Tales to Astonish (1959) #97

Cover by Marie Severin and Dan Adkins. The Sovereign and the Savages, script by Roy Thomas, art by Werner Roth and Dan Adkins;

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. The Legions of: The Living Lightning, script by Stan Lee, art by Marie Severin and Herb Trimpe; The Hulk rescues a downed pilot and ends up being captured and brainwashed by a subversive militia group known as the Living Lightning.

36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.