Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man #1

([December] 2013)

The Marvel Masterworks Library (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Marvel Masterworks Presents Ant-Man/Giant-Man (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Title page.

[Indicia] (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Letters

typeset

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]

Indexer Notes

Indicia of the volume. Includes a detail from the first page of Tales to Astonish #35.

Marvel Masterworks Credits (Table of Contents: 4)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Marvel Masterworks Contents (Table of Contents: 5)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Don Heck

Inks

Don Heck

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

typeset

Characters

Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Living Eraser

Indexer Notes

Includes a detail from the cover of Tales to Astonish #49.

Introduction (Table of Contents: 6)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Ayers (signed)

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 ([March] 2006)

The Man in the Ant Hill! (Table of Contents: 7)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Henry Pym (later known as Ant-Man)

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #27 (January 1962)

The Man in the Ant Hill! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

?

Letters

Jon D'Agostino

Job Number

V-430

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Henry Pym [Ant-Man (later)] (first appearance, origin)

Synopsis

Henry Pym invents a shrinking serum, but is trapped in an ant hill when he tests it. He is attacked by several ants, but one of them helps him escape and restore his ordinary size. He destroys the serum because it is too dangerous.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #27 (January 1962)

Indexer Notes

Henry Pym next appears in issue #35 (September 1962). Script added by Bob Bailey, 2 September 2005 (Per Sandell ed.) Synopsis added by Per Sandell, 2009-07-16.

The Return of the Ant Man! (Table of Contents: 9)

Ant-Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #35 (September 1962)

Return of the Ant-Man, Part 1 (Table of Contents: 10)

Ant-Man / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; Larry Lieber

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

?

Letters

Jon D'Agostino ?; Joe Letterese ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym] (origin, first appearance as Ant-Man)

Synopsis

Henry Pym invents an anti-radiation gas, that attracts the attention of communist spies. Henry eluedes them by shrinking himself once again.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #35 (September 1962)

Indexer Notes

Letters:
1. Jon D'Agostino suggested by original indexer
2. Joe Letterese suggested by Haydn

Part 1 of 3. Origin re-cap continuing from the story in Tales to Astonish #27 where Henry Pym was introduced.

[Return of the Ant-Man], Part 2: An Army of Ants! (Table of Contents: 11)

Ant-Man / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; Larry Lieber

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

?

Letters

Jon D'Agostino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant Man [Henry Pym]

Synopsis

Henry Pym learns how to command ants to do his bidding and frees his captured assistants, with the help of the ants.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #35 (September 1962)

Indexer Notes

Part 2 of 3.

[Return of the Ant-Man], Part 3: The Ant-Man's Revenge! (Table of Contents: 12)

Ant-Man / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; Larry Lieber

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

?

Letters

Jon D'Agostino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]

Synopsis

Henry Pym invents an anti-radiation gas, that attracts the attention of communist spies. Henry eluedes them by shrinking himself once again.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #35 (September 1962)

Indexer Notes

Part 3 of 3.

Featuring: A New Ant-Man Thriller! (Table of Contents: 13)

Ant-Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Comrade X [Nina Vladimirovna Tsiolkovsky]

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #36 (October 1962)

The Challenge of Comrade X! (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

?

Letters

Terry Szenics

Job Number

V-858

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Comrade X [Nina Vladimirovna Tsiolkovsky] (first appearance)

Synopsis

Ant-Man is hunted by a Soviet agent sent to capture him, but a beautiful stranger warns him of the spy's whereabouts. Ant-Man realizes that the woman is really the spy and defeats her.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #36 (October 1962)

Indexer Notes

This story is divided into two untitled parts (7 pp, 6 pp). Page 5 includes a schematic of Ant-Man's miniature entrance and exit from his house. Comrade X next appears in West Coast Avengers (Marvel, 1985 series) #33 (June 1988) as "Madame X". Letters credit from George Oleshevky's Marvel Comics Index.

Featuring: The Ant-Man Defying The Unknown Protector!! (Table of Contents: 15)

Ant-Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Protector

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #37 (November 1962)

Trapped by the Protecter! [Part 1] (Table of Contents: 16)

Ant-Man / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

?

