Banner who is found by a local milicia and taken prisoner. Glenn Talbot is sent to rescue him. Talbot gets to the camp Banner is kept locked. [...]
June 1965"Back From The Dead!"
Script: Stan LeeDuring the fall, Bruce Banner turns into the Hulk who catches Glenn Talbot, unconscious for the fall, saving the Major from certain death. The Hulk then leaps off, leaving Mongolia, then Asia, crossing the Pacific Ocean leaping from isle to isle (!), even from plane to plane (!! [...]
July 1965"Trapped In The Lair Of The Leader!"
Script: Stan LeeThe Leader orders his Humanoids to bring the Absorbatron and the Hulk to his lair where he initiates a series of tests on the green giant. Unseen, the "patient" turns into Bruce Banner who manages to send S.O.S. messages using Morse code. [...]
August 1965"To Live Again!"
Script: Stan LeeRick Jones carries Bruce Banner's inert body to the desert cave lab, and unleashes a gamma ray dose on him. Fortunately, Banner turns into the Hulk and revives! Even more, Hulk now has Bruce Banner's intellect. He realizes that the bullet in his brain may kill him if he turns back into Banner. [...]
September 1965"Like A Beast At Bay!"
Script: Stan LeeThe super missile knocks the giant Humanoid out. Hulk manages to escape, carrying Rick Jones who alerted him of the attack. They try hiding in the cave lab, but passing military planes see them. So Thunderbolt Ross and his soldiers show up at the cave. [...]
October 1965"Within The Monster Dwells A Man!"
Script: Stan LeeSoldiers attack the cave lab, destroying Banner's machines. Cornered, Hulk (still with Banner's intellect) accepts the Leader's offer to help him escape. [...]
November 1965"Another World, Another Foe!"
Script: Stan LeeWeakened by an imminent metamorphosis, Hulk falls under the Humanoids power. Fortunately, gamma rays irradiated by the Leader prevent the Hulk from turning into Bruce Banner, saving his life. In a lab, the Leader discovers the bullet in Hulk's brain, and dissolves it. [...]
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