Publishers / Marvel / Tales to Astonish (1959) / #35
35September 1962
$0.12

Tales to Astonish #35

Marvel · September 1962 · on sale 1962-06-05

First appearance: Ant-Man1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series)
Issue
#35
Publication date
September 1962
Key date
1962-09-00
On-sale date
1962-06-05
Indicia publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Ant-Man - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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 Return of the Ant Man!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekAnt-Man First, Hank Pym
1Return of the Ant-Man, Part 1comic story5script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Joe LettereseAnt-Man First, Hank Pym
2Strange Encountertext story2pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe ManeelyAndre Corday
3[Return of the Ant-Man] Part 2, An Army of Ants!comic story5script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Joe LettereseAnt-Man First, Hank Pym
4[Return of the Ant-Man] Part 3, The Ant-Man's Revenge!comic story3script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Joe LettereseAnt-Man First, Hank Pym
5The Doorway to Nowhere!comic story5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekHugo Cragg
6The Thing from Outer Space!comic story5script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekCol. John Rogers

Printings and variants

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Tales Annual #11964On eBay ›
Essential Ant-Man #1
ISBN 0-7851-0822-X		2002On eBay ›
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #41986On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man #1
ISBN 0-7851-2049-1		2006On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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