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Tales to Astonish #27

Marvel · Series began 1959 · January 1962

first Ant-Man

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first Ant-Man

Hank Pym (Ant-Man / Giant-Man) — introduction, origin (later known as Ant-Man), also in flashback

Dates

Cover date: January 1962
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

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Original edition10¢ 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

He would rise to the title of ‘Avenger’, but before that, Dr. Hank Pym was the ‘Man in the Ant Hill’! Ant-Man makes his comic debut in this sci-fi spectacle, penciled by Kirby. After toying with a size-reducing serum, Pym ill-advisedly tries it on himself…meeting his future insect sidekicks!

Reprinted in

Secrets of the Unknown (1962), Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (2006), Creepy Worlds (1962), Hulk Comic (1979), Amazing Stories of Suspense (1963), Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (1965), Astounding Stories (1966), Journey into Mystery (1972), Vault of Evil (1973), The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (1985), Marvel Limited: Fantastic Firsts (1994), Essential Avengers (1999), Fantastic Firsts (2002), Essential Ant-Man (2002), Marvel Milestones: Iron Man, Ant-Man & Captain America (2005), Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (2006), Marvel Firsts: The 1960s (2011), Avengers: The Many Faces of Henry Pym (2012), Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (2013), The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection - Classic (2014)