Tales to Astonish #50

(December 1963)

The Human Top! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Steve Ditko (credited); Don Heck (alterations, see notes)

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Let's face it!

Feature Logo

Giant-Man and the Wonderful Wasp

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

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 Terrific! (IPC, 1967 series) #25 (30 September 1967)
• in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #29 (1968 ?)
• in Hit Comics Die fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #229
• in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #93 ([circa 1973 - 1974])
• 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 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)

Indexer Notes

Continues in next issue. Per Nick Caputo, Don Heck provided alterations on the Wasp's face in many panels. Bob Bailey originally credited Don Heck or Sol Brodsky with uncredited inking on the entire story.

Mystery Trip (Table of Contents: 2)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Maneely

Inks

Joe Maneely

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

[K-266]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There was much excitement in the Pidgeon household the week that Uncle Pete was...

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: 3)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited) (plot); Larry Lieber (credited) (script)

Pencils

Larry Lieber (credited)

Inks

Matt Fox (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)

Job Number

X-481

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Everyone knew there was a bond between the king and the hunchback...

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

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 Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #71
• in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #24 (1965 ?)
• in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #141
• in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #63 (11 Settembre 1973) [as "L'arma segreta", Italian translation]
• in L'Étonnant Spider-Man (Editions Héritage, 1969 series) #41 (novembre 1974)
• in Uncanny Tales (Alan Class, 1963 series) #151 ([circa 1982 - 1983])
• in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #202 ([circa 1984 - 1985])
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #4 ([January] 2012)

No Ending! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited) (plot); Larry Lieber (credited) (script)

Pencils

Larry Lieber (credited)

Inks

George Roussos (credited as G. Bell)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Run! Run! Run or die!

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Rodrigo Cadiz

Synopsis

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

Reprints

• in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #40
• in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #55 (1968 ?)
• in Marvelserien (Williams Förlags AB, 1967 series) #38 (1970)
• in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #140
• in Aventure dans la Jungle (Editions Héritage, 1973 series) #1 (Janvier 1973)
• 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)