Publishers / Marvel / Tales to Astonish (1959) / #72
72October 1965
$0.12

Tales to Astonish #72

Marvel · October 1965 · on sale 1965-07-01

First appearance: Zantor1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series)
Issue
#72
Publication date
October 1965
Key date
1965-10-00
On-sale date
1965-07-01
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 Zantor - 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
0A Prince There Was!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Gene Colan, Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenBruce Banner, Hulk, Krang, Namor, Sub-Mariner
2A Prince There Was!comic story12script: Stan Lee; pencils: Adam Austin; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: S. RosenDorma, Krang, Namor, Sub-Mariner, Zantor First
3Marvel's Fast Moving Line-Up of… Annuals for 1965promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: ?; typeset
6-in-house column1letters: ?; typesetHulk [Bruce Banner]; Thing [Ben Grimm]
9Within the Monster Dwells a Man!comic story10script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby, Mickey Demeo; inks: Mickey Demeo; letters: Sam RosenBruce Banner, Hulk, Rick Jones, Leader, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, Samuel Sterns, Glenn Talbot
14-letters page1script: Stan Lee

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 10d [0-0-10 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Sub-Mariner Special #11971On eBay ›
Incredible Hulk [King Size Special] #31971On eBay ›
Essential Hulk #1
ISBN 0-7851-0712-6		1999On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #2
ISBN 0-7581-1654-0		2004On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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