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

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 14 GD 2.0

Water damage.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. I Created Krang! The Most Fantastic Monster The World Has Ever Known!, Chapter One, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A scientist's formula makes an ant giant and super-intelligent. Chapter Two: Krang!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Remedy Oil text article, art by Marie Severin. Behold! I Am the Master of Time!, art by Steve Ditko; In a black magic book, a thief finds instructions for creating a time machine which runs on electricity, but after robbing people in the 18th century and attempting to return to the 20th, he realizes he is stuck in the past because there is no electricity in the 18th century. The Thing in Human Form!, art by Don Heck; A Martian is sent to Earth to kidnap a human scientist who has invented a weapon that Mars wants to use against Jupiter. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 35 CBCS 5.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #19-113EF75-010

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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) 50 GD/VG 3.0

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.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 52 VG+ 4.5 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION. Cover cleaned. Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. The Black Knight Strikes!, script by Stan Lee, art by Dick Ayers; After being arrested for treason by Giant-Man, Professor Garrett flees to Europe where he manipulate the genes of horses and eagles to create a winged horse. X-Men #3 ad, art by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. Avengers #3 ad, art by Jack Kirby and Paul Reinman. Not What They Seem!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber and George Roussos [as G. Bell]; The Wasp tells the tale of prison escapees who try to avoid a planet with a trap, but are doomed when they take the wrong side in a battle of the sexes. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 57 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4594265012

Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. On The Trail of the Amazing Spider-Man, script by Stan Lee, art by Dick Ayers and Paul Reinman; Egghead tricks Giant-Man into attacking Spider-Man in order to distract them while he robs an armored car. A Voice in the Dark!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber and Chic Stone; The Wasp stops a thief by pretending to be the Invisible Girl. Ads for Fantastic Four #28 and The Amazing Spider-Man #14, art by Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Sol Brodsky. The Balloon text story. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 62 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4050277011

Cover by Jack Kirby and Chic Stone. Giant-Man Versus the Wonderful Wasp!, script by Stan Lee, art by Carl Burgos and George Roussos; When Hank accidentally knocks himself out after a failed lab experiment, a petty thief makes off with his costume and begins to use the Giant-Man powers to commit crimes. Promo for Journey Into Mystery #110, Tales of Suspense #60, Strange Tales #127 and Sgt. Fury #12 reprinting their covers, art by Jack Kirby and Chic Stone. Enter...the Chameleon!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko and George Roussos (as George Bell); The Hulk is captured in unbreakable restraints but slips through them when he turns back into Banner; Hearing that his buddy has been captured, Rick leaves Cap's side to go help his original super pal; The mysterious Leader sends the Chameleon to gamma base to find out what happened to an agent who didn't report back in. A Marvel-Masterwork Pin-Up of Hulk, art by Jack Kirby and George Roussos. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 68 VG/FN 5.0

Cover by Jack Kirby, Bob Powell, and Vince Colletta. Peril From the Long-Dead Past!, script by Stan Lee, art by Bob Powell and Vince Colletta; Realizing that the strain of growing and shrinking so much is doing damage to his body, Hank adjusts his helmet so he can only grow to one size--the 35 foot height of Giant-Man; With the Ant-Man side of his abilities out of his bag of tricks, he adjusts Jan's helmet so she can cybernetically communicate with wasps; Oh, and the Human Top attacks too. Back from the Dead!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby and Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo); Saving Talbot and himself from plunging to their deaths, the Hulk decides he is tired of world travel and leaps home; Waking up in gamma base, Bruce is once again jailed as a traitor and the President once again sets him free (Rick told the commander in chief the secret of the Hulk a few issues ago); Banner and Talbot are once again sent to Astra Island to continue a test of the absorbatron but the leader sends an army of Humanoids who finally succeed in capturing the Hulk. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 73 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4416183005

