Tales to Astonish #68

In "Peril from the Long-Dead Past!", the Hulk returns to gamma base after narrowly escaping a deadly fall, only to be jailed once more—this time by the very government he’s tried to protect. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby, with inks by Mickey Demeo and letters by Artie Simek, this 1965 issue sees Bruce Banner and Colonel Talbot sent back to Astra Island to test the absorbatron, where a new threat emerges in the form of the Leader’s army of Humanoids. The cover, a dynamic collaboration by Jack Kirby, Bob Powell, and Vince Colletta, captures the tension of a battle on the edge of the unknown.