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Tales to Astonish #90 story page 5 (1st Abomination)

Artist: Gil Kane (All)

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Tales to Astonish #90 story page 5 (1st Abomination) Comic Art

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Title:	Tales to Astonish #90 story page 5 (1st Abomination)
Artist:	Gil Kane (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	521
Likes on CAF:	16 17
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	18
Added to Site:	3/3/2023
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Here's a piece I've owned since 2008, which I'm finally sharing on CAF. This is the "birth page" of the Abomination, who's remained one of the more prominent Hulk villains over the years. I got this in trade with Ruben DaCollector and I'm still using his scan (thanks Ruben!) as it's large art and a pain to re-scan.

This is one of those pieces that I love more every year. I was a big Gil Kane collector at the time of the trade and while my Kane collection has diminished, I've really gotten into Hulk art in recent years. Plus like most people I really love first appearance pages and they're hard to come by.

The 4th panel was modified for publication as they switched the Abomination face to the front and the Blonsky face to the back. There might have been a stat on the art at some point as there's some glue staining there. I personally think the original image is more dramatic than the published version.

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	Ted Latner ( 10 ) Premium Gallery Owner
Joined:	January 2005
Last Login:	September 2025
Ebay Id:	tlatner
Website:	http://www.comicsfun.com
Country:	UNITED STATES
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Red Raven
Member Since 2012

1 - Posted on 3/3/2023

Memorable piece by the Magic Gil Kane !!

Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 3/3/2023

So....when you say "This is one of those pieces that I love more every year.", I take it a Frazetta Johnny Comet daily plus some cash wouldn't tempt you to part with this? 😆

Ted Latner
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 3/3/2023

Ruben DaCollector wrote:

So....when you say "This is one of those pieces that I love more every year.", I take it a Frazetta Johnny Comet daily plus some cash wouldn't tempt you to part with this? 😆

Ha -- sorry buddy. This now fits in very nicely with my Hulk collection :)

West Stephan
Member Since 2007

1 - Posted on 3/3/2023

Fantastic piece and a Key villain page!

Dan F
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 3/3/2023

Awesome page!

Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015

1 - Posted on 3/3/2023

Beautiful Ted! Just beautiful!

Dewey Cassell
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 3/3/2023

Oh I love the transformation! What a great Gil Kane page.

Mark Levy
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 3/3/2023

Super dynamic birth - congrats!

Rick W
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 3/4/2023

Thanks for sharing this gem!

Eelco V
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 3/4/2023

That is so cool! And what a great piece of art.

Jeremy Radisich
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 3/4/2023

Gil's run on TTA was short but memorable, if only for this issue--there's no debating this own, that's a TRUE first appearance page!

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 3/4/2023

No Hulk and that's even better that Abomination doesn't have to share any spotlight since he's only gotten more important with age. This is pure Kane and pure Abomination!

Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 3/4/2023

Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Can you tell I'm impressed?

Toni S
Member Since 2019

1 - Posted on 3/4/2023

Outstanding Silver Age Beauty!!!!

Al Simpleton
Member Since 2013

1 - Posted on 3/6/2023

Superb Gil Kane page!

K Gearon
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 4/28/2023

Wow! When it comes to this hobby, truly is hard to top a suit up or transformation page IMO, let alone a stunner like this! And the Abomination's first appearance?! Whew! Huge congrats, Ted!

James Dornoff
Member Since 2019

1 - Posted on 5/23/2023

Really fun birth page of an epic villain in Hulk's history, great find and glad to see on this site.

CJ Design
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 11/12/2023

Wow...those early Marvel works for Gil are fantatstic.

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