Cover by Jack Kirby, Gene Colan, Mike Esposito, and Vince Colletta. By Force of Arms!, script by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan (as Adam Austin) and Vince Colletta; Neptune sends a group of electric eels to help Namor defeat the Demon of the Diamonds; Learning that Dorma has been exiled to the land of the Faceless Ones, Namor heads off to rescue her; Back in Atlantis, the citizens begin an active revolt against Krang. Another World, Another Foe!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby, Bob Powell, and Mike Esposito; Discovering the bullet that is lodged in the Hulk's brain, the Leader dissolves it with a laser and bathes our hero with gamma rays to give him strength; The Hulk still has Banner's mind but can no longer transform into human form thanks to the extra blast of radiation. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 81 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #4730056006

Cover by Jack Kirby and Bill Everett. When a Monarch Goes Mad!, script by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan and Dick Ayers; Namor is driven mad by the betrayal of Lady Dorma (she agreed to marry Krang last ish in order to protect the Sub-Mariner from the monstrous Behemoth); Dorma and Krang turn their skin to flesh color and head to the surface world to hide out. The Stage Is Set!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby and Bill Everett; The Secret Empire hires Boomerang to obtain the plans for the Orion missile and the new bad guy on the block heads for gamma base; As Rick, Betty and Glenn are returned to the surface from the underground subterranean kingdom, Boomerang captures Betty to use as a bargaining chip for the missile. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 84 VG/FN 5.0

Cover by Gene Colan and Dick Ayers. Like a Beast at Bay!, script by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan and Dick Ayers; Namor has lost his memory and the Leader of the Secret Empire convinces him to track down and kill the Hulk; As Namor rushes around New York looking for the jade giant, he is zapped by a ray from Krang which only succeeds in restoring his memory. Rampage in the City!, script by Stan Lee, art by Bill Everett, Jerry Grandenetti, Gene Colan, Bill Everett, and Dick Ayers; Finding gamma base deserted and everybody gone, the Hulk heads to New York City to try and find his old friends in the Avengers but finds himself attacked once again by city police; Rick, hearing that the Hulk is in the big apple, gets a job driving a car to New York for a mysterious stranger who tells him to be sure not to look in the trunk. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 94 CBCS 8.0 Verified Sig Severin

Paper: White

Verified Sig; Marie Severin.

Label #20-161A96F-007

Cover by Dan Adkins. Helpless, at the Hands of Dragorr!, script by Roy Thomas, art by Bill Everett; As Namor plans his assault against the surface world, he is contacted by Dragorr, ruler of a small island, and invited to join him in conquering the world; Namor feels insulted by the surface man's affronity and decides to visit his island to teach him a lesson; Instead, he ends up being captured and forced to do Dragorr's bidding; It is only the timely intervention of the Lady Dorma that frees him and reveals the fact that Dragorr is a robot being run by the diminutive Gnome. To the Beckoning Stars!, script by Stan Lee, art by Marie Severin and Herb Trimpe; The High Evolutionary finds himself beseiged on the planet of Wundagore II as his New Men revert to their bestial natures and attack; Thinking the Hulk may be just the help he needs to face his out of control creations, the Evolutionary has him captured and transported to his world. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 99 VG 4.0

Cover by Marie Severin and Dan Adkins. When the Monster Wakes!, script by Stan Lee, art by Marie Severin and John Tartaglione; With the military base under control of the Lord of the Living Lightning and the threat of a deadly missile barrage looming, it is up to the Hulk and Talbot to retake the instillation and beat back the Living Lightning troops; The Hulk succeeds in stopping his foe but has to blow up the military base to do it. When Falls the Holocaust!, script by Archie Goodwin, art by Dan Adkins; Namor awakens in the ruins of Atlantis only to find that his army has taken off to start a war with the surface world; They plan on activating their latest and most dangerous weapon, the Hurricane Inducer, but the machine has not been tested and Namor fears that it will cause great harm to friend and foe alike; With his subjects already thinking him a traitor for allying with the piratical Plunderer, Namor doesn't do his tarnished rep any favors when he is caught destroying the Atlantean's most powerful weapon. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.