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Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) comic books in grades to NM

  • Issue #7
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 7
    • 7" Cumulative spine split. Tape on interior of cover.
    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. Severe water damage.
    • Centerfold detached at one staple. Staple rust, rust migration. Water damage. Mold.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. He Waits For Us in the Glacier!, art by Don Heck; A nuclear submarine finds an alien hibernating in a glacier. The Money Tree text story. We Met in the Swamp!, art by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko; A hermit claims to have helped a group of aliens in return for a chest of treasure. I Lived a Ghost Story!, art by Paul Reinman; A real estate agent tries to dissuade a man from buying a haunted house, but he insists on spending a night there. I Saw the Other World!, art by Dick Ayers; A man tries to convince a stranger that the camera he found takes pictures of another dimension. I Spent Midnight with the Thing on Bald Mountain!, art by Steve Ditko. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 8
    • 3" Cumulative spine split.

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. I Dared Defy the Floating Head!, art by Paul Reinman; A giant floating head appears over New York, claiming that it is the advance scout of an alien invasion, and ordering everyone to evacuate. I Live Again!, art by Steve Ditko; The animated statue rises up from where it fell in the last story and decides to go to America so that it can conquer the world. New Glasses text story. I–Am–The–Genie!, art by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko; A criminal finds a genie and uses it to wreak havoc, but when he goes too far he takes the genies place in the bottle. Mummex---King of the Mummies!, art by Don Heck; An archaeologist finds a giant mummy in the Egyptian desert; It rises and searches the tombs and museums of the area, examining several mummies before returning into the desert. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $965 Tales to Astonish #8 (Marvel, 1960) CGC 8.0 Silver Age MUMMEX!

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  • Issue #11
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 11
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #2117505023
    • 1" Spine split from bottom. Water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. I Found Monstrom! The Dweller in the Black Swamp!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A vacationing family finds a monster in a swamp. The Balloon text story. I Was Face-to-Face with the Forbidden Robot!, art by Don Heck; A man reactivates an illegal robot in order to gain recognition for stopping it. I Dared to Look into the Beyond!, art by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko; A scientist builds a time machine to travel into the future. I Wore...The Mask of Drothor!, art by Steve Ditko; An artist creates a mask based on the face of an ancient sorcerer. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $169 1960 TALES TO ASTONISH #11 - Swamp monster - Kirby & Ditko - Marvel - CGC 2.5
    $250 TALES TO ASTONISH #11 CGC 4.0 First MONSTROM Jack Kirby Steve Ditko 1960 Atlas

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  • Issue #13
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 13
    Auction opens January 4
    • 3" cumulative spine split. Cover and interior oxidation.

    1st appearance of Groot - Cover by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. I Challenged... Groot! The Monster from Planet X!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; The monarch of planet X arrives on Earth in order to capture a town for experimental purposes back on his homeworld. Special Sale text story, art by Joe Maneely. I Found the Abominable Snowman!, art by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko; A thug ventures to the Himalayas with the intention of capturing the Abominable Snowman for profit but is frustrated in his attempts of getting the locals to refer him to the creature he has in a photograph. My Friend is...Not Quite Human!, art by Steve Ditko; A misogynist wood-carver falls in love with his sculpture and has himself transformed into wood, but his refusal to pay a gypsy mystic leads to her making the wooden figure human out of spite. I Found the Hidden World!, art by Don Heck; An ex-con investigates a professor's theories about a world inside television sets. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $16,000 Tales to Astonish 13 CGC 8.0! 1st appearance of Groot from GOTG! Rare in grade

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  • Issue #14
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 14
    • Water saturation.