Letters

Ray Holloway

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Protector [Gerald Marsh]

Synopsis

Ant-Man deals with a dangerous extortionist, who turns out to be disguised as one of the victimized jewellers.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #37 (November 1962)

Part 2 "Face-to-Face With the Protector!" (Table of Contents: 17)

Ant-Man / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

?

Letters

Ray Holloway

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Protector [Gerald Marsh]

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #37 (November 1962)

"Betrayed by the Ants!" (Table of Contents: 18)

Ant-Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Sol Brodsky

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Egghead [Elihas Starr]

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #38 (December 1962)

Indexer Notes

Cover inks credits from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (30 January 2009); the original indexer credited Dick Ayers. Letters credit from George Olshevsky.

"Betrayed by the Ants!!" (Table of Contents: 19)

Ant-Man / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

?

Letters

Jon D'Agostino (credited as Johnny Dee)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Egghead [Elihas Starr] (first appearance, origin)

Synopsis

An scientist is hired by crooks to defeat Ant-Man. He tries to turn the ants against the hero and trap him, but the ants are loyal to Ant-Man and he foils Egghead's scheme.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #38 (December 1962)

Indexer Notes

Egghead is the first villain to reappear and become a member of Ant-Man's rogues gallery (such as it was), becoming his arch-enemy; he next appears in issue #45 (July 1963).

Starring The Astonishing Ant-Man! (Table of Contents: 20)

Ant-Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Scarlet Beetle

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #39 (January 1963)

"The Vengeance of the Scarlet Beetle!" (Table of Contents: 21)

Ant-Man / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

V-958

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Scarlet Beetle (first appearance, origin)

Synopsis

Ant-Man fights a beetle made super-intelligent by radiation. It uses Ant-Man's growth gas to become giant, but he is able to defeat it.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #39 (January 1963)

Indexer Notes

The Scarlet Beetle next appears in Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series) #44 (January 1972).

See The True Story Behind "The Day the Ant-Man Failed!" (Table of Contents: 22)

Ant-Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers ?; Jack Kirby ?

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #40 (February 1963)

Indexer Notes

Cover inks credit for Kirby from Nick Caputo, via the GCD Error List (30 January 2009).

"The Day Ant-Man Failed!" (Table of Contents: 23)

Ant-Man / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Sol Brodsky

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-23

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Hijacker [Howard Mitchell] (first appearance)

Synopsis

Ant-Man investigates a series of hijackings. He pretends to be sick to lure the hijacker into the open, and finds out that it's the owner of the armored car company.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #40 (February 1963)

"Prisoner of the Slave World!" (Table of Contents: 24)

Ant-Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #41 (March 1963)

"Prisoner of the Slave World!" (Table of Contents: 25)

Ant-Man / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils

Don Heck

Inks

Don Heck

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Kulla; Ed Marion ('window washer', named in Marvel Legacy: The 1960s Handbook); Ben Carter; Paul

Synopsis

Henry Pym is kidnapped along with other scientists in order to build a super-weapon for a tyrant in another dimension. He sneaks away and transforms into Ant-Man in order to defeat the tyrant.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #41 (March 1963)

Indexer Notes

In Marvel Legacy: The 1960s Handbook, this dimension is called Dehnock.

"The Man with the Voice of Doom!" (Table of Contents: 26)

Ant-Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Sol Brodsky

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Voice [Jason Cragg]

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #42 (April 1963)

Indexer Notes

Inks credit changed from Dick Ayers by Nick Caputo via the GCD Errors list, February 2009. Letters credit from George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index.

"The Voice of Doom!" (Table of Contents: 27)

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

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils

Don Heck

Inks

Don Heck

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-106

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Voice [Jason Cragg] (first appearance, origin)

Synopsis

A radio spokesman gains a hypnotic voice from radiation, and decides to test it by turning the people against Ant-Man. He captures Ant-Man and forces him to walk off a pier, but the ants rescue the hero, and he beats the Voice with laryngitis.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #42 (April 1963)

Indexer Notes

The Voice next appears in West Coast Avengers (Marvel, 1985 series) #36 (September 1988). In this story Ant-Man is said to live in "Center City".

Is This The End of Ant-Man? "The Mad Master of Time!" (Table of Contents: 28)

Ant-Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Sol Brodsky

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #43 (May 1963)

Indexer Notes

Cover inks credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Errors list, February 2009. Original indexer credited Dick Ayers.

