CATALOG RECORD

Tales to Astonish #53

Marvel · Series began 1959 · March 1964

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Dates

Cover date: March 1964
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #53 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition12¢ cover
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UK pence edition9d [0-0-9 GBP] cover

British

Printed cover price 9d [0-0-9 GBP].
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Publisher’s description

The return of Porcupine! While performing for kids at a local orphanage, the Porcupine sets a trap that Giant-Man and Wasp can't ignore. Will Giant-Man be able to save Wasp when he, and the chips, are down? Plus, Janet shares a science fiction story!

Reprinted in

Climax Adventure Comic (1962), Terrific! (1967), Essential Ant-Man (2002), Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (2006), Ant-Man / Giant-Man Epic Collection (2015), Marvel Tales (1966), Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades Omnibus (2010)