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. I Created Krang! The Most Fantastic Monster The World Has Ever Known!, Chapter One, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A scientist's formula makes an ant giant and super-intelligent. Chapter Two: Krang!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Remedy Oil text article, art by Marie Severin. Behold! I Am the Master of Time!, art by Steve Ditko; In a black magic book, a thief finds instructions for creating a time machine which runs on electricity, but after robbing people in the 18th century and attempting to return to the 20th, he realizes he is stuck in the past because there is no electricity in the 18th century. The Thing in Human Form!, art by Don Heck; A Martian is sent to Earth to kidnap a human scientist who has invented a weapon that Mars wants to use against Jupiter. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $1,175 TALES TO ASTONISH #14 CGC 8.5 VF+ NICE OW/W PAGES! COOL KIRBY COVER!

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  • Issue #15
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 15
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s)
    • Label #2131063016
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. I Learned the Dread Secret of the Blip!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A power drain and radar anomaly is traced to a creature made of electricity hiding in a cave. The Free Ride text story. I Dared Enter the Forbidden World!, art by Don Heck; A white game hunter finds the legendary elephant's graveyard, hoping to make a fortune in ivory. I Am the Invisible!, art by Steve Ditko; A man threatens a witch unless she hands over two lenses which will make him invisible. I Defied the Curse of Tut-Ah-Anka!, art by Paul Reinman; A criminal hides from the police in an old Egyptian tomb, ignoring the warning of a curse. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $85 Tales to Astonish #15 - Atlas Comics 1961 CGC 3.0 Steve Ditko, Don Heck and Paul
    $1,750 TALES to ASTONISH #15 CGC 8.0 Atlas Comic 1961

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  • Issue #16
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 16
    • 3.75" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple.

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. Here Comes...Thorr the Unbelievable, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; When Professor Linus mistakenly wakes up Thorr the Unbelievable he has to stop him from waking up his fellow warriors and taking over the world. The Bridge text story. My Touch Means... Doom!, art by Don Heck; A teller plans to rob his bank to pay for his wife's surgery. Save Me from the Mole Men!, art by Paul Reinman; A fighter who is cruel and likes to hurt his opponents finds out that there are some creatures stronger than him, and they like to hurt their opponents also. I Am the Victim of the Sorcerer!, art by Steve Ditko. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 17
    • 2.5" Spine split from bottom. Cover and centerfold detached.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
      Other items consigned by Bud Plant

    Cover by Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Dick Ayers. Vandoom, the Man Who Made a Creature!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Vandoom, the owner of a Transylvanian wax museum, sets out to build a new monster in order to bring customers back to the museum. Chapter 2: The Mark of Vandoom, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Spirit text story. Beware! Of the Ghastly Glass!, art by Steve Ditko; A man kills to gain possession of a magic crystal that grants him four wishes, but even his carefully worded wishes backfire, stranding him on the Moon. I Dared to Enter the Haunted Room!, art by Don Heck; A scientist builds an ultimate bomb and plans to use it to hold the world hostage. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #21
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 21
    • Water saturation. Mold.
    • Water damage. Cover and interior oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Trull! The Inhuman!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; The mental essence of an alien bent on global conquest takes over a steam shovel and is defeated by an elephant. Trull! The Inhuman! Part 2, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Time Machine text story. The Silent Screen, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; An infinite loop story about a monster who repeatedly steps out of a movie screen. Open Wider, Please, art by Don Heck; A dentist in 2030 discovers that his patient is a robot from Mars and calls the police. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $210 Tales To Astonish #21 CGC 4.0 Marvel Comics 1961 HULK PROTOTYPE

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  • Issue #22
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 22
    • 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple. Interior pencil markings. Water damage.

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. I Dared to Battle the Crawling Creature! Part 1, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A teenager mans a drill-pod and finds a primitive tribe and a horrible creature beneath the surface. I Dared to Battle the Crawling Creature Part 2, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Patent Pending text story. Help!, art by Don Heck; A writer buys a used typewriter that will only type a plea for help and an address, no matter what keys are struck. For Whom the Drum Beats!, art by Steve Ditko; A second-string drummer is envious of another member of the band, and so when he hears about a local gypsy, he goes to see her about improving his playing ability. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $511 Tales to Astonish #36 1962 CGC 7.0 (Newton Rings on Cover)~

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  • Issue #25
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 25
    • Water damage. 1" Spine split from bottom. Cover oxidation.
    • Heavy water damage.

