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Tales to Astonish #87

Jan 1967
Stan Lee, John Buscema

Tales to Astonish #87 cover

Story Name:

The Humanoid And The Hero!


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Tales to Astonish #87 synopsis by Librarian
Rating: 4 stars

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Tales to Astonish #87 Review by (June 26, 2024)
First time the Hulk transforms into Bruce Banner in front of Betty Ross, Thunderbolt Ross, Glenn Talbot, and others. First time the Hulk collapses in the outcome of a fight.

Review and Additional Comments by Peter SilvestroAnother adrenaline rush of an issue with Bruce now transforming at the strangest times (seeing Rick Jones in danger? Wasn’t that what got him here in the first place?). The Humanoid makes for an exciting foe, one who can outfight the Hulk and we don’t see those too often. And Boomerang is readying himself for the next issue, having run out of things to say to himself. The surprising bit is that Glenn Talbot turns out to be a decent guy: he has the opportunity to destroy Hulk twice but does the right thing both times. And Ross sees Bruce as a hero, sort of, and one who should be listened to. These two instances of decency on behalf of Hulk’s military enemies will likely change and very soon as the previous status quo provides more grist for cool stories.

And it all wraps up with a fight between Namor and Krang, the Snidely Whiplash of the briny deep, for the throne of Atlantis. Nice simple tale carries a strong emotional wallop as the hero defeats the villain and humiliates him. Or it would be if Subby weren’t such a cold unlikable good guy. But he’s the designated hero so we’ll cheer for him—up until he’s the one to send a tsunami at New York over a perceived slight.

Hulk story: Inker Mike Esposito credited as Mickey D. Letterer Art Simek credited as Artie S.

Subby story: Part eight of eight parts, four of which were unnecessary. Krang returns in issue #91; that didn’t take long. GCD mentions Marie Severin contributed to the pencils and Frank Giacoia and Dick Ayers did some inking.




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Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK (1962) #1-6, TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #100, INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #102, and material from TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #59-99 and #101.

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John Buscema
Mike Esposito
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Gil Kane (Cover Penciler)
Gil Kane (Cover Inker)
Stan Goldberg (Cover Colorist)
Additional Credits
Letterer: Art Simek.

Characters

Listed in alphabetical order. All stories.

Betty Ross
Betty Ross

(Elizabeth Ross)
Boomerang
Boomerang

(Frederick Myers)
Bruce Banner
Bruce Banner

(Robert Bruce Banner)
Hulk
Hulk

(Robert Bruce Banner)
Sub-Mariner
Sub-Mariner

(Namor McKenzie)


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