"The Mad Master of Time!" (Table of Contents: 29)

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

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils

Don Heck

Inks

Don Heck

Colors

?

Letters

Ray Holloway

Job Number

X-125

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Time-Master [Elias Weems] (first appearance, origin); Tommy Weems (first appearance)

Synopsis

A scientist forced to retire makes a device to artificially age others and holds the city hostage. Ant-Man can't stop him, but when he accidentally ages his own grandson he repents and reverses the damage.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #43 (May 1963)

Indexer Notes

The Time Master never appears again, Ant-Man still operates in "Center City".

The Creature From Kosmos!! (Table of Contents: 30)

Ant-Man and the Wasp / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Don Heck

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Creature from Kosmos [Pilai]

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #44 (June 1963)

The Creature from Kosmos! (Table of Contents: 31)

Ant-Man and the Wasp / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

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

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Don Heck

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-192

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym] (origin detail); Wasp [Janet Van Dyne] (introduction, origin); Creature from Kosmos [Pilai] (introduction, named in a later comic); Maria Trovaya-Pym (flashback, introduction); Vernon Van Dyne (introduction); Lee Kearns (voice only)

Synopsis

When a fellow scientist is killed by an alien being, Ant-Man enlists the help of the dead man's daughter. He gives her the ability to shrink and tiny wasp wings, and she joins him as his partner the Wasp. The duo use the alien's acidic nature to destroy it, saving the city.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #44 (June 1963)

Indexer Notes

In addition to introducing the Wasp, this story fleshes out Henry Pym's background and introduces the death of his wife as a motivating factor.

The Return of Egghead! (Table of Contents: 32)

Ant-Man and the Wasp / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Egghead [Elihas Starr]

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #45 (July 1963)

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index.

"The Terrible Traps of Egghead!" (Table of Contents: 33)

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

Script

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

Pencils

Don Heck

Inks

Don Heck

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Egghead [Elihas Starr]

Synopsis

Egghead forms a new gang and sets a trap for the Wasp, hoping to use her against Ant-Man. He captures the Wasp, but Ant-Man frees her and the two recover Egghead's loot, though he escapes capture.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #45 (July 1963)

Indexer Notes

Egghead last appeared in issue #38 (December 1962), he next appears in issue #57 (July 1964).

"Cyclops Walks the Earth!" (Table of Contents: 34)

Ant-Man and the Wasp / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #46 (August 1963)

"..When Cyclops Walks the Earth" (Table of Contents: 35)

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

Script

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

Pencils

Don Heck

Inks

Don Heck

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Job Number

X-326

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

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #46 (August 1963)

Super-Fantasy in The Marvel Manner!! "Music to Scream By!" (Table of Contents: 36)

Ant-Man and the Wasp / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Trago

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #47 (September 1963)

"Music to Scream By" (Table of Contents: 37)

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

Script

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

Pencils

Don Heck

Inks

Don Heck

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Job Number

X-353

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Trago (only appearance); Mr. Cosgrove; Foss (ant); Ghazandi; Korr (ant); Mr. Nehradu; Ramond Theis

Synopsis

Ant-Man and the Wasp are caught by the music of Trago, the trumpet player, who has learned some mystic use of his trumpet in India. They defeat him at the cost of a brave ant's life.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #47 (September 1963)

Battle: The Porcupine (Table of Contents: 38)

Ant-Man and the Wasp / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Sol Brodsky

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Porcupine [Alexander Gentry]

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #48 (October 1963)

Ant-Man and The Wasp Defy The Porcupine! (Table of Contents: 39)

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

Script

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

Pencils

Don Heck

Inks

Don Heck

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Job Number

X-387

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; The Porcupine [Alex Gentry] (introduction, origin)

Synopsis

The Porcupine decides to rob a burglar-proof bank designed by Henry Pym. So, on the day of its opening, Henry and Janet are there. They have to stop him as Ant-Man and the Wasp.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #48 (October 1963)

Beginning in This Special Super-Issue: Ant-Man Becomes "Giant Man" (Table of Contents: 40)

Giant-Man; Wasp / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Don Heck

Inks

Don Heck

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Living Eraser

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #49 (November 1963)

The Birth of Giant-Man! (Table of Contents: 41)

Ant-Man and the Wasp / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Don Heck

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

Giant-Man [Henry Pym] (first appearance as Giant-Man); Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Living Eraser (introduction)

Synopsis

While Henry Pym develops capsules that permit him to become giant-size as well as ant-size, the Eraser captures him and brings him to Dimension Z along with other scientists to build atomic weapons. Giant-Man defeats their captors and rescues the scientists.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #49 (November 1963)

Indexer Notes

This story places Henry Pym's lab and base in the New Jersey Palisades. Living Eraser next appears in Marvel Two-in-One (Marvel, 1974 series) #15. (Living Eraser note added by Scott Harrison, December 2008, via GCD Errors list.)