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. I Was Captured by the Creature from Krogarr!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A dissolute human is targeted by an alien that can transport items through television sets, but he is saved by his failure to pay the electric bill. The Party text story. Behold Him! He Is the Martian!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A spy from Jupiter disguised as a human stows away on the first rocket from Earth to Mars. The Gypsy's Revenge!, art by Don Heck; An American criminal robs an old gypsy man, ignoring his pleas and curses. Where Lurks the Ghost!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man spends the night in a haunted house with the houses caretaker. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #26
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 26
    • 6.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached and severe water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Look Out!! Here Come the...Four-Armed Men!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; An explorer learns of an invasion of four-armed aliens. The Weatherman, art by Joe Maneely. He Walked Through Walls!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A stranger performs feats of magic, and offers anything that people might want if they sign a contract. Run, Rocky, Run!, art by Bob Forgione; A criminal on the run plans to stow-away on the experimental rocket he reads about, but finds out too late that is an advanced miniature rocket that cannot carry a pilot. Dream World, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man repeatedly dreams that his bed is levitating, and cant tell if hes dreaming or not. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #27
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 27
    • Slight amateur restoration
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case
    • Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover.
    • Label #1156845001
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case
    • Label #1246582008
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #1972199008
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    Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Man in the Ant Hill!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Henry Pym invents a shrinking serum, but is trapped in an ant hill when he tests it. Trouble Bubble text story, art by Joe Maneely. Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall..., art by Don Heck; 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. The Talking Horse, art by Bob Forgione; The horse Silverstreak convinces the abusive jockey Barney to bet on them winning the next race. Dead Planet!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; 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. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $2,750 Tales to Astonish #27 CGC 2.5 OW/WHITE Pages 1962 Silver Age Marvel 1st Ant-Man!
    $2,795 Tales to Astonish #27 CGC Qualified 5.0 (1962) 1st Appearance Ant-Man Marvel
    $3,950 Tales to Astonish #27 CGC 4.5 Marvel 1962 1st Ant-Man! Avengers Q1 124 cm clean
    $8,000 1962 MARVEL COMICS TALES TO ASTONISH #27 1ST APP ANT-MAN CBCS GRADED 5.5
    $8,999 Tales To Astonish #27 CGC FN 6.0 Off White 1st Ant-Man! Marvel 1962

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  • Issue #28
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 28
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #2009716008
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    Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. I Am the... Gorilla-Man, script by Stan Lee and Larry Liebery, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; An inventor transfers his mind into a gorilla to commit crimes, but the gorilla controlling his body turns against him. The Green Hat text story. Midnight on Haunted Hill, script and art by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A boy sees an alien landing, but no one believes him until the spaceship comes back. The Scheme!, art by Gene Colan; An insolvent cad marries a rich widow dying of a terminal sickness for her money, but finds when she dies that the disease is contagious and he has only months to live. The Frightening Fog, art by Steve Ditko; A mysterious fog envelops the entire world for days, terrifying everyone. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #29
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 29
    • 2 1/2" interior tear. Water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. When the Space Beasts Attack!!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; An alien armada lands on Earth with weapons that seem to disintegrate anything. The Clock text story. The Man Who Blew Up the Earth!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A jilted Quasimodo-like scientist devotes all his energy into producing a cobalt bomb which is so powerful that it can shatter the Earth. What Happened to Harry?, art by Dick Ayers; A brilliant inventor's boss tries to steal his new time machine in order to take credit for it. The Last Laugh! script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A vicious practical joker gets his comeuppance in the afterlife. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    $220 Tales to Astonish #29 (Marvel, 1962) — CGC 5.0

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  • Issue #30
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 30

