(September 1962)
Marvel,
1959 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1962-06-05
- 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. The on-sale date is the publication date reported in U.S. Copyright Office filings.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
The Return of the Ant Man!
Ant-Man / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Stop him, my pets!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Ant-Man [Henry Pym]
- Reprints
-
in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #55 - in Spellbound (L. Miller & Son, 1960 ? series) #41 (1963)
-
in Misterios del Gato Negro (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1953 series) #163 (Septiembre 30 de 1963) -
in Der Eiserne (BSV - Williams, 1975 series) #2 ([November] 1975) -
in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #4 (March 1986) 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 Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 ([March] 2006), #1 ([March] 2006) [cover]
- in Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 ([December] 2013)
- in Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 ([December] 2013) which is reprinted
-
in Marvel Gold. El Hombre Hormiga: ¡El Hombre en el Hormiguero! (Panini España, 2015 series) (Junio 2015), (Junio 2015) - in Ant-Man / Giant-Man Epic Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) #1 - The Man in the Ant Hill (2015)
- in Ant-Man: Larger Than Life (Marvel, 2015 series) #1 (August 2015)
- in Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir (Simon and Schuster, 2015 series) (October 2015) which is reprinted
- in Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir (Simon and Schuster, 2019 series) (January 2019)
- in True Believers: Ant-Man and the Wasp -- The Birth of Giant-Man (Marvel, 2018 series) #1 (August 2018)
- in The Best Marvel Stories by Stan Lee Omnibus (Marvel, 2022 series) (2022)
-
Indexer Notes
Letters credit from George Oleshevky's Marvel Comics Index.
![Cover Thumbnail for Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #35 [British]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1437/w100/1437221.jpg?-6191647389632799555)
Return of the Ant-Man, Part 1
Ant-Man / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Joe Letterese
- Job Number
- V-795
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This will be a great boon to mankind!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Ant-Man [Hank Pym] (origin in flashback, first appearance as Ant-Man)
- Synopsis
- Henry Pym invents an anti-radiation gas, that attracts the attention of communist spies. Henry eludes them by shrinking himself once again.
- Reprints
- in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #55
- in Spellbound (L. Miller & Son, 1960 ? series) #41 (1963)
- in Misterios del Gato Negro (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1953 series) #163 (Septiembre 30 de 1963)
- in Marvel Tales Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 ([September] 1964)
- in Terrific! (IPC, 1967 series) #1 (15 April 1967) [excerpt only]
- in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #33 (May 19, 1973) [panel 1, page 1]
- in Der Eiserne (BSV - Williams, 1975 series) #2 ([November] 1975)
- in Hulk Comic (Marvel UK, 1979 series) #1 (March 7th 1979) [Page 2, panels 7, 8 & 6 (in that order); page 3, panels 1-6, used as a framing sequence.], #2 (March 14 1979) [Extensively edited to bring the story length down to 3 pages. Prints p.1, panels 1, 2 & 5; p.2, panels 1, 2 & 4); p.3, panels 4 & 6-8; p.4-5; plus panels from [Return of the Ant-Man] Part 2, An Army of Ants!]
- in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #4 (March 1986) which is reprinted
-
in Marvel Saga (SatellitFörlaget, 1988 series) #4 - in Essential Marvel Saga (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
-
in Strange Spécial Origines (Editions Lug, 1981 series) #205 (janvier 1987) - 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 Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 ([March] 2006)
- 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 Marvel Gold. El Hombre Hormiga: ¡El Hombre en el Hormiguero! (Panini España, 2015 series) (Junio 2015)
- in Ant-Man / Giant-Man Epic Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) #1 - The Man in the Ant Hill (2015)
- in Ant-Man: Larger Than Life (Marvel, 2015 series) #1 (August 2015)
- in Stan Lee Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 2016 series) (2016)
- in Ant-Man and the Wasp Adventures (Marvel, 2018 series) (2018)
- in True Believers: Ant-Man and the Wasp -- The Birth of Giant-Man (Marvel, 2018 series) #1 (August 2018)
- in The Best Marvel Stories by Stan Lee Omnibus (Marvel, 2022 series) (2022)
-
- Keywords
- anti-radiation formula; enlarging serum; reducing serum
Indexer Notes
Job number revealed on original art as published in Jack Kirby's Marvel Heroes and Monsters Artist's Edition:https://aeindex.org/reviews/jack-kirbys-marvel-heroes-and-monsters…
Part 1 of 3. Origin re-cap continuing from the story in Tales to Astonish #27 where Henry Pym was introduced.
