Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) UK Edition comic books 1966-1968

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10d cover price. Cover by Jack Kirby, Gene Colan, Sol Brodsky, and Vince Colletta. The End of the Quest!, script by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan (as Adam Austin) and Vince Colletta; Prince Namor returns to Atlantis to save Dorma and battle Krang. Not All My Power Can Save Me!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby and Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo); With the Leader dead, the Hulk uses the Watcher's ultimate machine on himself and its only effect is to let him know that Rick has once again been captured by the miltary so they can learn the connection between Bruce Banner and the Hulk; Leaping to the rescue, Hulk is zapped by the t-gun which propels him into the future. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10d cover price. Cover by Gene Colan and Vince Colletta. Uneasy Hangs the Head..!, script by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan (as Adam Austin) and Vince Colletta; Namor defeats Krang, reclaims the throne of Atlantis and has Krang exiled. I, Against a World!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby, Gil Kane (as Scott Edward) and Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo): The Hulk has been zapped into the future by the t-gun and fights with King Arrkam's forces before he is finally overcome; Once he regains consciousness, Arrkam asks his help in fighting "The Evil One" who turns out to be none other than the Executioner. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10d cover price. Cover by Jack Kirby and John Romita. To Walk Amongst Men!, script by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan (as Adam Austin) and Vince Colletta; When earthquakes rock Atlantis, Namor heads to the surface to find out what is causing the mayhem; What he finds is a giant drill being utilized by Hank Pym as he searches for clues to the origins of life on earth. Bruce Banner Is the Hulk!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby and John Romita; The Hulk and the Executioner battle for the fate of the future earth and once the Asgardian is defeated, the Hulk returns back to his own time; Hounded by the military and thinking that Banner and the Hulk are dead, Rick tells Talbot the secret of the Hulk's alter ego. Ad for Fantasy Masterpieces #1. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10d cover price. Cover by Gene Colan and Vince Colletta. The Prince and the Puppet!, script by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan (as Adam Austin), and Vince Colletta; Namor is confronting Hank and Jan about a drilling operation that is causing earthquakes in Atlantis when he comes under the control of the Puppet Master; The villain commands him to come to New York and rob the nearest bank to replenish his dwindling coffers; Namor brings back a stack of non-negotiable treasury bonds and an angry Puppet Master sends him back for the cash. The Hulk Must Die!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby and Bill Everett; The Hulk returns from the future and is promptly captured by the military; Rick spills the secret to Betty that Bruce and the Hulk are one and the same and she tries to come to grips with that fact; Banner's replacement at gamma base, Dr. Zaxon, plans to use the power of the Hulk to fuel his own bid for world conquest. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10d cover price. Cover by Jack Kirby and Bill Everett. When Rises the Behemoth, script by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan (as Adam Austin) and Bill Everett; Little realizing that he is under the control of the Puppet Master, the Army tries to capture Namor for robbing a bank; After being shot in the arm, Namor seeks the healing power of water and winds up in the Hudson River; There he encounters Lady Dorma who has come to the surface world to retrieve him as the Behemoth has awakened and is menacing Atlantis. The Titan and the Torment, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby and Bill Everett; Zaxon tries to sap the power of the Hulk for his own nefarious ends but ends up getting himself killed in the process; Free once again, the Hulk rips up some train tracks to throw at pesky fighter jets and wouldn't you know that Hercules just happens to be riding in the oncoming locomotive; Hulk and Herc battle to a standstill before the jade giant leaps off to fight another day. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10d cover price. Cover by Gene Colan and Bill Everett. To the Death!, script by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan and Dick Ayers; Namor battles the Behemoth with the fate of Atlantis hanging in the balance; Krang has Puppet Master build a puppet of the Behemoth so he can control the creature mentally; Even under Krang's control, Namor is able to beat the monster; Krang snatches victory from defeat, however, when he shows up in Atlantis and informs the Lady Dorma that he will use the puppet to bring the Behemoth back unless she agrees to marry him. They Dwell in the Depths!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby and Bill Everett; The Hulk is pulled into the underground kingdom of Tyrannus who has been separated from the fountain of youth and has become a feeble old man; The Jade Giant's old foe asks for his help in retaking the fountain from his rival, the Mole Man, and he makes his argument for assistance stronger by revealing that he has captured Rick, Betty and Glenn; When Betty mentions Banner, Hulk goes wild but his destruction is put to an abrupt end as the Mole Man attacks. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10d cover price. Cover by Jack Kirby and Bill Everett. When a Monarch Goes Mad!, script by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan and Dick Ayers; Namor is driven mad by the betrayal of Lady Dorma (she agreed to marry Krang last ish in order to protect the Sub-Mariner from the monstrous Behemoth); Dorma and Krang turn their skin to flesh color and head to the surface world to hide out. The Stage Is Set!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby and Bill Everett; The Secret Empire hires Boomerang to obtain the plans for the Orion missile and the new bad guy on the block heads for gamma base; As Rick, Betty and Glenn are returned to the surface from the underground subterranean kingdom, Boomerang captures Betty to use as a bargaining chip for the missile. