Tales to Astonish  (1959)

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1st appearance of Porcupine, a villain in a battlesuit inspired by a Porcupine

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Hank Pym becomes Giant-Man, formerly Ant-Man

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3rd appearance of Giant-Man

1st appearance of Human Top, later becomes Whirlwind

Marvel ⋅ 1963

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1st appearance of the second Black Knight, Nathan Garrett

Marvel ⋅ 1964

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Crossover issue featuring Spider-Man, Giant-Man and the Wasp

Marvel ⋅ 1964

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Classic battle of Giant-Man vs The Hulk

First crossover of the Hulk in Tales To Astonish

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Stories featuring the Hulk begin

Reprint of The Incredible Hulk #6

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1st appearance of Major Glenn Talbot, a commanding officer under General Ross

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1st cameo appearance of the Leader, hooded

1st cameo appearance of Humanoid

1st cover appearance of the Chameleon

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1st full appearance and origin of the Leader, a gamma-mutate who attained genius level intellect

1st full appearance of the Humanoid

[September 2022 - Tim Blake Nelson will reprise the role of the Leader in Captain America 4]

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1st cover and 2nd full appearance of the Leader

2nd appearance of Attuma

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Debut of new Giant-Man costume

Marvel ⋅ 1965

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Final issue with Giant-Man headlining in title

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Solo stories featuring Namor the Sub-Mariner begin

1st appearance of King Neptune and his trident, a powerful weapon in the Marvel Universe

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1st appearance of Lord Vashti, the Grand Vizier of Atlantis

Marvel ⋅ 1965

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Marvel ⋅ 1966

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First use of Namor's battle phrase, 'Imperious Rex'

Decades later, when Thor asks Namor the meaning of the phrase, Namor answers, 'It means I’m going to feed your sorry Asgardian hide to the biggest sharks I can find.'

1st appearance of Behemoth, a protector of Atlantis

Marvel ⋅ 1966

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Classic battle of the Hulk vs Hercules

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2nd appearance of Tyrannus

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1st appearance of Boomerang

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First title crossover issue with Tales of Suspense #80

UK Edition ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1966

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Hulk's first use of the words 'Hulk Smash' as a standalone phrase

UK Edition ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1967

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1st appearance and origin of Abomination, Emil Blonsky, one of the Hulk's arch-rivals

1st appearance of Byrrah in the Silver Age

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1st cover and 2nd appearance of Abomination

Marvel ⋅ 1967

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Iconic cover art by Marie Severin

Classic battle of Hulk vs Silver Surfer

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1968

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DVD ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2007

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Promotional mini-comic distributed with The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer DVD

Measures 7 in. x 4.75 in.

Reprint of Tales to Astonish #92 and #93

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