Tales To Astonish #95 (Marvel/1969)

Tales To Astonish #95 (Marvel)

Sub-Mariner - RoyThomas (w) Raymond Marais & Bill Everett (a), 

Hulk - Stan lee (w) Marie Sevrin (a)

It's a while since I picked up one of these double feature comics but they were always fun even if as a kid I couldn't either rely on actually finding or even affording the next issue. So many comics never enough pocket money! The same problem still exists. A lot of these especially in good condition (which my copy really is not) cost far too much.

However with detached covers this was a cheap buy and a good read seeing firstly the Sub-Mariner in typically arrogant mode finding a human settlement of the seabed exploiting his realm when in bursts The Plunderer of Daredevil fame with a pointy well armed submarine.

The settlement is destroyed and looted by the villain and his lackeys despite the intervention of Namor himself as the lady Dorma finds herself in danger and Subby has to break battle to rescue her and then help the humans. All heart really.

Then next up the Incredible Hulk is heading into space but the daft brute has knocked out the pilot and has no idea how to operate a radio as the High Evolutionary tries to warn them of a close-by radiation threat. The pilot revives, saves the ship but a burst of said radiation kills him but leaves the Hulk unharmed and alone.

Until that is he transforms back into puny Bruce Banner and is captured by the High Evolutionary who has need of him to suppress the revolt in paradise. To be continued.

And yes a reasonably priced #96 would be welcome.