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Tales to Astonish #48

Marvel · Series began 1959 · October 1963

first appearance of Porcupine

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Porcupine (Alexander Gentry) — introduction, origin

Dates

Cover date: October 1963
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #48 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

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Printed cover price 9d [0-0-9 GBP].
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Publisher’s description

Ant-Man and Wasp encounter a new armored foe! Who is the man behind the Porcupine armor? Wasp suffers a blow in battle. Ant-Man must face the Porcupine alone!

Reprinted in

Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (2006), Mystic (1960), Sinister Tales (1964), Essential Ant-Man (2002), Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (2006), Ant-Man & Wasp: Small World (2011), Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (2013), Ant-Man / Giant-Man Epic Collection (2015), Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus (2019), Marvel July 1963 Omnibus (2023)