Tales to Astonish #50

(December 1963)

The Human Top! (Table of Contents)

Giant-Man and the Wonderful Wasp / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Steve Ditko ? (credited); Don Heck ?; Sol Brodsky ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Sam Rosen

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Human Top [Dave Cannon] (introduction, origin)

Synopsis:

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. The Top evades Giant-Man, and he must train to out-maneuver him.

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)

Indexer Notes

Continues in next issue. Inking credit in dispute: Nick Caputo believes the Ditko credit is correct, with possible Heck corrections to the Wasp (January 2009); Bob Bailey disagrees with the printed credit and suggests Heck or Brodsky (March 2005).

Mystery Trip (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Maneely

Inks:

Joe Maneely

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

[K-266]

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Tommy Pidgeon; Goober Jones; Rosie; Uncle Pete

Synopsis:

Tommy's uncle returns from a space journey needing to re-learn how to walk on earth instead of floating.

Reprints:

• from Uncanny Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #46 (August 1956)

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.

The Secret of Sagattus! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils:

Larry Lieber

Inks:

Matt Fox

Colors:

?

Letters:

Artie Simek

Job Number:

X-481

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Characters:

Quoquo; John

Synopsis:

A wise king listens only to the advice of a hunchback, causing the jealous nobles to murder the hunchback. They discover that the hunchback was the real ruler, and the king is only a manniquin.

Reprints:

• in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #202 ([no date - circa 1978])
• in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #63 (11 Settembre 1973) [as "L'arma segreta", Italian translation]
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #4 ([January] 2012)
• in Uncanny Tales (Alan Class, 1963 series) #151 (?)

No Ending! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils:

Larry Lieber

Inks:

George Roussos [as G. Bell]

Colors:

?

Letters:

Artie Simek

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Rodrigo Cadiz

Synopsis:

A dictator is tormented by dreams of running on a treadmill suspended high in the sky.

Reprints:

• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #70 (11 Dicembre 1973) [as "Senza fine!", Italian translation]
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #4 ([January] 2012)