Publishers / Marvel / Tales to Astonish (1959) / #97
97November 1967
$0.12

Tales to Astonish #97

Marvel · November 1967 · on sale 1967-08-08

First appearance: Lightning Lord1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series)
Issue
#97
Publication date
November 1967
Key date
1967-11-00
On-sale date
1967-08-08
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 Lightning Lord - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Legion of the Living Lightning!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Marie Severin; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Sam RosenBruce Banner, Hulk
1The Sovereign and the Savagescomic story12script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Werner Roth; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: L. P. GregoryAngel, Beast, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Iceman, Ka-Zar, Dorma, Logar, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Namor, Kevin Plunder, Parnival Plunder
2Welcome to the Wonderful World of Marvel Madness!in-house column1script: Stan LeeHulk [Bruce Banner]
3The Legions of: The Living Lightningcomic story10script: Stan Lee; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Herb Trimpe; colors: Marie Severin; letters: L. P. GregoryBruce Banner, Hulk, Rick Jones, Lightning Lord First, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, Glenn Talbot
4-letters page1pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Vince CollettaSub-Mariner [Namor]

Printings and variants

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Super-Heroes #521975On eBay ›
Essential Hulk #2
ISBN 0-7851-0795-9		2001On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #3
ISBN 0-7851-2032-7		2006On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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