CATALOG RECORD
Tales to Astonish #50
first appearance of Human Top
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
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #50 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Original edition12¢ coverSource ↗
- UK pence edition9d [0-0-9 GBP] cover
British
Printed cover price 9d [0-0-9 GBP].
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Creators
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.
Publisher’s description
The origin of the Human Top, a.k.a. Whirlwind! Check out the Wasp's worst villain in his very first appearance. David Cannon has always abused his ability to spin really, really fast. And in his first bout of battle with Ant-Man and Wasp, destruction ensues!
Characters
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)