Tales to Astonish 1959 #61 - 7.5 - $85.00

Egghead uses a simple clothing store dummy to create a giant and powerful android which he plans on controlling mentally as it battles and defeats Giant-Man. He entices his arch-foe into his trap with the promise of a television series based on his heroic exploits (actually, it is Jan who is pretty keen on getting Hank into show biz).

The Hulk takes on the indestructible Banner created robot and, in one of the more dubious plot devices in comics, succeeds in kicking him down a bottomless hole when he realizes that he cannot beat the machine. Glenn Talbot arrives on gamma base sent by the Pentagon to keep an eye on the suspicious activity of Bruce Banner. Glenn decides that keeping an eye on Betty seems like a good idea as well. The Hulk is felled while saving Gamma Base from a missile and Ross captures him in a special restraint built by Bruce Banner based on a design by Tony Stark.

On-sale date from 1964 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

• Now Walks the Android - Joe Orlando originally drew this story but refused to make changes demanded by Stan Lee so Steve Ditko came in and did extensive changes to the original art. Info from Mark Evanier via Fred Hembeck. Job number revealed on original art. Info per Nick Caputo: http://www.romitaman.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=20389&ArtistId=1033
• - Letters from: Blair Ireland, Gary Smith, Sandii Woods, John Harwood, Doug Kopp, Barney Gorin, and Clark Mello; a special announcements section.
• Captured at Last! - In the "What's My Name" department, Glen, or was that Glenn Talbot makes his debut in this issue and his name is spelled both ways within back to back story panels; It takes a good ten issues before the name settles down to only using one "N" as his name is spelled both ways interchangeably until then; Over time, the second "N" was added again and has become the standard spelling. Major Talbot refers to Betty Ross as "Miss Brant" in one panel.