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Tales to Astonish #36

Marvel · Series began 1959 · October 1962

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Comrade X (Nina Vladimirovna Tsiolkovsky, Marvel) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: October 1962
On sale: July 10, 1962
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #36 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

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

British

Printed cover price 9d [0-0-9 GBP].
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Creators

script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieberpencils: Jack Kirby, Paul Reinman, Steve Ditkoinks: Dick Ayers, Paul Reinman, Steve Ditkocolors: Stan Goldbergletters: Artie Simek, Terry Szenics

Stories

The Challenge of Comrade X! · 13 pages
Ant-Man is hunted by a Soviet agent sent to capture him, but a beautiful stranger warns him of the spy's whereabouts. Ant-Man realizes that the woman is really the spy and defeats her.
From Outer Space · 2 pages
When hostile aliens come to Earth of the future they are persuaded not to enslave humanity because of Earth's music.
The Hands of Time! · 5 pages
A fugitive steals a clock that turns back time. He becomes young again, and tries to commit the perfect crime, by escaping back in time before it happened, but when the clock breaks, he dies.
The Search for Pan! · 5 pages
A man arrives in a small village looking for Pan, whom all the villagers affirm does exist. He hopes to cash in somehow, but becomes frustrated when no one will tell him where to find Pan, and he begins to think they are just scamming the tourists. He threatens to rough up a bartender and the bartender directs him to a nearby grove under the full moon. The man goes, and does encounter Pan, but is so unsettled by the encounter he immediately leaves town. It turns out the bartender has cloven hooves.

Characters

Hank PymAnt-ManComrade XNina Vladimirovna Tsiolkovsky

Reprinted in

Amazing Stories of Suspense (1963), Hulk Comic (1979), Creepy Worlds (1962), Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (2006), Uncanny Tales (1963), Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (1965), The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (1985), Essential Ant-Man (2002), Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (2006), Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (2013), Ant-Man / Giant-Man Epic Collection (2015), Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus (2019)