Category Archives: Tales to Astonish

Meanwhile…: February, 1964

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #9 “The Man Called Electro!” Script: Stan Lee Art: Steve Ditko Letters: Art Simek IN A NUTSHELL With the power of electricity at his command, super-villain Electro robs banks. Jameson publishes front page news that Spider-Man IS Electro, … Continue reading

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Meanwhile…: January, 1964

TALES TO ASTONISH #51 “Showdown With the Human Top!” Script: Stan Lee Pencils: Jack Kirby Inks: Dick Ayers Letters: Art Simek IN A NUTSHELL No one can stop the Human Top’s rampage of crime, not even Giant-Man! Even though Hank … Continue reading

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TALES TO ASTONISH #50: Growing Pains

“The Human Top!” Script: Stan Lee Pencils: Jack Kirby Inks: Steve Ditko Letters: Sam Rosen In 1967 The Jefferson Airplane, in their song White Rabbit, sang the lyrics, “One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small,” referring … Continue reading

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TALES TO ASTONISH #49: Super-Size Me!

“The Birth of Giant-Man!” Script: Stan Lee Pencils: Jack Kirby Inks: Don Heck Letters: Sam Rosen I always thought it comical to have a superhero the size of an ant. Of course, the further I got into the Ant-Man series, … Continue reading

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