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Cover: Gene Colan & Jack Kirby & Vince Colletta

Tales to Astonish #72

Oct 1965 · Marvel · 0.12 USD
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In "A Prince There Was!", the Hulk is taken by the Leader and the big-brained one, leaving Ross and Talbot to confront the ruins of Banner’s old underground complex. With Rick Jones now in custody, the team scrambles to piece together what happened—while the Hulk grapples with lingering pain from a bullet in his head, struggling to stay in his monstrous form as memories of Bruce Banner threaten to resurface. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby with inks by Mickey Demeo, this 1965 issue features a cover by Gene Colan and Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta.

Contains 2 stories
A Prince There Was!
12 pp · Superhero
Seaweed Man (antagonist)Faceless Ones (cameos)

Sub-Mariner races to reclaim the Trident of Neptune, dodging a creeping seaweed menace and the disorienting glare of the Diamonds of Doom. Meanwhile, in Atlantis, Krang’s frustration with Lady Dorma’s rejection leads him to exile her to the mysterious realm of the Faceless Ones.

Within the Monster Dwells a Man!
10 pp · Superhero
Humanoids (villains)

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (VG) $10
CGC 9.8 · 4 in census $1,838
CGC 9.6 · 8 in census $823
CGC 9.4 · 17 in census $241
CGC 9.2 · 8 in census $147
CGC 9.0 · 13 in census $101
CGC 8.5 · 25 in census $101
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CGC 8.0 · 16 in census $53*
CGC 7.5 · 11 in census $42*
CGC 7.0 · 11 in census $37
CGC 6.5 · 13 in census $29*
CGC 6.0 · 8 in census $26*
CGC 5.5 · 7 in census $21*
CGC 5.0 · 8 in census $21*
CGC 4.5 · 11 in census $20
CGC 4.0 · 7 in census $20*
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $20*
CGC 3.0 · 4 in census $20*
CGC 2.5 none in existence
CGC 2.0 · 3 in census $20*
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $20
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Cast · 9 characters

Full credits

writer Stan Lee
artist Jack Kirby
artist, inker Mickey Demeo
letterer Sam Rosen
cover pencils Gene Colan
cover pencils Jack Kirby
cover inks Vince Colletta

Reprints

Reprinted in Los Vengadores #38 (1967), Terrific! #3 (1967), Incredible Hulk [King Size Special] #3 (1971), Sub-Mariner Special #1 (1971), Hit Comics Die Spinne #237 (1972), Hit Comics Die Spinne #241 (1972), Aventures Fiction #24 (1972), The Mighty World of Marvel #25 (1973), Die Spinne #2 (1974), Etranges Aventures #34 (1974), Edderkoppen #1/1978 (1978), Spindelmannen #1/1978 (1978), The Incredible Hulk #[nn] (1978), Essential Hulk #1 (1999), Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner #1 (2002), Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #2 (2004), The Incredible Hulk Omnibus #1 (2008), Essential Sub-Mariner #1 (2009), Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner #1 (2011), Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #2 (2012), Incredible Hulk Epic Collection #2 (2017), Namor, the Sub-Mariner Epic Collection #1 (2021), Hulk : L'intégrale #1964-1966 (2021), Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #2 (2022) + 4 more

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