Tales to Astonish #79 (Marvel, 1966) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages....
Auction amount: $1,560.00
Sold: Apr 25, 2022
Tales to Astonish #79 Values
Publisher: Marvel, 1966
About Tales to Astonish #79
The Hulk vs. Hercules. Jack Kirby cover and layouts. Gene Colan and Bill Everett art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Hercules
Pencils: Jack Kirby
Inks: Bill Everett
Colors: Stan Goldberg ?
Letters: Sam Rosen
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Lady Dorma; Lord Vashti; Puppet Master [Phillip Masters] (villain); Warlord Krang (villain); Behemoth (villain)
Synopsis: 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. Namor breaks the Puppet Master's hold and returns to his undersea kingdom. Krang contacts the Puppet Master and commands that he make one of his special puppets of someone else.
Pages: 12.000
Script: Stan Lee
Pencils: Gene Colan [as Adam Austin]
Inks: Bill Everett
Letters: Art Simek
Reprints: Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 series) #34 (January 1973)
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
| Grade | 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 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 45 | 29 | 46 | 48 | 37 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 388 |
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Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 27 | 48 | 31 | 46 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 414 |
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