Tales to Astonish #46

(August 1963)

..When Cyclops Walks the Earth (Table of Contents)

Ant-Man; Wasp / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee (plot); Ernie Hart [as H. E. Huntley] (script)

Pencils:

Don Heck

Inks:

Don Heck

Colors:

?

Letters:

Sam Rosen

Job Number:

X-326

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Cyclops Robot; Kraglin

Synopsis:

While on vacation in Greece, Ant-Man and the Wasp go after a monster who terrorizes the local sailors. The monster is a robotic cyclops sent by aliens to scout for an invasion.

Reprints:

• in Essential Ant-Man (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 (February 2002) [black and white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 ([March] 2006)

Ride to the Future (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

[K-7]

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Harry Benns; Poker; Zealzodo

Synopsis:

A visitor from outer space helps an unimaginative boy win a new bike in a writing contest.

Reprints:

• from Astonishing (Marvel, 1951 series) #52 (August 1956)

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.

The Secret of the Swamp! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils:

Paul Reinman

Inks:

Paul Reinman

Colors:

?

Letters:

Artie Simek

Job Number:

X-327

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Sue; John Marlowe

Synopsis:

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.

Reprints:

• in Capitaine America (Editions Héritage, 1970 series) #12 ([Août 1972])
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #4 ([January] 2012)

The Most Dangerous Weapon! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

?

Letters:

Artie Simek

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Kowl Korgan

Synopsis:

In the year 2050 only one weapon remains on display in a museum as a reminder of the violent past. A man with criminal intent plots to steal it and use it to make himself dictator. He steals the gun and threatens to fire it in order to get his way, but his intended victim asks him to let him explain why he should not do so. The criminal refuses to listen and pulls the trigger, disintegrating himself. "Did he really not think we would leave such a weapon unguarded? It is indeed the world's most dangerous weapon, but only to the one who tries to use it."

Reprints:

• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #4 ([January] 2012)