Tales to Astonish 1959 #97 - reader copy - $12.00

Namor is on Skull Island in the Savage Land as a prisoner of the Plunderer. The villain tries to entice the Sub-Mariner into becoming his partner in world conquest by trying to impress him with his powerful vibra-gun constructed from Plunderstone (the Savage Land's version of vibranium). When the local Swamp Men attack, Namor is freed and the Plunderer's base begins to burn to the ground. Namor escapes from the inferno but not in time to stop the Plunderer from escaping in his powerful submarine. The villain decides to attack Atlantis in retribution for all of the trouble Namor has caused him.

The Hulk rescues a downed pilot and ends up being captured and brainwashed by a subversive militia group known as the Living Lightning.

On-sale date from 1967 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

• The Legion of the Living Lightning! - Possible Severin inks per Nick Caputo, December 2017; the original indexer credited the pencils to Jack Kirby and the inks to Severin and Trimpe. Possible Severin colors per Nick Caputo, who notes that Marie has mentioned in interviews that she usually colored most of the work she drew.
• Welcome to the Wonderful World of Marvel Madness! - Items; Stan's Soapbox; The Mighty Marvel Checklist; Let's Meet 26 More M.M.M.S. Members! Includes letters by Robert Lax and Wayne Nehwadowich.
• The Legions of: The Living Lightning - At the end of the Hulk segment in Tales to Astonish #96, the High Evolutionary sets everything back to normal, as if it never happened, which results in the Hulk returning to Earth at the start of this story.
• - Letters from Brian Merbaum, Roderick McNair, and John Kunz. Includes image from a previous issue and M.M.M.S. membership form.