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Tales to Astonish #88

Feb 1967
Stan Lee, Gil Kane

Tales to Astonish #88 cover

Story Name:

Boomerang and The Brute


Synopsis

Tales to Astonish #88 synopsis by Peter Silvestro
Rating: 3 stars

Hailed as a hero for his victory over the Hulk-Killer Android, Hulk is granted a full amnesty by President Lyndon Johnson.

Boomerang, hiding in the shadows, hurls an explosive disc that provokes the Hulk who starts running amok in a rampage through the streets of New York city.

Thunderbolt Ross, believing the Hulk is still a menace, destroys the amnesty order, and resumes his pursuit of the monster.

Meanwhile, Boomerang intercepts the Hulk in the mountains and pelts him with explosives, and tranquilizer gas. Even drugged, Hulk is stronger than his foe, so Boomerang destroys a nearby dam, flooding the canyon where the Hulk is waiting. Hulk creates a sonic boom, knocking his enemy out of the air.

Gas causes Hulk to transform into Bruce Banner who tries to rescue his foe but without the Hulk's strength, is unable to hold onto Boomerang who plummets into the flood waters.


 

Review / Commentaries


Tales to Astonish #88 Review by (July 3, 2024)

Review: Hooray! Hulk’s a hero! Even the President thinks so! Then Boomerang, the guy with the silly red and white costume, throws a firecracker at Hulk’s rear end and bang! Hulk’s a menace again! And the President’s amnesty goes in the trash. So we’re back to the status quo. Then Boomy tries to lure him into a trap and there’s a cool fight scene, a drugged Hulk versus a guy with a bunch of annoying little weapons which escalates quickly. And it ends with one of those cool comic book bits of irony: Boomerang would have survived had he not drugged Hulk! Not to worry, he’ll be back…eventually (See the Comments). Meanwhile, Hulk isn’t going anywhere….

On the first page, Stan promises an action-filled tale reminiscent of the Golden Age of Comics and they deliver! A lot of fighting along with some dumb sci-fi (so how does Attuma, who has apparently never seen a robot before, manage to reprogram it to serve him?) with pretty basic writing and art, for pure entertainment value. That’s what was promised and that’s what they delivered. Imperious Rex!

Comments: Hulk story: Last appearance of Boomerang for ten years; he returns in IRON FIST #11.

Subby story: Part one of two parts. Attuma was most recently seen in AVENGERS #26-27, following up on Wasp’s departure in issue #78. The race of the Servo-Robot’s creators is never revealed but they’re a snooty lot.




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This comic is in the following collection:
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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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Gil Kane
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Gene Colan (Cover Penciler)
Bill Everett (Cover Inker)
Stan Goldberg (Cover Colorist)
Additional Credits
Letterer: Sam Rosen.

Characters

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Betty Ross
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(Robert Bruce Banner)
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Thunderbolt Ross

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