The Unbeatable Human Top! (Table of Contents: 42)

Giant-Man and the Wasp / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Sol Brodsky

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Human Top [Dave Cannon]

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #50 (December 1963)

Indexer Notes

Cover inks credit from Nick Caputo via GCD Errors list, January 2009. Original indexer had credited George Roussos.

The Human Top! (Table of Contents: 43)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

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

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen

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

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #50 (December 1963)

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).

Don't Miss "Giant-Man's Showdown With the Human Top!" (Table of Contents: 44)

Giant-Man; Wasp / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Human Top [Dave Cannon]

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #51 (January 1964)

"Showdown With the Human Top!" (Table of Contents: 45)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Human Top [Dave Cannon]

Synopsis

Human Top steals civil defense plans and wants to sell them to the Communists. Giant-Man lures him into a trap and captures him.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #51 (January 1964)

Indexer Notes

Continues from last issue. The Wasp wears a new helmet, the first of many costume changes.

Somewhere Waits a Wobbow! (Table of Contents: 46)

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

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils

Larry Lieber

Inks

George Roussos (credited as G. Bell)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-502

Genre

science fiction

Characters

The Wasp [Janet Van Dyne] (narrator); Rack Morgan

Synopsis

The Wasp tells the tale of future mercenary pilot Rack Morgan who disobeys the rules once too many.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #51 (January 1964)

Indexer Notes

This is the first "Wasp Tells a Tale" feature.

The Black Knight Strikes! (Table of Contents: 47)

Giant-Man and the Wasp / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Sol Brodsky

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen ?; Artie Simek ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Black Knight [Nathan Garrett]

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #52 (February 1964)

"The Black Knight Strikes!" (Table of Contents: 48)

Giant-Man and the Wasp / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Dick Ayers

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-553

Genre

superhero

Characters

Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Black Knight [Nathan Garrett] (introduction, origin)

Synopsis

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. Then he develops his lance and comes back as the Black Knight to take his revenge on Giant-Man. Giant-Man defeats him, but the Black Knight escapes.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #52 (February 1964)

"Not What They Seem!" (Table of Contents: 49)

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

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils

Larry Lieber

Inks

George Roussos (credited as G. Bell)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-521

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Wasp [Janet Van Dyne] (narrator)

Synopsis

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.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #52 (February 1964)

[May 1963 house ad from the pages of The Fantastic Four #14...] (Table of Contents: 50) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Tales to Astonish #40, page 5 original art] (Table of Contents: 51)

Ant-Man / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Sol Brodsky

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ant-Man [Henry Pym]

[Tales to Astonish #44, page 13 original art] (Table of Contents: 52)

Ant-Man; Wasp / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Don Heck

Letters

Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

[Tales to Astonish #47, page 3 original art] (Table of Contents: 53)

Ant-Man; Wasp / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Don Heck

Inks

Don Heck

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Biographies (Table of Contents: 54)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

John Rhett Thomas

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Biographies on Stan Lee; Larry Lieber; Jack Kirby; Don Heck; Dick Ayers and Ernie Hart.

The Marvel Masterworks also Available in Hardcover (Table of Contents: 55) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Next in The Line of Classics From...] (Table of Contents: 56)

The Human Torch / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Alex Schomburg

Inks

Alex Schomburg

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; The Human Torch [Jim Hammond] (inset); Ka-Zar [David Rand] (inset); The Angel [Tom Hallaway] (inset); Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor] (inset); Electro (inset); Ferret (inset)

Indexer Notes

Inside Backcover.

[The Marvel Masterworks proudly presents...] (Table of Contents: 57)

Ant-Man; Wasp / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers; Sol Brodsky; Don Heck

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Reprints of the covers from Tales to Astonish #27, 36, 39-40, 43-45, 49 and 52.