George Oleshevky's Marvel Comics Index incorrectly credited John Duffy with lettering, but Nick Caputo has identified Joe Letterese as letterer.
Strange Encounter
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Joe Maneely (illustration)
- Inks
- Joe Maneely (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- [G-47]
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The authorities have asked me for a complete account of my strange experience, and I...
- Genre
- spy
- Characters
- Andre Corday
- Synopsis
- An American tourist in Paris is unwittingly targeted by a spy as an intelligence courier and is nearly killed.
- Reprints
- from Spy Thrillers (Marvel, 1954 series) #4 (May 1955)
-
Indexer Notes
Text story with illustration.
[Return of the Ant-Man] Part 2, An Army of Ants!
Ant-Man / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Joe Letterese
- Job Number
- V-795
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Must be careful!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Tom
- Synopsis
- Henry Pym learns how to command ants to do his bidding and frees his captured assistants, with the help of the ants.
- Reprints
- in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #55
- in Misterios del Gato Negro (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1953 series) #163 (Septiembre 30 de 1963)
- in Marvel Tales Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 ([September] 1964)
- in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #33 (May 19, 1973) [panels 2 and 6, page 2]
- in Der Eiserne (BSV - Williams, 1975 series) #2 ([November] 1975)
- in Hulk Comic (Marvel UK, 1979 series) #2 (March 14 1979) [Extensively edited to bring the story length down to 3 pages. Prints panels from Return of the Ant-Man, Part 1 plus, from this segment, p.6, panels 1, 2 & 4; p.7, panels 1-5.], #3 (March 21st 1979) [Extensively edited to bring the story length down to 3 pages. Prints p.7, lower tier; p.8, top two tiers; p.9, lower two tiers; p.10, top and bottom tiers; plus panels from [Return of the Ant-Man] Part 3, The Ant-Man's Revenge!]
- in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #4 (March 1986) which is reprinted
- in Marvel Saga (SatellitFörlaget, 1988 series) #4
- in Essential Marvel Saga (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
- in Strange Spécial Origines (Editions Lug, 1981 series) #205 (janvier 1987)
- 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 Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 ([March] 2006)
- 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 Marvel Gold. El Hombre Hormiga: ¡El Hombre en el Hormiguero! (Panini España, 2015 series) (Junio 2015)
- in Ant-Man / Giant-Man Epic Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) #1 - The Man in the Ant Hill (2015)
- in Ant-Man: Larger Than Life (Marvel, 2015 series) #1 (August 2015)
- in Stan Lee Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 2016 series) (2016)
- in Ant-Man and the Wasp Adventures (Marvel, 2018 series) (2018)
- in True Believers: Ant-Man and the Wasp -- The Birth of Giant-Man (Marvel, 2018 series) #1 (August 2018)
- in The Best Marvel Stories by Stan Lee Omnibus (Marvel, 2022 series) (2022)
-
- Keywords
- cybernetic helmet
Indexer Notes
Part 2 of 3. George Oleshevky's Marvel Comics Index incorrectly credited John Duffy with lettering, but Nick Caputo has identified Joe Letterese as letterer.
[Return of the Ant-Man] Part 3, The Ant-Man's Revenge!
Ant-Man / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Joe Letterese
- Job Number
- V-795
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One by one, Henry Pym, frees his assistants, but yet, the tiny human's task is only half done!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Tom
- Synopsis
- Henry Pym invents an anti-radiation gas, that attracts the attention of communist spies. Henry eludes them by shrinking himself once again.
- Reprints
- in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #55
- in Misterios del Gato Negro (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1953 series) #163 (Septiembre 30 de 1963)
- in Marvel Tales Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 ([September] 1964)
- in Der Eiserne (BSV - Williams, 1975 series) #2 ([November] 1975)
- in Hulk Comic (Marvel UK, 1979 series) #3 (March 21st 1979) [Extensively edited to bring the story length down to 3 pages. Prints panels from [Return of the Ant-Man] Part 2, An Army of Ants! plus, from this segment, p.11-12; p.13, panels 1 & 3-6.]
