Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) comic books 1963

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Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Vengeance of the Scarlet Beetle!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Ant-Man fights a beetle made super-intelligent by radiation. The Remedy Oil text story, art by Marie Severin. Ozamm the Terrible!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Don Heck; A factory worker laid off to be replaced by a machine foils a seemingly invincible alien by cutting off his power source. The Toy Soldiers, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A boy who enjoys toy soldiers buys a new civil war figure to place in his prisoner of war stockade. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Jack Kirby. The Day Ant-Man Failed!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky; Ant-Man investigates a series of hijackings; He pretends to be sick to lure the hijacker into the open. I Was Trapped in the Mad Universe!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Don Heck; A boy finds a device from the future that transports him to an alternate dimension with nearly identical versions of him and his family. Bird Talk text story. The Worst Man on Earth!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A criminal in the year 2000 is sentenced to be exiled from humanity for his various crimes as the death penalty has been abolished. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Prisoner of the Slave World!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Don Heck; Henry Pym is kidnapped along with other scientists in order to build a super-weapon for a tyrant in another dimension. Tricky Travel text story. When the Beast Walks!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Joe Sinnott; An animal-loving reporter saves a four-armed ape from a hunter and discovers that it is really an alien looking for a human worthy of hearing its message. The Curse!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A dictator pretends that a treasure is cursed in order to get it for himself, but it turns out the treasure is cursed and a ghost takes him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. The Voice of Doom!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Don Heck; A radio spokesman gains a hypnotic voice from radiation, and decides to test it by turning the people against Ant-Man. Secret Mission text story. The Eyes of the Mummy!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Joe Sinnott; A crook steals a jewel from an ancient dummy, but the dead pharaoh's hypnotic powers make him see only death until he returns it. I Am Not Human!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A humanoid robot escapes his creator's lab with an artificial face and clothes in order to live among humans as a man. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. The Mad Master of Time!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Don Heck; A scientist forced to retire makes a device to artificially age others and holds the city hostage. Lady Luck text story. Frankie's Fast Ball!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber and Sol Brodsky; A boy gains extraordinary physical and mental abilities due to his parents' exposure to radiation. My Fatal Mistake!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man is bitter because he has been replaced by a computer and must take a job servicing it. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Jack Kirby and Don Heck. The Creature from Kosmos!, script by Stan Lee and Ernie Hart [H. E. Huntley], art by Jack Kirby and Don Heck; When a fellow scientist is killed by an alien being, Ant-Man enlists the help of the dead man's daughter. Blueprint for Victory text story. Hunted, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; In the year 2000 all of New York City is searching for a 'plague carrier' who is attempting to escape notice and flee the city; He is apprehended at a transportation center and the police remove the 'plague' from him which turns out to be a handgun he had stolen from a museum which officials had worried could back bring the plague of war. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Terrible Traps of Egghead!, script by Stan Lee and Ernie Hart [H. E. Huntley], art by Don Heck; Egghead forms a new gang and sets a trap for the Wasp, hoping to use her against Ant-Man. The Future text story. Bronson's Brain!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Bronson, an incredible genius upset that no one on earth can match his tremendous intellect, builds a space ship and travels to a planet of highly advanced aliens. It Walks Like a Man!, script by Stan Lee and Robert Bernstein [as R. Berns], art by Paul Reinman; A man is disturbed by his daughter's attachment to her new robot playmate, but changes his mind when it saves her life. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. When Cyclops Walks the Earth, script by Stan Lee and Ernie Hart [as H. E. Huntley], art by Don Heck; While on vacation in Greece, Ant-Man and the Wasp go after a monster who terrorizes the local sailors. Ride to the Future text story. The Secret of the Swamp!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Paul Reinman; A lonely and plain woman meets a handsome man in the swamp and she marries him, not knowing that he is also ugly and they have been made beautiful to each other by the swamp's magic. The Most Dangerous Weapon!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; In the year 2050 only one weapon remains on display in a museum as a reminder of the violent past. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Music to Scream By, script by Stan Lee and Ernie Hart [H. E. Huntley], art by Don Heck; Ant-Man and the Wasp are caught by the music of Trago, the trumpet player, who has learned some mystic use of his trumpet in India. The Disappearance text story. The Smiling Gods!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber and Matt Fox; Asian farmers pray to their gods for a good crop to appease their cruel overlord, and their grain grows so rapidly that it entangles and crushes him. Target...Earth!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; An alien lands on Earth with the intent of sizing up possible resistance to an invasion force. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. Ant-Man and the Wasp Defy the Porcupine!, script by Stan Lee and Ernie Hart [as H. E. Huntley], art by Don Heck; The Porcupine decides to rob a burglar-proof bank designed by Henry Pym. The Inventor text story. Grayson's Gorilla!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber and Matt Fox; A scientist tries to give himself the strength of a gorilla for his own ends. The Little Green Man!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; An unscrupulous pilot tricks an alien into refitting his plane, but throws the creature out instead of rewarding it. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Don Heck. The Birth of Giant-Man!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby and Don Heck; While Henry Pym develops capsules that permit him to become giant-size as well as ant-size, the Eraser captures him and brings him to Dimension Z along with other scientists to build atomic weapons. Odd Skills text story, art by Joe Maneely. The End of a World!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber and George Roussos [as G. Bell]; A ruler orders the destruction of an uninhabited galaxy as a tribute to his power. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. The Human Top!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirbym, Steve Ditko, and Don Heck; Henry Pym follows the crime spree of the Human Top in the newspapers but the Wasp convinces Henry to go after him as Giant-Man. Mystery Trip text story, art by Joe Maneely; Tommy's uncle returns from a space journey needing to re-learn how to walk on earth instead of floating. The Secret of Sagattus!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber and Matt Fox; A wise king listens only to the advice of a hunchback, causing the jealous nobles to murder the hunchback. No Ending!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber; A dictator is tormented by dreams of running on a treadmill suspended high in the sky. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.