WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Dr. Konrad Zaxon (from The Hulk) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- April 1966
- On sale
- December 31, 1965
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #78 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Original edition12¢ coverSource ↗
- UK pence edition10d [0-0-10 GBP] cover
British
Printed cover price 10d [0-0-10 GBP].
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Creators
Stories
- The Prince and the Puppet! · 12 pages
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. The Puppet Master gives Namor a command to fight to the death if need be.
- The Hulk Must Die! · 10 pages
The Hulk returns from the future and is promptly captured by the military. Rick spills the secret to Betty that Bruce and the Hulk are one and the same and she tries to come to grips with that fact. Banner's replacement at gamma base, Dr. Zaxon, plans to use the power of the Hulk to fuel his own bid for world conquest.
Characters
Reprinted in
Marvel Super-Heroes (1967), Terrific! (1967), The Mighty World of Marvel (1972), Hulk Pocket Book (1980), Essential Hulk (1999), Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner (2002), Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (2003), The Incredible Hulk Omnibus (2008), Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (2009), Essential Sub-Mariner (2009), Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner (2011), Incredible Hulk Epic Collection (2015), Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (2021), Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Namor, the Sub-Mariner (2022), Namor the Sub-Mariner Omnibus (2025)