Category: Tales To Astonish 1959
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Tales To Astonish #47:Music To Scream By
Cover Date: Sep 1963 | Review: 3 StarsFor today’s comic book review i read the ant-man and wasp story from Tales To Astonish #47, titled “Music To Scream By“. in this classic tale we see our heroes as well as the ant’s face the great threat of sound. To offer a summary, the story starts out with a prelude where our hero’s both solve…
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Tales To Astonish #46:…When Cyclops Walks The Earth
Cover Date: Aug 1963 | Review: 3.5 Starsoday I set out to do a comic book review on the ant-man and the wasp story from Tales To Astonish #46. From the starting point, the cover did not set me off with great hope for the issue, but I know that is a bad way to judge a book. for a short synopsis of the…
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Tales to Astonish #45:The Terrible Traps Of Egghead!
Cover Date: Jul 1963 | Review: 4.75 StarsIn today’s comic book review we go over, the story in Tales to Astonish #45 that features Ant-Man and The Wasp caught in “The terrible Traps of Egghead!”. For those of you who have been following along, we seen Egg Head in Tales To Astonish #38. but worry not, if you did not read that classic issue; as this one offers a…
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Tales To Astonish #44:Ant-Man and the Wasp! Vs. The Creature From Kosmos!
Cover Date: Jun 1963 | Review: 4 StarsIn sitting down to do my comic book review for the Ant-Man and Wasp story in Tales To Astonish #44, I realize the importance of this issue. These simple, and short facts must be stated first before I begin even thinking about being critical of the 18 page story. This issue is the first appearance and the origin of…
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Tales To Astonish #43:The Astonishing Ant-Man Versus The Mad Master of Time!
Cover Date: May 1963 | Review: 4.75 StarsToday, my comic book review is of Tales To Astonish #43, where I review the story of “The Astonishing Ant-Man Versus The Mad Master of Time!“. this story is perhaps one of the ironic twists of fate. All that lead the ant-man down an adventure to face a villain like he never has before. But this story is a…
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Tales To Astonish #42:The Voice of Doom
Cover Date: Apr 1963 | Review: 3 StarsToday’s comic book review is of Tales To Astonish #42, in this issue we learn of Jason Cragg. whom gains the “Voice of Truth” a power that makes people believe what ever he says. but his hypnotic power enough to make me give him a good review? More importantly how does Ant-Man deal with a threat who’s very…
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Tales To Astonish #41:Prisoner of the Slave World!
Cover Date: Mar 1963 | Review: 2.25 StarsToday my comic book review is of The Astonishing Ant-Man!,Prisoner of the Slave World From Tales To Astonish #41. Starting this review, I do find myself at a loss for word, It had alien’s, it had scientific kidnapping, it had Time and dimensional travel. but did it have the heart and soul of a good story? When it comes to the…
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Tales To Astonish #40:The Day That Ant-Man Failed!
Cover Date: Feb 1963 | Review: 2.75 StarsEven as I sat down and began reading The Day That Ant-Man Failed I knew, full well that the title of the story was misleading. But like every other issue, I read on prepared to be Astonished by our tiny super hero. A few of the Ant-Man stories had the feel of a mystery, where clues that we…
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Tales to Astonish #39:the Vengeance of the Scarlet Beetle
Cover Date: Jan 1963 | Review: 4 StarsUnlike the last story, this one is told more so from Dr. Pym’s perspective as he investigates the strange activities as Ant-Man. Also quite contrary to Issues #38’s thought-provoking deeper meaning. this one features a large bug named the Scarlet beetle, whom not only has those qualities, but though communication’s organised insect kind with them. Story Our story is truly about the dangers of…
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Tales to Astonish #38:Betrayed by the Ants!!
Cover Date: Dec 1962 | Review: 3.5 StarsSometimes when I sit down to write the comic book review’s I find myself with a loss for words; this is one of those times. that is not to say that Tales to Astonish is lacking anything to talk about, just a good point to start. This story like the ones before it, I feel…
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Tales To Astonish #37:Trapped by the Protecter!
Cover Date: Nov 1962 | Review: 3 StarsHaving read the Ant-Man feature in Tales To Astonish #37, I feel this story and the one from last issue would have been better served in reverse. it feels like it covers a bit of what felt like was missing between the two. While I would not call this a classic story, it was a…
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Tales to Astonish #36:The Challege of Comrade X!
Cover Date: Oct 1962 | Review: 3.5 StarsLast issue, Dr. Pym donned the Ant-Man costume and identity for the first time. between then and now it seems our hero has been busy. This issue does a great job of showing how Ant-Man is a general hero, helping out whenever he is needed. It also explains quite well how he knows when he is needed.…
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Tales To Astonish #35:Return of the Ant-Man
Cover Date: Sep 1962 | Review: 3.75 StarsFollowing up on yesterday; I read Tales to Astonish #35. As I am sure you knew or have guessed, it’s the next issue to feature Dr. Henry Pym. This time however, he takes up the role of super hero for the first time becoming Ant-Man. This story is a great follow-up to the first, serving…
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Tales To Astonish #27:The Man In The Ant Hill
Cover Date: Jan 1962 | Review: 3.25 StarsToday I am focusing on reviewing the story the Man in the Ant Hill, From Tales To Astonish number 27. Why would I pick out this story instead of one of the others in this volume? Well, that would not be apparent until 8 issues later when Dr. Pym, the star of our story returns. At this point though,…