MARVEL Tales to Astonish #39 Vol.1 1963 Silver Age Lee / Kirby Ant-Man c.

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MARVEL Tales to Astonish #39 Vol.1 1963 Silver Age Lee / Kirby Ant-Man c.VG Typical cover and interior wear and tanning for the period and grade. Cover attached at both staples, complete with all pages and ads. Approximate grade VG - however I am a collector not a dealer or grader. Please examine the photographs carefully. Boarded and in a Mylite. Posted by Royal Mail to UK. Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby: "The Vengeance of the Scarlet Beetle!" Receiving emergency impulses on his devices from his ants, Ant-Man decides to investigate what appears to be problems in the insect world. There he finds an irradiated beetle, able to communicate telepathically. The Scarlet Beetle, mutated by exposure to radiation, plans to destroy the human race with the help of all the insects in his thrall (beetles, wasps, grasshoppers, etc.). Seeing Ant-Man as a potential obstacle in this plot, Scarlet Beetle orders his insects to capture him, remove his helmet and toss him in a pit that he cannot climb out himself. Stealing Ant-Man's size-changing gas, the Scarlet Beetle exposes itself to Ant-Man's growth gas and grows to human size. He then orders the insects on a campaign of terror, attacking humanity at all levels: knocking down hydro poles, stealing dynamite, and striking people ill with spider bites. Meanwhile, although not on Ant-Man's head, his helmet sends out a signal that alerts his ants of his location. The ants arrive and help Ant-Man out of the pit. Regaining his helmet, he and h

• Publisher: Marvel Comics
• Year: 1963
• Condition: Fair

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