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10d cover price. Cover by Gene Colan and Dick Ayers. The Power of Iron Man!, script by Stan Lee and Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan, Jack Kirby, and Dick Ayers; Namor and Iron Man beat up on each other; Namor abandons the battle when he spots the battle cruiser of Krang floating the water nearby. The Battle Cry of the Boomerang!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby and Bill Everett; The Hulk saves Betty from Boomerang and in so doing thwarts the initial plans of the Secret Empire in stealing the secret of the deadly Orion missile. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10d cover price. Cover by Bill Everett. The Sub-Mariner Strikes!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Sub-Mariner and Krang battle over New York. When Sub-Mariner loses his memory at the end of the battle the Secret Empire convinces him that they are his friends. Less than Monster, More Than Man!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby and Bill Everett; The Hulk has saved Betty from the Boomerang but Ross thinks he has kidnapped his daughter so he sends the whole force of gamma base after the jade giant; While the miltary is distracted with their Hulk hunt, Boomerang tries once again to capture the Orion missile. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10d cover price. Cover by Gene Colan and Dick Ayers. Like a Beast at Bay!, script by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan and Dick Ayers; Namor has lost his memory and the Leader of the Secret Empire convinces him to track down and kill the Hulk; As Namor rushes around New York looking for the jade giant, he is zapped by a ray from Krang which only succeeds in restoring his memory. Rampage in the City!, script by Stan Lee, art by Bill Everett, Jerry Grandenetti, Gene Colan, Bill Everett, and Dick Ayers; Finding gamma base deserted and everybody gone, the Hulk heads to New York City to try and find his old friends in the Avengers but finds himself attacked once again by city police; Rick, hearing that the Hulk is in the big apple, gets a job driving a car to New York for a mysterious stranger who tells him to be sure not to look in the trunk. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10d cover price. Cover by Gil Kane. Moment of Truth!, script by Stan Lee, art by Bill Everett, Frank Giacoia, and Dick Ayers; Namor brings Krang and Dorma back to Atlantis to face judgment; To settle the question of leadership once and for all, Namor decides to battle Krang in front of his assembled subjects; So his extraordinary powers do not give him an unfair advantage, Namor battles unarmed while Krang is permitted to use any weapons that he chooses; Even armed to the teeth, Krang is unable to defeat the avenging son. The Humanoid and the Hero!, script by Stan Lee, art by John Buscema and Mike Esposito; The Hulk battles the Leader's Hulk-Killer Humanoid as Ross and his cronies learn that they sent the deadly android after the jade giant for all the wrong reasons; Boomerang gets a new costume. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10d cover price. Cover by Gene Colan and Bill Everett. A Stranger Strikes from Space!, script by Stan Lee, art by Bill Everett; A giant alien robot accidentally falls out of a passing spaceship and into the lap of Attuma in depths of the ocean; He decides to use this turn of good fortune to destroy Namor and Atlantis. Boomerang and the Brute!, script by Stan Lee, art by Gil Kane; Since they have discovered that the Hulk is not the total villain he has been painted to be, the president tells Ross to pardon him if he thinks the threat is over; Of course, Boomerang picks that exact moment to secretly enrage the jade giant, causing him to go on another rampage and causing Ross to still see him as a menace; Hulk fights the new and improved (but still fashion-impaired) Boomerang. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10d cover price. Cover by Gil Kane. The Prince and the Power!, script by Stan Lee, art by Bill Everett; Attuma has sent a giant alien robot to destroy Atlantis and it takes all of the power of Namor, his subjects and his underwater animal friends to hold the creature at bay; The battle abruptly ends when the aliens show up to retrieve their missing mechanical servant. Then, There Shall Come a Stranger!, script by Stan Lee, art by Gil Kane; The Stranger arrives on Earth and programs the Hulk to be his agent to wipe out humanity. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10d cover price. Cover by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta. To Be Beaten by Byrrah!, script by Stan Lee, art by Bill Everett and Marie Severin; Namor's cousin wins the favor of the populace of Atlantis as well as the Atlantean council by belittling the regime of the Sub-Mariner as violent and unstable; He challenges Namor to single combat for the right to rule and no one is more surprised than the avenging son when his powers desert him during the fight and Byrrah handily wins. The Abomination!, script by Stan Lee, art by Gil Kane; The Stranger leaves earth with the rampaging Hulk left behind to wreak destruction on his behalf; Turning back into his alter ego, Banner surrenders himself to Gamma base and tries to kill himself with radiation to stop the Hulk's destruction; Stopped before he can use his gamma machine, the machine is instead used by a foreign spy who is transformed into the Abomination; More powerful than even the Hulk, Abomination beats the jade giant down and kidnaps Betty as he escapes from the base. Letter from Bill Mantlo. 36 pgs., full color.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10d cover price. Cover by Gil Kane. Outside the Gates Waits..Death!, script by Stan Lee, art by Bill Everett and Dan Adkins; As the new ruler of Atlantis, Byrrah has Namor arrested and sent to the dreaded Inferno Isle; Namor battles the lava monster that lives there and returns to Atlantis to seek his vengeance; Meanwhile, back in the undersea kingdom, Dorma has found Byrrah's hypnosis machine that won him the throne and uses it to turn the Atlantean allegiance back to Namor. Whosoever Harms the Hulk..!, script by Stan Lee, art by Gil Kane; Ross and his men try to revive the Hulk after his beating by the Abomnation; Returning from the brink of death, Hulk is about to leave when the pleading Rick Jones causes him to transform back to Banner; Banner uses his knowledge to lure Abomination back to Gamma base with Betty in tow; Hulk and Abomination clash once again; Watching from a distant galaxy, the Stranger realizes that the Abomination is a much better ally than the Hulk and zaps him to his side, ending the battle. 36 pgs., full color.