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. The Return of the Gorilla-Man, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; The Gorilla-Man escapes and tries to get himself transformed back into a human, but instead he is blasted into space in an experimental space capsule. The Remedy Oil text story, art by Marie Severin. The Thing from the Hidden Swamp, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A plain girl helps a stranded alien, and is made beautiful as a reward. What Was the Staggering Secret of the 13th Floor, art by Don Heck; An oddly cheerful elevator operator is held at gunpoint with a passer-by by a spy planning to blow up the hotel. Quogg!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A fugitive hides in an enclosure said to contain a horrible monster, and realizes too late that the monster appeared to be an ordinary hut. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #33
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 33
    • 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover art by Jack Kirby and Paul Reinman. Dead Storage, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A burnt-out actor stumbles upon an alien invasion, and gives the best performance of his life to save Earth. The Comic text story. The Frightened Man!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A scientist tries to use a time machine to escape the dangers of the modern world, but he finds that every era has its dangers. The Voice of Fate!, art by Don Heck; The Fates make a wager over whether humans will ever understand that they cannot escape them. The Absent-Minded Professor!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A college professor is certain that life exists upon other worlds, but can't quite remember why he is so assured of this fact. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #34
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 34
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #3819053012
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. A Monster at My Window!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; An alien from another dimension threatens a science fiction writer, but the writer is a hostile alien from a different dimension. Masquerade text story. The Strange Fate of the Statue Maker!, art by Jack Kirby and Paul Reinman; An inventor accidentally invents a petrification device and decides to use it to turn attractive people into detailed statues. The Invaders, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Aliens from a dry desert world park their invasion fleet on a large expanse of the ocean thinking it to be a solid surface whereupon the ships sink like stones. Dance, You Fool, art by Don Heck; An unsuccessful dancer overhears the old man in the room next to him saying that his old pair of dancing shoes can make anyone a great dancer. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #35
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 35
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #1073380003
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4089862005
    • CGC Signature Series
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Scuffing on front of case; Scuffing to inner well of case
    • Signed by Stan Lee on 04/24/2014. (typo on label)
    • Label #1241076001
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #1244491001
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4464574003
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    Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Return of the Ant-Man, Part 1, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Henry Pym invents an anti-radiation gas, that attracts the attention of communist spies. Strange Encounter, art by Joe Maneely; An American tourist in Paris is unwittingly targeted by a spy as an intelligence courier and is nearly killed. Return of the Ant-Man Part 2: An Army of Ants, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Henry Pym learns how to command ants to do his bidding and frees his captured assistants, with the help of the ants. Return of the Ant-Man Part 3: The Ant-Man's Revenge!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Henry Pym invents an anti-radiation gas, that attracts the attention of communist spies. The Doorway to Nowhere!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; After escaping from jail, Hugo Cragg heads for a deserted mansion to hide out until the heat is off. The Thing from Outer Space!, art by Don Heck. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    $395 1962 TALES TO ASTONISH #35 CGC 2.5 - Origin & 2nd app. ANT-MAN, 1st in costume
    $880 Marvel's Tales to Astonish #35 CGC 2.5 SS Stan Lee 1962
    $1,300 Tales To Astonish #35 1st Ant Man In Costume CGC 5.0 Marvel 1962.
    $1,700 Tales to Astonish #35 (Marvel Comics September 1962) CGC 6.0
    $4,995 TALES TO ASTONISH #35 CGC 7.0 ORIGIN & 2ND APP ANT MAN 1ST IN COSTUME 0137839002

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  • Issue #36
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 36
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #0295848002
    • Water damage.
    • Mold. 3.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover and centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage with staple rust/migration.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #1099826004
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • 1" Spine split from bottom. Cover detached at one staple. Water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Challenge of Comrade X!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Ant-Man is hunted by a Soviet agent sent to capture him, but a beautiful stranger warns him of the spy's whereabouts. From Outer Space text story. The Hands of Time!, art by Paul Reinman; A fugitive steals a clock that turns back time; He becomes young again and tries to commit the perfect crime. The Search for Pan!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man arrives in a small village looking for Pan, whom all the villagers affirm does exist. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    $199 TALES TO ASTONISH #36 CGC 3.5 1962 JACK KIRBY STAN LEE STEVE DITKO
    $440 Tales to Astonish 36 - CGC Fine Fn 6.0 - 2nd Ant-Man in costume! 1962 P8 411 cm
    $959 Tales to Astonish #36 CGC 6.5 -FINE +( COLOR TOUCH) COPY-1962 3RD ANTMAN

