CATALOG RECORD
Tales to Astonish #63
first full appearance of Leader
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Leader (Samuel Sterns, from Hulk) — first full appearance · origin
- The Wrecker (Frank Smith, Marvel, Giant-Man villain) — first appearance, villain
Dates
- Cover date
- January 1965
- On sale
- October 1, 1964
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- The Gangsters and the Giant! · 12 pages
The police ask Giant-Man and the Wasp to stop the Wrecker and his gang who have been strong-arming business owners in Brooklyn.
- A Titan Rides the Train! · 10 pages
The Leader ponders his origins as he prepares to send his powerful Humanoid to confront the Hulk. Although he is under suspicion for being in collusion with the Hulk, Banner is sent by train to escort one of his nuclear devices with Talbot keeping a close eye on him. The Humanoid attacks the train and Hulk fights the creature off. The nuclear device falls off the train in the skirmish and when Talbot goes to retrieve it, he finds Banner next to it in nothing but a pair of ripped pants. Bruce is jailed as a traitor.
Characters
Reprinted in
Smash! (1966), The Incredible Hulk (1966), Incredible Hulk [King Size Special] (1968), The Incredible Hulk (1968), The Mighty World of Marvel (1972), The Incredible Hulk (1978), Incredible Hulk Annual (1978), Essential Hulk (1999), Essential Ant-Man (2002), Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (2003), Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (2006), The Incredible Hulk Omnibus (2008), Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (2009), Incredible Hulk Epic Collection (2015), Ant-Man / Giant-Man Epic Collection (2015), Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (2021)