Marvel Super-Heroes #40
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "And One Shall Die," Stan Lee and Gene Colan deliver a tense, pulse-pounding tale where Namor’s mind is tormented by unseen forces as the Secret Empire’s Number One manipulates him through hidden devices in his ears. Meanwhile, the Hulk, fleeing the chaos of the city, climbs toward a skyscraper’s penthouse—unaware that Number One has set a trap, hoping to gain fame by watching the Hulk die in a blast that ultimately backfires in a shocking twist. Bill Everett’s dynamic pencils and inks bring the action to life on both the interior pages and the cover, capturing the high stakes and escalating danger.
In "And One Shall Die," Namor staggers under a mysterious agony, unaware that Number One of the Secret Empire has implanted devices in his ears to manipulate him into assassinating the Hulk. Meanwhile, the Hulk climbs a skyscraper, drawn toward the penthouse lair of the Secret Empire's leader, who sets a trap with a bomb meant to kill him and secure his own fame—only for the plan to backfire in a moment of unexpected consequence.
In "The Missile and the Monster!", a test launch of the Orion missile goes awry when foreign spy Gorki hijacks its trajectory via a hidden device in a car Rick Jones is driving to New York. With the missile now aimed at the city, the Hulk springs into action—only to be caught off guard as the threat forces a desperate transformation.
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↩ Reprints Tales to Astonish #85 (1966)
Reprinted in The Incredible Hulk Omnibus #1 (2008)
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