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Issue: Tales to Astonish #74
Publication Date: December 1965
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Issues: #74 of 101 Issues (131 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Vista Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/02/1965
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 5 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stan Lee
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1965 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In17
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When Fails the Quest!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Lady Dorma; Warlord Krang; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Watcher
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLos Vengadores #46 published March 1967
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagTerrific! #5 published May 1967
as When Fails The Quest! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Hulk #1 [1st Edition, 1st Printing] published February 1999
as Tales to Astonish #74 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner #1 published April 2002
as Tales to Astonish #74 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #2 [Regular Edition] published December 2004
as When Fails The Quest! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Incredible Hulk Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby Cover] published May 2008
as Tales to Astonish #74 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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When Fails the Quest!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Lady Dorma; Faceless Ones; Krang; Vasthi the Elder
First Line: While Warlord Krang desperately fights to save his throne... the throne he has stolen from Namor...
Synopsis: Sub-Mariner battles The Faceless Ones to try to save Dorma while Krang stops a rebellion in Atlantis.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLos Vengadores #46 published March 1967
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagTerrific! #5 published May 1967
as When Fails The Quest! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSub-Mariner Special #2 published January 1972
as When Fails the Quest! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner #1 published April 2002
as When Fails the Quest! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Marvel Bullpen Bulletins!
Character(s): Sub-Mariner [Namor]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Face Front!; Can You Guess What's In This Mysterious Mailing Tube?; The Mighty Marvel Checklist; Let's Meet 25 More M.M.M.S. Members; ad for The Incredible Hulk t-shirt and Marvel Stationery Kit.
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The Wisdom of the Watcher!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Incredible Hulk
Character(s): Hulk [Bruce Banner]; The Watcher; Leader [Samuel Sterns] (villain); an alien
First Line: The evil Leader has sent ol' Green Skin to the home planet of the Watcher, by means of...
Synopsis: The Hulk fights the baddest alien in the galaxy over the Watcher's ultimate machine. After the battle, the Watcher allows Hulk to take it and he is teleported back to the Leader's lair. The Leader tries to use the machine which dispenses all of the Watcher's collected knowledge but even his big brain can't handle it and the strain kills him.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Incredible Hulk #[nn] published January 1978
In Content Item: FlagLos Vengadores #46 published March 1967
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagIncredible Hulk [King Size Special] #3 published January 1971
as The Wisdom of the Watcher! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Hulk #1 [1st Edition, 1st Printing] published February 1999
as The Wisdom of the Watcher! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #2 [Regular Edition] published December 2004
as The Wisdom of the Watcher! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Incredible Hulk Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby Cover] published May 2008
as The Wisdom of the Watcher! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Dear Stan, Hey, what's this Marvel "Pop Art Productions?"
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Incredible Hulk Omnibus #1 [Jack Kirby Cover] published May 2008
as [untitled] [Letters Page on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Bud Plant, A. Merle Derrick, and Curtis Martens; M.M.M.S. membership form.

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