Dates
- Cover date
- March 1964
- On sale
- December 2, 1963
- Pages
- 36
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #53 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
- Trapped by the Porcupine! · 18 pages
The Porcupine uses Giant-Man's fan club to attack him and then he captures the Wasp. He uses the Wasp to lead him back to Giant-Man and attacks. He snatches Giant-Man's size-changing capsules, but takes the shrinking capsules and shrinks to nothingness.
- The Clock · 2 pages
An old clockmaker nearly dies from the cold, but is saved by the wooden figures adorning his clocks, which he has given parts of his own soul.
- When Wakes the Colossus! · 5 pages
An alien warlord builds a giant statue to intimidate the superstitious, but it comes to life and takes the side of the rebels against him.
Publisher’s description
The return of Porcupine! While performing for kids at a local orphanage, the Porcupine sets a trap that Giant-Man and Wasp can't ignore. Will Giant-Man be able to save Wasp when he, and the chips, are down? Plus, Janet shares a science fiction story!
Characters
Reprinted in
Climax Adventure Comic (1962), Terrific! (1967), Essential Ant-Man (2002), Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (2006), Ant-Man / Giant-Man Epic Collection (2015), Marvel Tales (1966), Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades Omnibus (2010)