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Tales to Astonish 1st series comic books issue 40

  • Issue #40
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 40
    • 2" Cumulative spine split. Cover loose at staples.
    • 3.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Lateral spine tearing.
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4285222003
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Color touch.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Cover detached at one staple.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4159375001
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    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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    $175 Tales to Astonish #40 CGC 4.5 1963 OW/PGS Ant-Man Jack Kirby Marvel Stan Lee
    4 days left Auction Tales to Astonish #40 CGC 8.0 1963
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    UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. 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.