| Issue | #27 |
| Published | January 1962 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Stan Lee |
| Notes | Distributed to newstands on September 28, 1961 (according to Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website) or on October 17, 1961 (according to former indexer). This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. |
| Characters | Henry Pym (later known as Ant-Man) |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Reprinted | in Essential Ant-Man (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 (2002) [black and white]; in Marvel Milestones: Iron Man, Ant-Man & Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) [nn] (March 2005); in Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man/Giant-Man (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006); in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 (2010) |
| Characters | Henry Pym (introduction, origin, later known as Ant-Man) |
| 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. |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Script | Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script) |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Dick Ayers |
| Letters | John Duffy ? |
| 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. |
| Reprinted | in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #22 (August 1969); in Marvel Limited: Fantastic Firsts (Marvel 1994 series) [nn]; in Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 1999 series) [nn]; in Essential Avengers (Marvel, 1999 series) # 2 (2000) [black & white]; in Essential Ant-Man (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (2001) [black & white]; in Marvel Milestones: Iron Man, Ant-Man & Captain America (Marvel, 2005 series) [nn] (March 2005); in Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man/Giant-Man (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006); in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 (2010) |
| 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. |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Pencils | Joe Maneely |
| Inks | Joe Maneely |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Text story with illustration. |
| Reprinted | from Journey Into Unknown Worlds (Marvel, 1951 series) #49 (September 1956) |
| 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. |
| Genre | occult |
| Script | Stan Lee (plot) ?; Larry Lieber (script) ? |
| Pencils | Don Heck |
| Inks | Don Heck |
| Letters | Artie Simek |
| 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. |
| Reprinted | in Vault of Evil (Marvel, 1973 series) #23; in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 (2010) |
| 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. |
| Genre | occult; sports |
| Script | Stan Lee (plot) ?; Larry Lieber (script) ? |
| Pencils | Bob Forgione |
| Inks | Bob Forgione |
| Letters | Ray Holloway ? |
| 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). |
| Reprinted | in Incroyable Hulk, L' (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #42 (January 1975) [as "Le cheval parlant", French translation]; in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 (2010) |
| Characters | Grokor; Mopox |
| Synopsis | A warrior race from 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. |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Script | Stan Lee (signed) |
| Pencils | Steve Ditko (signed) |
| Inks | Steve Ditko |
| Letters | Artie Simek |
| Notes | Last page includes an advertisment for Amazing Adult Fantasy (Marvel, 1961 series), also by Lee and Ditko. |
| Reprinted | in Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1972 series) #19 (October 1975) |