Publishers / Marvel / Tales to Astonish (1959) / #61
61November 1964
$0.12

Tales to Astonish #61

Marvel · November 1964 · on sale 1964-08-04

First appearance: Glenn Talbot1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series)
Issue
#61
Publication date
November 1964
Key date
1964-11-00
On-sale date
1964-08-04
Indicia publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Glenn Talbot - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Captured at Last!; Now Walks the Android!cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Chic Stone; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenBruce Banner, Giant-Man, Hulk, Hank Pym, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp
2Now Walks the Androidcomic story14script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko, Joe Orlando; inks: George Bell; letters: Sam RosenEgghead, Giant-Man, Hank Pym, Elihas Starr, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp
10-letters page1script: Stan Lee
11Captured at Last!comic story10script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: George Bell; letters: S. RosenBruce Banner, Hulk, Betty Ross, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, Glenn Talbot First

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 15 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 9d [0-0-9 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Hulk #1
ISBN 0-7851-0712-6		1999On eBay ›
Essential Ant-Man #1
ISBN 0-7851-0822-X		2002On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #2
ISBN 0-7581-1654-0		2004On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-2911-0		2008On eBay ›
The Incredible Hulk #72-1241966On eBay ›
The Incredible Hulk #[nn]
ISBN 0671242245		1978On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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