Publishers / Marvel / Tales to Astonish (1959) / #38
38December 1962
$0.12

Tales to Astonish #38

Marvel · December 1962 · on sale September 11, 1962

First appearance (cover): EggheadFirst appearance (cover): Elihas Starr1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series)
Issue
#38
Publication date
December 1962
Key date
December 1962
On-sale date
September 11, 1962
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 (cover) of Egghead - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Elihas Starr - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Betrayed by the Ants!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekAnt-Man, Egghead First, Hank Pym, Elihas Starr First
1Betrayed by the Ants!!comic story10script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Johnny DeeAnt-Man, Egghead First, Hank Pym, Elihas Starr First
2Strange Missiontext story2pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe ManeelyAlfred Pook; Harold; Dr. Smith
3I Found the Impossible World!comic story8script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Jon D'AgostinoJohn Fleming; Bartho; Ricca
4Secret of the Statues!comic story5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekGizzard

Printings and variants

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Tales #31966On eBay ›
Giant-Size Avengers #41975On eBay ›
Essential Ant-Man #1
ISBN 0-7851-0822-X		2002On 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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