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77March 1966
$0.12

Tales to Astonish #77

Marvel · March 1966 · on sale 1965-12-02

First appearance: The Behemoth1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series)
Issue
#77
Publication date
March 1966
Key date
1966-03-00
On-sale date
1965-12-02
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 The Behemoth - 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
0"Bruce Banner Is the Hulk!"cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: John Romita; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenBruce Banner, Hulk, Rick Jones
2To Walk Amongst Men!comic story12script: Stan Lee; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Sam RosenThe Behemoth First, Dorma, Vashti, Namor, Hank Pym, Sub-Mariner, Janet Van Dyne
3The Latest Gossip, Gags, and Gizmos from Your Bullpen to You!in-house column1letters: typeset
7-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy)Bruce Banner, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Hulk
10Bruce Banner Is the Hulk!comic story10script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby, Johnny Romita; inks: Johnny Romita; letters: Sam RosenArrkam, Bruce Banner, The Executioner, Hulk, Rick Jones, Betty Ross, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, Skurge, Glenn Talbot
16-letters page1script: Stan Lee

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 10d [0-0-10 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Incredible Hulk [King Size Special] #41972On eBay ›
Marvel Super-Heroes #321972On eBay ›
Essential Hulk #1
ISBN 0-7851-0712-6		1999On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #2
ISBN 0-7581-1654-0		2004On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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