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Tales to Astonish #89

Mar 1967
Stan Lee, Gil Kane

Tales to Astonish #89 cover

Story Name:

... Then, There Shall Come A Stranger!

Synopsis

Tales to Astonish #89 synopsis by Peter Silvestro
Rating: 3 stars

Exhausted after the Hulk's fight with Boomerang, Bruce Banner is discovered by the Stranger, an alien superbeing (last seen in X-Men #18), who is planning to cleanse the Earth of its evil by exterminating humanity. He has chosen the Hulk to be his agent of destruction.

The Stranger uses one of his machines to increase his own power, enabling him to force the Hulk to obey him. His will enslaved by the alien master, Hulk sets out on an insane rampage.

Also in this issue: Betty Ross, Thunderbolt Ross, Glenn Talbot.


 

Review / Commentaries

Tales to Astonish #89 Review by (July 23, 2024)

Review: And the offbeat art of Gil Kane continues, giving Hulk a huge brow and far-apart eyes, while making Betty look positively comical with her wide-open mouth! As we’re back to the status quo, Ross and Talbot are plotting to destroy Hulk while Betty and Rick are pleading for him; the only difference is that, since issue #77, everyone knows Bruce Banner is the Hulk. Meanwhile, the Stranger, having seen THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, decides he doesn’t want to play the waiting game so he recruits Hulk to destroy the Earth. So, with an abundance of Stan Lee-inspired scientific nonsense, Stranger smacks Hulk around then sends him off on his mission. More to come…!

The Golden Age throwback continues, with Bill Everett’s primitive art supplying most of the déjà vu! A lot of action and a resolution out of a pre-superhero giant monster story! And now back to our regularly scheduled program….

Comments: Hulk story: First time the Hulk confronts a supreme being. First appearance of the Stranger in a Hulk issue. Part one of three parts. The Stranger previously appeared in X-MEN #11 and 18; this is his third appearance; the cover provided the image for Stranger’s Marvel Value Stamp. And it’s official: Hulk is no Mary Poppins. 

Subby story: Part two of two parts. Sperm whales are known for having tiny throats but then the whale didn’t swallow the Servo-Robot, it just grabbed it in his mouth.




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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
Gil Kane
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Gil Kane (Cover Penciler)
Gil Kane (Cover Inker)
Stan Goldberg (Cover Colorist)
Additional Credits
Letterer: Sam Rosen.

Characters

Listed in alphabetical order. All stories.

Attuma
Attuma
Betty Ross
Betty Ross
(Elizabeth Ross)
Boomerang
Boomerang
(Frederick Myers)
Bruce Banner
Bruce Banner
(Robert Bruce Banner)
Glenn Talbot
Glenn Talbot
Hulk
Hulk
(Robert Bruce Banner)
Lady Dorma
Lady Dorma
Lord Vashti
Lord Vashti
Stranger
Stranger
Sub-Mariner
Sub-Mariner
(Namor McKenzie)
Thunderbolt Ross
Thunderbolt Ross
(Thaddeus Ross)


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