Tales to Astonish #78 (Marvel, 1966) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages....
Auction amount: $717.00
Sold: Jul 28, 2012
Tales to Astonish #78 Values
Publisher: Marvel, 1966
About Tales to Astonish #78
Giant-Man and the Hulk featured. Puppet Master, Henry Pym, and Wasp appearances. Gene Colan cover. Colan and Bill Everett art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Puppet Master [Phillip Masters]
Pencils: Gene Colan
Inks: Vince Colletta
Colors: Stan Goldberg ?
Letters: Sam Rosen
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Henry Pym [Giant-Man]; Janet Van Dyne [Wasp]; Puppet Master [Phillip Masters] (villain); Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl; Thing] (cameo, flashback)
Synopsis: 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. As Namor returns to the scene of his crime, he is waylaid by the army.
Pages: 12.000
Script: Stan Lee
Pencils: Gene Colan [as Adam Austin]
Inks: Vince Colletta
Letters: Artie Simek
Reprints: Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 series) #33 (November 1972)
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
| Grade | NG | PG | CVR | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | Total |
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Universal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 |
|
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
|
CGCxJSA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 |
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