The Incredible Hulk 1968 #102 - 7.5 - $199.00

Bruce Banner is falling down a bottomless pit back to Midgard when the Enchantress plucks him back. The Warriors Three consult Oldar the Oracle and find out the origins of the Hulk. Banner transforms into the Hulk which enrages the Executioner who has fought the jade giant before. Leaving the Hulk behind, the evil duo lead an army of trolls against Asgard and the Hulk arrives on the scene just in time to lend a hand in the victory of Odin's forces. Even though he has proven himself an ally, the Hulk still manages to tick the All-Father off so an enraged Odin sends him back to Earth.

Ad for karate book and life-size dummy, $1.98.

On Sale Date from the publication date reported to the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 22, Part 2, Periodicals, January-December 1968. Copyright number B474853. Date given is what was in the application form, but per the Copyright Office also notes it received notice of the issue in 1967. Copyright given to Olympia Publications, Inc., Marvel Comics Group.

• - Inside front cover. Ad for Fayd skin cream from The Fleetwood Co.
• --This World Not His Own! - Marie Severin may have inked/corrected some panels. Info per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Syd Shores as inker with Tuska, but Nick sees no sign of Shores input. Story continued from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #101. Hulk fought the Executioner in Tales To Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #77.
• - Between story pages 4 and 5. House ad for Not Brand Echh #7 (April 1968) and Daredevil #38 (March 1968), both advertised as "Now On Sale".
• Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation - Title: Tales to Astonish. Total copies printed (average in last 12 months): 449213. Total copies printed (issue nearest to filing date): 463000. Total paid circulation (average in last 12 months): 269132. Total paid circulation (issue nearest to filing date): 293950. Total distribution (average in last 12 months): 269227. Total distribution (issue nearest to filing date): 294045. Office use, left-over, unaccounted, spoiled after printings (average in last 12 months): 179986. Office use, left-over, unaccounted, spoiled after printings (issue nearest to filing date): 168955. Filing Date: October 1, 1967.
• - Ad offering free booklet on "How to Gain a Good Command of English" between story pages 4 and 5.
• - Ad for government surplus items between story pages 8 and 9.
• - Ad for ?We?re Only In it for the Money?, the third studio album by The Mothers of Invention. Ad located between story pages 13 and 14.
• Shop by Mail ? Shop by Mail - A collection of thumbnail-sized ads located between story pages 16 and 17.
• Shop by Mail ? Stamps - Small ads for stamps, services and other products. On second page following page 16 of story.
• - Ad, with response coupon, for Grit, on top half of page.
• - On lower half of page.
• - Includes: Stan's Soapbox; Items; The Mighty Marvel Checklist; Let's Meet 26 More M.M.M.S. Members!
• - Advertisement for t-shirts and sweat shirts with prints of Marvel characters from Marvel Comics Group. The sweat shirts have illustrations of Hulk and Thor, the t-shirts show illustrations of Captain Marvel, The Fantastic Four, The Avengers, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Thor, and Hulk. The ad also has an order form for The Merry Marvel Marching Society membership kit.
• - Letters from: Paul Horton, Bobby Vitto, Thomas Kalina, Dean Crawford, Patrick Snead, Brad Annis, Ken Free, and Steve Chapman.
• - Ad for plastic toy soldiers.
• - Inside back cover. Ad for a variety of novelty items.
• - Back cover. Ad for the Famous Artists Schools.