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Tales to Astonish #50

Marvel · Series began 1959 · December 1963

first appearance of Human Top

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Human Top (Dave Cannon) — introduction, also origin in flashback

Dates

Cover date: December 1963
On sale: September 3, 1963
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #50 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].
This edition’s page

Creators

script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieberpencils: Jack Kirby, Joe Maneely, Larry Lieberinks: Sol Brodsky, Steve Ditko, Don Heck, Joe Maneely, Matt Fox, George Roussoscolors: Stan Goldbergletters: Artie Simek, Sam Rosen

Stories

The Human Top! · 13 pages
Henry Pym follows the crime spree of the Human Top in the newspapers but the Wasp convinces Henry to go after him as Giant-Man. The Top evades Giant-Man, and he must train to out-maneuver him.
Mystery Trip · 2 pages
Tommy's uncle returns from a space journey needing to re-learn how to walk on Earth instead of floating.
The Secret of Sagattus! · 5 pages
A wise king listens only to the advice of a hunchback, causing the jealous nobles to murder the hunchback. They discover that the hunchback was the real ruler, and the king is only a manniquin.
No Ending! · 5 pages
A dictator is tormented by dreams of running on a treadmill suspended high in the sky.

Characters

Hank PymJanet Van DyneWaspGiant-ManDave CannonHuman Top

Reprinted in

Sinister Tales (1964), Uncanny Tales (1963), Astounding Stories (1966), Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (2006), Secrets of the Unknown (1962), Creepy Worlds (1962), Terrific! (1967), 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)