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  • Issue #37
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 37
    • Glue at staples. Cover coming loose at one staple.
    • 2" spine split from top. Cover detached. Cover oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Trapped by the Protector! Part 1, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Ant-Man deals with a dangerous extortionist, who turns out to be disguised as one of the victimized jewelers. [Trapped by the Protector!, Part 2:] Face-to-Face With the Protector!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Magician text story. Afraid to Dream!, art by Don Heck; A man whose dreams come true is terrified when he dreams his own death. The Star Raiders, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A group of escaped convicts turned pirates are tricked into attacking a planet they believe defenseless by a man who claims the inhabitants are midgets neglecting to mention that they are only midgets compared to him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #38
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 38
    • Water damage. Staple rust with migration.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4464574004
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    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #0991548022
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    • Staple rust.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. Betrayed by the Ants!!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; An scientist is hired by crooks to defeat Ant-Man; He tries to turn the ants against the hero and trap him. Strange Mission text story, art by Joe Maneely. Found the Impossible World!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Don Heck; An experimental time machine seems to fail, aging its inventor 10 years. Secret of the Statues!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; An art critic visits a sculptor to give him his opinion of his work; He tells the crestfallen man that his statues appear lifeless; He faints when one of the statues calls him a fool. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #39
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 39
    • Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage. Interior tearing.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4419124008
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Cover oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Vengeance of the Scarlet Beetle!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Ant-Man fights a beetle made super-intelligent by radiation. The Remedy Oil text story, art by Marie Severin. Ozamm the Terrible!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Don Heck; A factory worker laid off to be replaced by a machine foils a seemingly invincible alien by cutting off his power source. The Toy Soldiers, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A boy who enjoys toy soldiers buys a new civil war figure to place in his prisoner of war stockade. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    $399 Tales to Astonish #39 CGC 6.5 WP Marvel Comics 1963 1st app Scarlet Beetle
    $1,100 TALES TO ASTONISH #39 CGC 9.0 VF/NM EARLY MARVEL FROM 1963! EXCEPTIONAL BOOK!
    $1,950 TALES TO ASTONISH #39 CGC NM- 9.2; OW-W; 1st app of Scarlet Beetle!

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  • Issue #40
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 40
    • 3.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Lateral spine tearing.
    • Residue.
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Color touch.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Cover detached at one staple.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4159375001
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Jack Kirby. The Day Ant-Man Failed!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky; Ant-Man investigates a series of hijackings; He pretends to be sick to lure the hijacker into the open. I Was Trapped in the Mad Universe!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Don Heck; A boy finds a device from the future that transports him to an alternate dimension with nearly identical versions of him and his family. Bird Talk text story. The Worst Man on Earth!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A criminal in the year 2000 is sentenced to be exiled from humanity for his various crimes as the death penalty has been abolished. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    $115 Tales To Astonish #40 Cgc 3.0

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  • Issue #41
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 41
    • Cover loose at one staple. Water damage. Interior tearing. Staple rust, rust migration.
    • Water damage. Staple rust, rust migration.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Prisoner of the Slave World!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Don Heck; Henry Pym is kidnapped along with other scientists in order to build a super-weapon for a tyrant in another dimension. Tricky Travel text story. When the Beast Walks!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Joe Sinnott; An animal-loving reporter saves a four-armed ape from a hunter and discovers that it is really an alien looking for a human worthy of hearing its message. The Curse!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A dictator pretends that a treasure is cursed in order to get it for himself, but it turns out the treasure is cursed and a ghost takes him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    $120 Tales to Astonish # 41 CGC 3.5 O.W. to White 1963 - Early Antman!
    $200 TALES TO ASTONISH #41 CGC 5.0 MAR 1963 Marvel WHITE Pages ANT-MANT Stan Lee
    $995 Tales to Astonish # 41 CGC 9.0 OW/W (Marvel, 1963) Jack Kirby & Dick Ayers cover

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  • Issue #42
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 42
    • Water damage. Cover oxidation.

