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Issue: Tales to Astonish #35
Publication Date: September 1962
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Issues: #35 of 101 Issues (177 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: MCView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Vista Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/05/1962
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Distributed to newstands in June 1962. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Variants2
Disclose Reprinted In31
Disclose Reprinted From1
reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
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The Return of the Ant Man!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
First Line: Stop him, my pets!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #4 [Direct Edition] published March 1986
as Marvel Saga Classic Cover Gallery [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Ant-Man #1 published February 2002
as The Return of the Ant-Man! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man #1 [Regular Edition] published March 2006
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man #1 [Regular Edition] published March 2006
as Tales to Astonish #35 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man #1 [unnamed variant] published January 2013
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]recolored; new trade dress
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man #1 [unnamed variant] published January 2013
as The Return of the Ant Man! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAmazing Stories of Suspense #55 published ?
as The Return of the Ant Man! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters credit from George Oleshevky's Marvel Comics Index.
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Return of the Ant-Man, Part 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
First Line: This will be a great boon to mankind!
Synopsis: Henry Pym invents an anti-radiation gas, that attracts the attention of communist spies. Henry eludes them by shrinking himself once again.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagAvengers: The Many Faces of Henry Pym #[nn] published January 2012
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Tales Annual #1 published September 1964
as Return of the Ant-Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagTerrific! #1 published April 1967
as Giant Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]excerpt only
In Content Item: FlagThe Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #4 [Direct Edition] published March 1986
as Book IV: Of Gods and Mutants [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Ant-Man #1 published February 2002
as Return of the Ant-Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man #1 [Regular Edition] published March 2006
as Return of the Ant-Man, Part 1 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man #1 [unnamed variant] published January 2013
as Return of the Ant-Man, Part 1 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: V-795
Disclose Notes: Part 1 of 3. Origin re-cap continuing from the story in Tales to Astonish #27 where Henry Pym was introduced. George Oleshevky's Marvel Comics Index originally credited John Duffy with lettering, but suspicions the info is in error.
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Strange Encounter

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Character(s): Andre Corday
First Line: The authorities have asked me for a complete account of my strange experience, and I...
Synopsis: An American tourist in Paris is unwittingly targeted by a spy as an intelligence courier and is nearly killed.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSpy Thrillers #4 published May 1955
was Strange Encounter [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: [G-47]
Disclose Notes: Text story with illustration.
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[Return of the Ant-Man] Part 2, An Army of Ants!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Tom
First Line: Must be careful!
Synopsis: Henry Pym learns how to command ants to do his bidding and frees his captured assistants, with the help of the ants.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagAvengers: The Many Faces of Henry Pym #[nn] published January 2012
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Tales Annual #1 published September 1964
as Return of the Ant-Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #4 [Direct Edition] published March 1986
as Book IV: Of Gods and Mutants [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Ant-Man #1 published February 2002
as Return of the Ant-Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man #1 [Regular Edition] published March 2006
as [Return of the Ant-Man], Part 2: An Army of Ants! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man #1 [unnamed variant] published January 2013
as [Return of the Ant-Man], Part 2: An Army of Ants! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: V-795
Disclose Notes: Part 2 of 3. George Oleshevky's Marvel Comics Index originally credited John Duffy with lettering, but suspicions the info is in error.
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[Return of the Ant-Man] Part 3, The Ant-Man's Revenge!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Tom
First Line: One by one, Henry Pym, frees his assistants, but yet, the tiny human's task is only half done!
Synopsis: Henry Pym invents an anti-radiation gas, that attracts the attention of communist spies. Henry eludes them by shrinking himself once again.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagAvengers: The Many Faces of Henry Pym #[nn] published January 2012
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Tales Annual #1 published September 1964
as Return of the Ant-Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #4 [Direct Edition] published March 1986
as Book IV: Of Gods and Mutants [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Ant-Man #1 published February 2002
as Return of the Ant-Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man #1 [Regular Edition] published March 2006
as [Return of the Ant-Man], Part 3: The Ant-Man's Revenge! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man #1 [unnamed variant] published January 2013
as [Return of the Ant-Man], Part 3: The Ant-Man's Revenge! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Job Number: V-795
Disclose Notes: Part 3 of 3. George Oleshevky's Marvel Comics Index originally credited John Duffy with lettering, but suspicions the info is in error.
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The Doorway to Nowhere!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Hugo Cragg
First Line: I've got to learn what's inside this door--I've got to!
Synopsis: After escaping from jail, Hugo Cragg heads for a deserted mansion to hide out until the heat is off. Then he discovers a strange closet in the house: after he puts something into it, the object disappears! He figures that if the objects disappear into another dimension, why not go there himself to hide from the Police? He does, but becomes two-dimensional.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagTerrific! #11 published June 1967
as The Doorway To Nowhere! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAmerica's Greatest Comics #15 published January 2006
as The Doorway [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish #4 [Regular Edition] published January 2012
as The Doorway to Nowhere! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: V-798
Disclose Notes: Title confirmed as "The Doorway to Nowhere", plus original art sold on Heritage Auctions in 2005.
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The Thing from Outer Space!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Col. John Rogers
First Line: In the far reaches of our galaxy, spins a planet surrounded by a strange mist...
Synopsis: An explorer returns to Earth with a telepathic plant, which claims that it is the real human, and that their minds have been swapped. The switch is reversed, and the planet quarantined.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish #4 [Regular Edition] published January 2012
as The Thing from Outer Space! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Narrated in the first person by the plant.

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