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Tales to Astonish #38

Marvel · Series began 1959 · December 1962

first appearance of Egghead

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Egghead (Elihas Starr, Marvel) — introduction, origin

Dates

Cover date: December 1962
On sale: September 11, 1962
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #38 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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Creators

script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieberpencils: Jack Kirby, Joe Maneely, Don Heck, Steve Ditkoinks: Sol Brodsky, Dick Ayers, Joe Maneely, Don Heck, Steve Ditkocolors: Stan Goldbergletters: Artie Simek, Jon D'Agostino

Stories

Betrayed by the Ants!! · 10 pages
An scientist is hired by crooks to defeat Ant-Man. He tries to turn the ants against the hero and trap him, but the ants are loyal to Ant-Man and he foils Egghead's scheme.
Strange Mission · 2 pages
A man becomes confused over directions to the dentist and as a result accidentally pilots an expedition to claim a new planet.
I Found the Impossible World! · 8 pages
An experimental time machine seems to fail, aging its inventor 10 years. In fact he travelled into a fantastic future, but had his memory erased as punishment for trying to sow discord.
Secret of the Statues! · 5 pages
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. It turns out the 'statues' were aliens attempting to pose as Earthlings in order to infiltrate. They deposit the critic outside and depart Earth.

Publisher’s description

The first appearance of Ant-Man's most dastardly foe -- the criminally brilliant Egghead!

Characters

Hank PymAnt-ManEggheadElihas Starr

Reprinted in

Amazing Stories of Suspense (1963), Creepy Worlds (1962), Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (2006), Secrets of the Unknown (1962), Marvel Tales (1966), Giant-Size Avengers (1974), Hulk Comic (1979), 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)