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Tales to Astonish #81

Marvel · Series began 1959 · July 1966

first appearance of Boomerang

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Boomerang (Fred Myers) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: July 1966
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #81 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition12¢ cover
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UK pence edition10d [0-0-10 GBP] cover

British

Printed cover price 10d [0-0-10 GBP].
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Publisher’s description

The Secret Empire has hired Boomerang for a very special job…

Reprinted in

Marvel Super-Heroes (1967), Smash! (1966), Terrific! (1967), The Mighty World of Marvel (1972), Essential Hulk (1999), Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner (2002), Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (2003), The Incredible Hulk Omnibus (2008), Essential Sub-Mariner (2009), Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (2009), Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner (2011), Incredible Hulk Epic Collection (2015), Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (2021), Namor the Sub-Mariner Omnibus (2025)