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. The Voice of Doom!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Don Heck; A radio spokesman gains a hypnotic voice from radiation, and decides to test it by turning the people against Ant-Man. Secret Mission text story. The Eyes of the Mummy!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Joe Sinnott; A crook steals a jewel from an ancient dummy, but the dead pharaoh's hypnotic powers make him see only death until he returns it. I Am Not Human!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A humanoid robot escapes his creator's lab with an artificial face and clothes in order to live among humans as a man. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    $135 Tales to Astonish # 42..CGC Blue slab 4.0 VG grade...1963 comic-9th Ant-Man--ex

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  • Issue #43
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 43
    • Water damage. Oxidation. Writing on interior pages.

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. The Mad Master of Time!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Don Heck; A scientist forced to retire makes a device to artificially age others and holds the city hostage. Lady Luck text story. Frankie's Fast Ball!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber and Sol Brodsky; A boy gains extraordinary physical and mental abilities due to his parents' exposure to radiation. My Fatal Mistake!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man is bitter because he has been replaced by a computer and must take a job servicing it. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    $120 Tales To Astonish # 43 Cgc 3.5
    $159 TALES TO ASTONISH #43 CBCS 4.5 EARLY ANT-MAN TIME MASTER MARVEL SILVER 1963

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  • Issue #44
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 44
    • 6" Cumulative spine split (partially taped). Cover detached at one staple. Water damage. Overspray
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case
    • Label #1304398004
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #1227791009
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #1476751005
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Don Heck. The Creature from Kosmos!, script by Stan Lee and Ernie Hart [H. E. Huntley], art by Jack Kirby and Don Heck; When a fellow scientist is killed by an alien being, Ant-Man enlists the help of the dead man's daughter. Blueprint for Victory text story. Hunted, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; In the year 2000 all of New York City is searching for a 'plague carrier' who is attempting to escape notice and flee the city; He is apprehended at a transportation center and the police remove the 'plague' from him which turns out to be a handgun he had stolen from a museum which officials had worried could back bring the plague of war. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    $500 Tales to Astonish 44 CGC 3.0 G/VG Origin & 1st App Wasp Janet Van Dyne 1963
    $599 TALES TO ASTONISH 44 CGC 3.5 - ORIGIN AND FIRST APPEARANCE OF WASP
    $609 Tales to Astonish #44 CGC 4.0 WP Marvel Comics 1963 Origin & 1st app Wasp
    $1,250 TALES TO ASTONSH #44 CGC 6.5 GRADE 1963 FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE WASP!
    $1,350 Tales to Astonish #44 1st Wasp Marvel 1963 CGC 6.0 Off-White Silver Age Key

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  • Issue #45
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 45
    • 1.5" Cumulative spine split.
    • 1 1/2" Spine split from top. Water damage.
    • Water saturation.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #1398933002
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4309434016
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • 1.5" Cumulative spine split.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Terrible Traps of Egghead!, script by Stan Lee and Ernie Hart [H. E. Huntley], art by Don Heck; Egghead forms a new gang and sets a trap for the Wasp, hoping to use her against Ant-Man. The Future text story. Bronson's Brain!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Bronson, an incredible genius upset that no one on earth can match his tremendous intellect, builds a space ship and travels to a planet of highly advanced aliens. It Walks Like a Man!, script by Stan Lee and Robert Bernstein [as R. Berns], art by Paul Reinman; A man is disturbed by his daughter's attachment to her new robot playmate, but changes his mind when it saves her life. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    $175 Tales to Astonish #45 1963 CGC 6.5
    $200 Tales to Astonish #45 CGC 3.5 Second appearance of the Wasp 1963

