Publishers / Marvel / Tales to Astonish (1959) / #27
27January 1962
$0.10

Tales to Astonish #27

Marvel · January 1962 · on sale 1961-09-28

First appearance: Hank Pym1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series)
Issue
#27
Publication date
January 1962
Key date
1962-01-00
On-sale date
1961-09-28
Indicia publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Hank Pym - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character. An independent public reference records the same first appearance.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Man in the Ant Hill!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekHank Pym First
1The Man in the Ant Hill!comic story7script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekHank Pym First
2Trouble Bubbletext story2pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe ManeelyJonathan Jr.; Nora; Jonathan Sr.; Mr. Bigger
3Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall...comic story6script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekBill Carter; Anne Carter
4The Talking Horsecomic story5script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Bob Forgione; inks: Bob Forgione; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Joe LettereseBarney Sloan; Mike Jordan; Silverstreak
5Dead Planet!comic story5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekGrokor; Mopox

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 9d [0-0-9 GBP]

Where to read it

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q2057532 (Hank Pym), first-appearance property (CC0)

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