Tales to Astonish #91 – First Abomination Cover, UK Variant – 5.0 VG/FN (1967)
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Edition

10d UK Price Variant

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Condition

5.0 VG/FN Raw

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Binding Note

Top staple absent; reported manufacturing omission

Tales to Astonish #91 – First Abomination Cover, UK Variant – 5.0 VG/FN (1967)

£40.00

Tales to Astonish #91 – First Abomination Cover, UK Variant – 5.0 VG/FN (1967)

An original May 1967 10d UK price variant featuring Abomination’s second appearance and his first cover appearance, with Gil Kane’s Hulk battle cover. Offered raw/ungraded at an estimated 5.0 VG/FN, priced at £40. The top staple is absent; this is reported as a manufacturing omission.

Key Details

  • tag Series / issue Tales to Astonish, Vol. 1 #91
  • storefront Publisher Marvel Comics; Vista Publications, Inc. in the indicia
  • event Publication date May 1967 (cover date)
  • newspaper Edition Original 1967 UK price variant with printed 10d cover price; printed in the USA
  • info Era Silver Age, Comics Code-approved
  • info Key content Second appearance and first cover appearance of Abomination
  • verified Estimated grade 5.0 VG/FN (Very Good/Fine), raw/ungraded
  • info Binding Top staple absent; reported manufacturing omission
  • info Price £40

Why It Matters

Abomination returns immediately after his debut in Tales to Astonish #90, taking his first cover spotlight opposite the Hulk. The Hulk story, Whosoever Harms the Hulk..!, continues the confrontation involving Betty Ross and the Stranger. The issue also includes the Sub-Mariner story Outside the Gates Waits... Death! This original pence-priced edition adds interest for collectors of UK-distributed Silver Age Marvel comics.

Creators

Cover
Gil Kane
Writer / editor
Stan Lee
Hulk artwork
Gil Kane; lettering by Art Simek
Sub-Mariner pencils
Bill Everett
Sub-Mariner inks
Dan Adkins
Sub-Mariner lettering
Sam Rosen

Collector Notes

Top staple absent; reported manufacturing omission. The seller reports that the upper staple was omitted during manufacture. This has not been independently authenticated, and the photographs alone do not conclusively establish the cause. No error premium is being claimed.

Sold raw/ungraded. The 5.0 VG/FN grade is a visual estimate; grading is subjective, and no professional or CGC grade is guaranteed. All five photographs show the actual copy and form part of the description. The front-cover photograph has visible image distortion near its edges. Please assess the binding, cover wear and interior condition from the supplied photographs.

This is an original 1967 printing, not a later reprint. It is a Silver Age comic, not a pre-Code issue.

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