(January 1962)
Marvel,
1959 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1961-09-28
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Vista Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
MC
- Printer
- The Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury, Conn.
- Editing
- Stan Lee (editor)
Issue Notes
Includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. On-sale date is the publication date reported in U. S. Copyright Office filings.
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The Man in the Ant Hill!
cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Save me, somebody, save me!!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Henry Pym; Henry Pym (later known as Ant-Man)
- Reprints
-
in Misterios del Gato Negro (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1953 series) #143 (Enero 31 de 1961) -
in Der Eiserne (BSV - Williams, 1975 series) #1 ([Oktober] 1975) -
in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #1 (December 1985) which is reprinted - in Marvel Limited: Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 1994 series) (May 1994)
- in Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 2002 series) (January 2002)
- in Essential Ant-Man (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 (February 2002) [black and white]
- in Marvel Milestones: Iron Man, Ant-Man & Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) ([March] 2005) [[nn]]
- in Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 ([March] 2006)
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 ([March] 2010), #3 ([March] 2010) [cover]
- in Marvel Firsts: The 1960s (Marvel, 2011 series) (2011)
- in Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 ([December] 2013)
-
in The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection - Classic (Hachette Partworks, 2014 series) #1 - Marvel Origins: The 60s (January 2014) - in Ant-Man / Giant-Man Epic Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) #1 - The Man in the Ant Hill (2015)
- in Die offizielle Marvel-Comic-Sammlung (Hachette [DE], 2013 series) #1 - Marvel Origins: Die Sechzigerjahre (März 2015)
-
in Marvel Gold. El Hombre Hormiga: ¡El Hombre en el Hormiguero! (Panini España, 2015 series) (Junio 2015) - in Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby (Marvel, 2017 series) #2 (2017)
- in True Believers: Kirby 100th - Ant-Man and the Wasp (Marvel, 2017 series) #1 (October 2017)
-
![Cover Thumbnail for Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #27 [British]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1074/w100/1074677.jpg?-7223812118023628344)
The Man in the Ant Hill!
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-430
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Living nightmares can begin in many ways!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Henry Pym (introduction, origin (later known as Ant-Man), also in flashback)
- 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
- in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #84
- in Misterios del Gato Negro (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1953 series) #143 (Enero 31 de 1961)
- in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #21 (1964 ?)
- in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #22 (August 1969)
- in Der Eiserne (BSV - Williams, 1975 series) #1 ([Oktober] 1975)
- in Hulk Comic (Marvel UK, 1979 series) #1 (March 7th 1979) [Heavily edited to bring the story length down to 2.75 pages. The first 3 panels, and final 6 panels taken from the Ant-Man story in Tales To Astonish #35. Reprinted panel sequence: page 1; page 3, panels 1-3; page 2, panel 5; page 3, panels 4-7; page 4; page 5, panels 1-4; page 6, panels 4-8; page 7, panel 3; page 6, panel 9; page 7, panels 4-5. Black & white], #2 (March 14 1979) [part 2]
- in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #1 (December 1985) which is reprinted
-
in Marvel Saga (Semic, 1986 series) #1 - in Spider-Man Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #13 (Febrero 1995) [Págs. 9-16], #14 (Abril 1995) [Págs. 25-32]
- in Essential Marvel Saga (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
-
in Strange Spécial Origines (Editions Lug, 1981 series) #202 (octobre 1986) - in Marvel Limited: Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 1994 series) (May 1994), (May 1994)
- in Essential Avengers (Marvel, 1999 series) #2 ([November] 1998) [black and white]
- in Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 1999 series) (1999) [[nn]]
- in Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 2002 series) (January 2002)
- in Essential Ant-Man (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 (February 2002) [[black & white]]
- in Marvel Milestones: Iron Man, Ant-Man & Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) ([March] 2005) [[nn]]
- in Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 ([March] 2006)
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 ([March] 2010)
- in Marvel Firsts: The 1960s (Marvel, 2011 series) (2011)
- in Avengers: The Many Faces of Henry Pym (Marvel, 2012 series) (2012)
- in Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 ([December] 2013)
- in The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection - Classic (Hachette Partworks, 2014 series) #1 - Marvel Origins: The 60s (January 2014)
- in Ant-Man / Giant-Man Epic Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) #1 - The Man in the Ant Hill (2015)
- in Die offizielle Marvel-Comic-Sammlung (Hachette [DE], 2013 series) #1 - Marvel Origins: Die Sechzigerjahre (März 2015)
- in Marvel Gold. El Hombre Hormiga: ¡El Hombre en el Hormiguero! (Panini España, 2015 series) (Junio 2015)
-
in Marvel. Официальная коллекция комиксов (Ашет Коллекция [Hachette], 2014 series) #91 - Классика Marvel: 60-е Годы - in Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby (Marvel, 2017 series) #2 (2017)
- in True Believers: Kirby 100th - Ant-Man and the Wasp (Marvel, 2017 series) #1 (October 2017)
- in Ant-Man and the Wasp Adventures (Marvel, 2018 series) (2018)
-
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.
