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Tales to Astonish #71

Sep 1965
Stan Lee, Jack Kirby

Tales to Astonish #71 cover

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Like A Beast At Bay!


Synopsis

Tales to Astonish #71 synopsis by Julio Molina-Muscara
Rating: 3 stars

The super missile knocks the giant Humanoid out. Hulk escapes, carrying Rick Jones, who alerted him of the attack.

They try hiding in the cave lab, but passing military planes sees them. So Thunderbolt Ross and his soldiers show up at the cave.

Hulk (still with Banner’s intellect) asks Rick to leave the cave before it gets worse. But suddenly, the Leader projects an image of himself in the lab, offering to help them escape in exchange for receiving the Hulk’s aid.

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Review / Commentaries


Tales to Astonish #71 Review by (January 25, 2024)

Review: The Giant Humanoid is nuked while Hulk jumps away with Rick! Any story that has the hero outracing a nuclear blast is by definition a classic! And General Ross crows that this was one of their clean bombs, showing he is concerned about radiation’s effect on the environment for at least one panel of his sixty-year Marvel career! And we learn that plastic is nuke-proof but not fireproof! Plus, Hulk with Banner’s brain is growing meaner and angrier, which bodes ill for the future! But then, so does having to decide whether to join the Leader or be blown up by the Army!

The quest continues, according to the formula, with Namor escaping one trap and swimming into another. And a giant Seaweed Man can only have come from the 1960s along with Namor turning into a human drill. So Dorma weeps and Krang gloats, fulfilling their roles in the morality play. Fortunately, Namor has enough “cool” to carry the story.

Comments: Hulk story: Artist Mike Esposito credited as Mickey DeMeo.

Subby story: Part two of seven parts. First appearance of Lord Vashti. First appearance of Seaweed Man. Penciler Gene Colan credited as Adam Austin



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This comic is in the following collection:
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Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK (1962) #1-6, TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #100, INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #102, and material from TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #59-99 and #101.

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Main/1st Story Full Credits

Jack Kirby
Mike Esposito
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Gene Colan (Cover Penciler)
Vince Colletta (Cover Inker)
Stan Goldberg (Cover Colorist)
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Letterer: Art Simek.



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