Publishers / Marvel / Tales to Astonish (1959) / #65
65March 1965
$0.12

Tales to Astonish #65

Marvel · March 1965 · on sale 1964-12-03

First appearance: Tabby
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Identification plate

Series
Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series)
Issue
#65
Publication date
March 1965
Key date
1965-03-00
On-sale date
1964-12-03
Indicia publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Tabby - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Chic Stone; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenBruce Banner, Giant-Man, Hulk, Hank Pym, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp
2The New Giant-Mancomic story12script: Stan Lee; pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Don Heck; letters: SherigailGiant-Man, Hank Pym, Tabby First, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp
34 More Marvel Masterpieces!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: various (cover reproductions); inks: various (cover reproductions); colors: various (cover reproductions); letters: ?; typeset
6-in-house column1Thing [Ben Grimm]
9On the Rampage against the Reds!comic story10script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Dick Ayers; letters: S. RosenBruce Banner, Hulk, Leader, Samuel Sterns, Glenn Talbot
14-letters page1script: Stan Lee

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Incredible Hulk [King Size Special] #21969On eBay ›
Essential Hulk #1
ISBN 0-7851-0712-6		1999On eBay ›
Essential Ant-Man #1
ISBN 0-7851-0822-X		2002On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #2
ISBN 0-7581-1654-0		2004On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-2911-0		2008On eBay ›
The Incredible Hulk #[nn]
ISBN 0671242245		1978On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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