Trouble Bubble
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Joe Maneely (illustration)
- Inks
- Joe Maneely (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- K-160
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If there was some way to keep Jonathan, Jr. busy on a rainy day, his mother fervently...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Jonathan Jr.; Nora; Jonathan Sr.; Mr. Bigger
- Synopsis
- A boy discovers a formula to blow unbreakable bubbles and accidentally entraps his father's boss.
- Reprints
- from Journey into Unknown Worlds (Marvel, 1950 series) #49 (September 1956)
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 ([March] 2010)
-
Indexer Notes
Text story with illustration.
Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall...
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
- Pencils
- Don Heck
- Inks
- Don Heck
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-431
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bill Carter is an ordinary guy with ordinary problems...
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Bill Carter; Anne Carter
- Synopsis
- Bill Carter purchases a mirror for his wife's birthday. It turns out to be cursed and she falls under the control of an undead sorceror until the mirror is broken.
- Reprints
- in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #86
- in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #31
- in Misterios del Gato Negro (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1953 series) #143 (Enero 31 de 1961)
-
in Capitaine America (Editions Héritage, 1970 series) #12 ([Août 1972]) - in Vault of Evil (Marvel, 1973 series) #23 (November 1975)
- in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #124 ([circa 1977 - 1978])
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 ([March] 2010)
-
Indexer Notes
Script added by Bob Bailey, 2 September 2005 (Per Sandell ed.) Characters and synopsis added by Per Sandell, 2009-07-16, edited 2010-04-19.
The Talking Horse
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
- Pencils
- Bob Forgione
- Inks
- Bob Forgione
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Joe Letterese
- Job Number
- V-432
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Go! Go! Go!
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; sports
- Characters
- Barney Sloan; Mike Jordan; Silverstreak
- Synopsis
- The horse Silverstreak convinces the abusive jockey Barney to bet on them winning the next race. When they lose, Barney is caught trying to beat the horse and kicked out of racing, before being beaten up by his bookie.
- Reprints
- in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #86
- in Misterios del Gato Negro (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1953 series) #143 (Enero 31 de 1961)
- in Fantastic Four (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #15 (Août 1972)
- in L'Incroyable Hulk (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #42 ([janvier 1975]) [N&B [B&W]]
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 ([March] 2010)
-
Indexer Notes
Script added by Bob Bailey, 2 September 2005 (Per Sandell ed.) Characters and synopsis added by Per Sandell, 2007-07-16, edited 2010-19-04. The last page of this story includes an advertisement for Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series).
Dead Planet!
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as
Stan Lee [early- to mid-career]) - Pencils
- Steve Ditko (signed as S. DITKO)
- Inks
- Steve Ditko (signed as S. DITKO)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-433
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Somewhere in the vast, endless universe...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Grokor; Mopox
- Synopsis
- A warrior race conquers world after world, but on one of them there seems to be life but their warrior can find none and dies of loneliness. The world was actually inhabited by sentient rocks.
- Reprints
- in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #31
- in Misterios del Gato Negro (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1953 series) #143 (Enero 31 de 1961)
- in Fantastic Four (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #15 (Août 1972)
- in Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1972 series) #19 (October 1975) which is reprinted
- in Capitaine America (Editions Héritage, 1970 series) #41 ([Janvier 1975])
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 ([March] 2010)
- in Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #2 (2019)
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Indexer Notes
Last page includes an advertisment for Amazing Adult Fantasy (Marvel, 1961 series), also by Lee and Ditko.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Man in the Ant Hill!
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1.
The Man in the Ant Hill!
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2.
Trouble Bubble
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3.
Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall...
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4.
The Talking Horse
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5.
Dead Planet!
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- David Bruce
- Nick Caputo
- Steve Coates
- Steve Dasinger
- Del Gruber
- Ethan Hoddes
- Steve Jenner
- Andrés Jiménez
- R. S. Martin
- Lou Mazzella
- Darrel McCann
- Derek Reinhard
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
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