Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) comic books in grade VG or lower

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 6 GD/VG 3.0

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Cover by Jack Kirby. I Saw the Invasion of the Stone Men, art by Steve Ditko; Stone men rise out of the ground and set off a panic. Patent Pending text story. I Was the Man Under Glass!, art by Joe Sinnott; An arrogant businessman becomes governor of an alien planet and lives in an oxygen-filled dome, forbidding the natives from entering. I Laughed at the Great God, Pan!, art by Jack Kirby and Christopher Rule; A man with his date at the museum laughs at the painting of Pan; The museum guard chastises him for it. I Became a...Human Bomb!, art by Paul Reinman; A criminal sneaks aboard an experimental nuclear missile planning to hijack it and sell it to the Soviets. I Was a Prisoner of the Living Statues!, art by John Forte. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 21 GD+ 2.5

Centerfold coming loose at one staple.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Trull! The Inhuman!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; The mental essence of an alien bent on global conquest takes over a steam shovel and is defeated by an elephant. Trull! The Inhuman! Part 2, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Time Machine text story. The Silent Screen, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; An infinite loop story about a monster who repeatedly steps out of a movie screen. Open Wider, Please, art by Don Heck; A dentist in 2030 discovers that his patient is a robot from Mars and calls the police. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 35 CGC 1.8

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4667957019

Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Return of the Ant-Man, Part 1, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Henry Pym invents an anti-radiation gas, that attracts the attention of communist spies. Strange Encounter, art by Joe Maneely; An American tourist in Paris is unwittingly targeted by a spy as an intelligence courier and is nearly killed. Return of the Ant-Man Part 2: An Army of Ants, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Henry Pym learns how to command ants to do his bidding and frees his captured assistants, with the help of the ants. Return of the Ant-Man Part 3: The Ant-Man's Revenge!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Henry Pym invents an anti-radiation gas, that attracts the attention of communist spies. The Doorway to Nowhere!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; After escaping from jail, Hugo Cragg heads for a deserted mansion to hide out until the heat is off. The Thing from Outer Space!, art by Don Heck. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 36 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #2014100001

Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Challenge of Comrade X!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Ant-Man is hunted by a Soviet agent sent to capture him, but a beautiful stranger warns him of the spy's whereabouts. From Outer Space text story. The Hands of Time!, art by Paul Reinman; A fugitive steals a clock that turns back time; He becomes young again and tries to commit the perfect crime. The Search for Pan!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man arrives in a small village looking for Pan, whom all the villagers affirm does exist. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 38 GD 2.0

2.5" Spine split from top. Cover detached at one staple.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. Betrayed by the Ants!!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; An scientist is hired by crooks to defeat Ant-Man; He tries to turn the ants against the hero and trap him. Strange Mission text story, art by Joe Maneely. Found the Impossible World!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Don Heck; An experimental time machine seems to fail, aging its inventor 10 years. Secret of the Statues!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; An art critic visits a sculptor to give him his opinion of his work; He tells the crestfallen man that his statues appear lifeless; He faints when one of the statues calls him a fool. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 41 GD 2.0

Cover oxidation. Water damage.

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.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 44 GD 2.0

1" cumulative spine split. Water damage.

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.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 48 GD+ 2.5

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.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 48 GD 2.0

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.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 51 GD/VG 3.0

Cover detached at one staple. Extra staple (manufacturing).

Cover by Jack Kirby and George Roussos. Showdown With the Human Top!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Human Top steals civil defense plans and wants to sell them to the Communists. The Sorcerer text story, art by Joe Maneely; A man who has travelled the world and seen wonders performed by hermits in India returns home to find that his young nephew creates magic with only belief. No Place to Turn!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber and Matt Fox; Aliens transform a spy into a human, but because they can only receive black-and-white images from Earth they leave him green and he is discovered. Somewhere Waits a Wobbow!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber and George Roussos [as G. Bell]; The Wasp tells the tale of future mercenary pilot Rack Morgan who disobeys the rules once too many. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 53 VG 4.0

Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. Trapped by the Porcupine!, script by Stan Lee, art by Dick Ayers; The Porcupine uses Giant-Man's fan club to attack him and then he captures the Wasp. The Clock text story. When Wakes the Colossus!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber and Don Heck; An alien warlord builds a giant statue to intimidate the superstitious, but it comes to life and takes the side of the rebels against him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 63 VG- 3.5

Cover by Jack Kirby and Chic Stone. The Gangsters and the Giant!, script by Stan Lee, art by Carl Burgos and Chic Stone; The police ask Giant-Man and the Wasp to stop the Wrecker and his gang who have been strong-arming business owners in Brooklyn. A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up of Giant-Man and Wasp, art by Jack Kirby and Chic Stone. A Titan Rides the Train!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko and George Roussos (as George Bell); The Leader ponders his origins as he prepares to send his powerful Humanoid to confront the Hulk; Although he is under suspicion for being in collusin with the Hulk, Banner is sent by train to escort one of his nuclear devices with Talbot keeping a close eye on him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 93 VG- 3.5

Cover oxidation.

Cover by Marie Severin and Frank Giacoia. The Monarch and the Monster, script by Roy Thomas and Dan Adkins; As Namor battles It, torpedoes from the submarine cause an avalanche, trapping It; Namor turns on the submarine and begins to punch holes in it; It (the creature) returns and they battle, further damaging the submarine and (apparently) killing it;The submarine leaves (with the carcass of It) while Namor breaks off, feeling weakness overwhelm him. He Who Strikes the Silver Surfer, script by Stan Lee, art by Marie Severin; Having 'caught' the Silver Surfer (believing him to be an alien starship), Hulk starts a fight with perhaps the only being on Earth stronger than Hulk is; The Surfer, irritated, knocks him out, then probes Hulk to discover the reason for his belligerence and discovers the damage done by the gamma radiation; Just as the Surfer prepares to reverse the damage and return Dr. Banner's life, Hulk wakes up and, seeing the action as an attack, lashes out. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.