- in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #4 (March 1986) which is reprinted
- in Marvel Saga (SatellitFörlaget, 1988 series) #4
- in Essential Marvel Saga (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
- in Strange Spécial Origines (Editions Lug, 1981 series) #205 (janvier 1987)
- 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 Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 ([March] 2006)
- 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 Marvel Gold. El Hombre Hormiga: ¡El Hombre en el Hormiguero! (Panini España, 2015 series) (Junio 2015)
- in Ant-Man / Giant-Man Epic Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) #1 - The Man in the Ant Hill (2015)
- in Ant-Man: Larger Than Life (Marvel, 2015 series) #1 (August 2015)
- in Stan Lee Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 2016 series) (2016)
- in Ant-Man and the Wasp Adventures (Marvel, 2018 series) (2018)
- in True Believers: Ant-Man and the Wasp -- The Birth of Giant-Man (Marvel, 2018 series) #1 (August 2018)
- in The Best Marvel Stories by Stan Lee Omnibus (Marvel, 2022 series) (2022)
-
Indexer Notes
Part 3 of 3. George Oleshevky's Marvel Comics Index incorrectly credited John Duffy with lettering, but Nick Caputo has identified Joe Letterese as letterer.
The Doorway to Nowhere!
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-798
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've got to learn what's inside this door--I've got to!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Hugo Cragg
- Synopsis
- After escaping from jail, Hugo Cragg heads for a deserted mansion to hide out until the heat is off. Then he discovers a strange closet in the house: after he puts something into it, the object disappears! He figures that if the objects disappear into another dimension, why not go there himself to hide from the Police? He does, but becomes two-dimensional.
- Reprints
- in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #65
- in Weird Planets (Alan Class, 1962 series) #3 (1962)
- in Terrific! (IPC, 1967 series) #11 (24 June 1967)
- in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #115 (1969)
- in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #127 ([circa 1971 - 1972])
- in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #133 ([circa 1972 - 1973])
-
in Fantastic Four (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #16 (Septembre 1972) - in Le Tombeau de Dracula (Editions Héritage, 1973 series) #3
- in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #216 ([circa 1983 - 1984])
- in America's Greatest Comics (AC, 2002 series) #15 (2006)
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #4 ([January] 2012)
- in Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #2 (2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Title confirmed as "The Doorway to Nowhere" by Tom Lammers (August 2007), plus original art sold on Heritage Auctions in 2005.
The Thing from Outer Space!
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
- Pencils
- Don Heck (signed as Don Heck)
- Inks
- Don Heck (signed as Don Heck)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the far reaches of our galaxy, spins a planet surrounded by a strange mist...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Col. John Rogers
- Synopsis
- An explorer returns to Earth with a telepathic plant, which claims that it is the real human, and that their minds have been swapped. The switch is reversed, and the planet quarantined.
- Reprints
- in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #65
- in Weird Planets (Alan Class, 1962 series) #3 (1962)
- in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #127 ([circa 1971 - 1972])
- in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #133 ([circa 1972 - 1973]), #216 ([circa 1983 - 1984])
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #4 ([January] 2012)
-
- Keywords
- Nyanthos
Indexer Notes
Narrated in the first person by the plant. Simek credit per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited John Duffy.
Editing
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Table of Contents
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0.
The Return of the Ant Man!
Ant-Man -
1.
Return of the Ant-Man, Part 1
Ant-Man -
2.
Strange Encounter
-
3.
[Return of the Ant-Man] Part 2, An Army of Ants!
Ant-Man -
4.
[Return of the Ant-Man] Part 3, The Ant-Man's Revenge!
Ant-Man -
5.
The Doorway to Nowhere!
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6.
The Thing from Outer Space!
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Chris Boyko
- David Bruce
- Nick Caputo
- Steve Coates
- Peter Croome
- Steve Dasinger
- Craig Delich
- Del Gruber
- Ethan Hoddes
- Kirk House
- R. S. Martin
- Lou Mazzella
- Darrel McCann
- Mike Nielsen
- Steven Rowe
- Per Sandell
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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