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  • Issue #46
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 46
    • 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. When Cyclops Walks the Earth, script by Stan Lee and Ernie Hart [as H. E. Huntley], art by Don Heck; While on vacation in Greece, Ant-Man and the Wasp go after a monster who terrorizes the local sailors. Ride to the Future text story. The Secret of the Swamp!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Paul Reinman; A lonely and plain woman meets a handsome man in the swamp and she marries him, not knowing that he is also ugly and they have been made beautiful to each other by the swamp's magic. The Most Dangerous Weapon!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; In the year 2050 only one weapon remains on display in a museum as a reminder of the violent past. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    $100 Tales To Astonish 46 CGC Graded 4.0 VG Marvel Comics 1963
    $125 Tales to Astonish #46 CGC 3.0 Ant-Man and the Wasp 1963
    $406 Tales to Astonish Marvel #46 1963 CGC 7.0 Silver Ant-Man Wasp Cyclops Comic

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  • Issue #47
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 47
    • Cover oxidation.
    • 1/2" Spine split.
    • 1/2" Spine split from bottom. Water damage.
    • 2.5" Cumulative spine split. Water damage.
    • Cover detached at one staple.
    • 1 1/2" spine split from bottom. Cover oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Music to Scream By, script by Stan Lee and Ernie Hart [H. E. Huntley], art by Don Heck; 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. The Disappearance text story. The Smiling Gods!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber and Matt Fox; Asian farmers pray to their gods for a good crop to appease their cruel overlord, and their grain grows so rapidly that it entangles and crushes him. Target...Earth!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; An alien lands on Earth with the intent of sizing up possible resistance to an invasion force. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #48
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 48
    • Cover loose at one staple. Water damage.
    • 1" spine split. Water damage. Cover oxidation.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #1228230019
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4346185012
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Cover coming loose at one staple.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • 2" length tear on front cover. Staple rust with migration. Water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Cover coming loose at both staples. Water damage with staple rust.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. Ant-Man and the Wasp Defy the Porcupine!, script by Stan Lee and Ernie Hart [as H. E. Huntley], art by Don Heck; The Porcupine decides to rob a burglar-proof bank designed by Henry Pym. The Inventor text story. Grayson's Gorilla!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber and Matt Fox; A scientist tries to give himself the strength of a gorilla for his own ends. The Little Green Man!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; An unscrupulous pilot tricks an alien into refitting his plane, but throws the creature out instead of rewarding it. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    $90 TALES TO ASTONISH #48 CGC 3.5 1963, ORIGIN OF THE PORCUPINE, AFFORDABLE!
    $119 TALES TO ASTONISH #48 CBCS 4.5 1ST APPEARANCE OF PORCUPINE 1963 WASP MARVEL

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  • Issue #49
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 49
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4123126002
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Water spotting.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Interior complete. REMAINDERED COPY.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Don Heck. The Birth of Giant-Man!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby and Don Heck; 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. Odd Skills text story, art by Joe Maneely. The End of a World!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber and George Roussos [as G. Bell]; A ruler orders the destruction of an uninhabited galaxy as a tribute to his power. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #50
    Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) 50
    • 3/4" tear from bottom.
    • Staple rust. Water damage.
    • Staple rust. Water damage.
    • 1 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.
    • Heavy water damage/spotting.
    • Piece missing from back cover. Water damage.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4224228020
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky. The Human Top!, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirbym, Steve Ditko, and Don Heck; 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. Mystery Trip text story, art by Joe Maneely; Tommy's uncle returns from a space journey needing to re-learn how to walk on earth instead of floating. The Secret of Sagattus!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber and Matt Fox; A wise king listens only to the advice of a hunchback, causing the jealous nobles to murder the hunchback. No Ending!, script by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber; A dictator is tormented by dreams of running on a treadmill suspended high in the sky. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    $75 Tales to Astonish #50 CGC 4.0 Ant-Man 1st app and origin of Human Top
    $100 Tales to Astonish #50 CGC 5.0 Origin & 1st appearance of Human Top (Whirlwind)

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