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Thanks for the efforts. However, I'm 100% sure there was mention of the Leader's death in another Marvel book post TTA 74. I bought the whole run of TTA issues from the 60's to the 80's when I was in elementary school. I have all of them now too, plus the FF Annual #3 wedding issue. That saga from TTA #69-74 was one of the best story lines I've ever read. The military shot Bruce Banner in the head and he supposedly died on the scene. But Rick Jones quickly stole the body, took it to the lab and exposed it to intense gamma radiation. Sure enough Banner revived as the Hulk. The Hulk's strength prevented the bullet wound from killing him. But he could never turn back into Bruce Banner or he would die immediately from the bullet in the brain. The other effect was that the Hulk now mysteriously possessed Banner's intellect. Every couple days he would bath himself in gamma radiation to prevent the change back to human form. When the military destroyed his lab and equipment, the Leader intervened and transported Hulk to his orbiting laboratory. Gamma emanations from the Leader's own body kept Hulk from changing back to Banner. With the Hulk sedated, the Leader performed a full examination of his body and noticed the bullet in his skull. The Hulk was saved because the Leader had created an advanced laser device that disintegrated the slug without damaging any other brain tissue. He said the wound would otherwise have been fatal as no surgeon on earth could successfully remove it. So the aura of death surrounding Hulk from TTA 69-73 was finally removed. I actually own the original art page by Jack Kirby and Bob Powell from TTA 73 where the Leader informs the now awake and alert Hulk that he'll never have worry about the bullet in his head again. Of course the Leader wants immediate payback from the Hulk for his life saving efforts which manifests itself in TTA 74. That's the 1965 issue where the Leader supposedly died and was not heard from again till Incredible Hulk 115 some four years later in 1969. That whole six issue TTA saga was absolutely magnificent in writing and artwork!

Thanks! I'll check out TTA #86. Although that's at least a full year since the Leader's apparent death in TTA #74.

Hello old Marvelite buddies! Something is bugging me about a 1960s comics story I remember but cannot resolve. In Tales to Astonish #74 the Leader dies after using the Watcher's all powerful machine. His dead body is seen again on the splash page of TTA #75. But I distinctly remember one panel from either Avengers, TTA or another Marvel comic around the same time also announcing he was dead and showing the Leader's corpse in his orbiting space lab. We all know the Leader was secretly revived and returned in IH #115. But this mystery cameo appearance of his corpse from 1965 seems to be unlocatable. I have most of the books from the 1965 Marvel period, but can't find it. Can any of you folks please help me out? Thanks!

Hello old Marvelite buddies! Something is bugging me about a 1960s comics story I remember but cannot resolve. In Tales to Astonish #74 the Leader dies after using the Watcher's all powerful machine. His dead body is seen again on the splash page of TTA #75. But I distinctly remember one panel from either Avengers, TTA or another Marvel comic around the same time also announcing he was dead and showing the Leader's corpse in his orbiting space lab. We all know the Leader was secretly revived and returned in IH #115. But this mystery cameo appearance of his corpse from 1965 seems to be unlocatable. I have most of the books from the 1965 Marvel period, but can't find it. Can any of you folks please help me out? Thanks!

Hello old Marvelite buddies! Something is bugging me about a 1960s comics story I remember but cannot resolve. In Tales to Astonish #74 the Leader dies after using the Watcher's all powerful machine. His dead body is seen again on the splash page of TTA #75. But I distinctly remember one panel from either Avengers, TTA or another Marvel comic around the same time also announcing he was dead and showing the Leader's corpse in his orbiting space lab. We all know the Leader was secretly revived and returned in IH #115. But this mystery cameo appearance of his corpse from 1965 seems to be unlocatable. I have most of the books from the 1965 Marvel period, but can't find it. Can any of you folks please help me out? Thanks!

That's marvelous! I'm lucky that in the early days of eBay (circa 1998) I was able to procure another complete MMMS membership and stationary kit at a reasonable price. I also found an unused Thor plastic pillow from 1968. As I mentioned the only survivor from my original 1965 buy was the red "I belong..." pinback. My late mother saved it for me for decades. Everything else got used up or tossed out. It's disappointing that they omitted my name from membership publication in any issues. I would've thought that being an early member, I had a shot. But, I'd bet they didn't actually publish a fraction of the member's names. I also sent a fan letter to Stan Lee and Steve Ditko about the1965 Spider-man comic stories that was never published or acknowledged either. Such is life!

What a wonderful topic! I've been hoping someone would eventually put together a list of MMMS members for years and years. I sent Marvel a buck back in 1965 to join. I was in elementary school. I also later ordered their stationary kit, and later some tee shirts. I always hoped to see my name published, but after 56 years and looking through hundreds of comics, no luck. Thanks very much to Mr. IVRIMARK for his efforts!