Tales to Astonish #54

(April 1964)

No Place to Hide! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Don Heck

Inks:

Don Heck

Colors:

?

Letters:

Artie Simek

Job Number:

X-610

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; El Toro [Antonio Rojo]

Synopsis:

Santo Rico has elected a communist president, El Toro. Giant-Man and the Wasp are sent to prove that the election was tampered with. They find evidence of voter bribery and El Toro is deposed.

Reprints:

• in Essential Ant-Man (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 (February 2002) [black and white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (Marvel, 2006 series) #2 ([February] 2008)

Indexer Notes

El Toro next appears in West Coast Avengers (Marvel, 1985 series) #33 (June 1988).

The Treasure (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

[G-980]

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Tommy Miller; Mr. Miller; Mrs. Miller; Wish

Synopsis:

A sick boy takes comfort from a stray dog that grants wishes.

Reprints:

• from Uncanny Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #36 (October 1955) [page 1]

Indexer Notes

Continues in next issue.

There Were Five Frightened Men...! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils:

Larry Lieber

Inks:

Paul Reinman

Colors:

?

Letters:

Artie Simek

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Victor Conrad; Mr. Smythe

Synopsis:

An art thief steals a painting of frightened men, only to be trapped in it as one of them.

Reprints:

• in Fantasy Masterpieces (Marvel, 1966 series) #10 (August 1967)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #4 ([January] 2012)

Two More Triumphs for Marvel (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.875 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

Advertises Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #25 (April 1964) and the launch of Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series). This shares the page with the statement of ownership.

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.175 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Average monthly paid circulation/print run October 1962–September 1963 (issues #39–51): 189,685/321,646. Paid circulation/print run for issue #51: 187,995/318,339. This shares the page with the promo.

Conquest! (Table of Contents)

The Wonderful Wasp Tells a Tale / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils:

Larry Lieber

Inks:

Sol Brodsky

Colors:

?

Letters:

Artie Simek

Job Number:

X-570

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Wasp [Janet van Dyne] (narrator); Giant-Man [Henry Pym] (cameo); King Shann

Synopsis:

A king invades another world to win glory, but the costs of occupation make him unpopular.

Reprints:

• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #9 (July 1967)
• in Essential Ant-Man (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 (February 2002) [black and white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (Marvel, 2006 series) #2 ([February] 2008)
• in Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #[nn] (2010)