Tales to Astonish 1959 #50 - 5.5 - $55.00
Henry Pym follows the crime spree of the Human Top in the newspapers but the Wasp convinces Henry to go after him as Giant-Man. The Top evades Giant-Man, and he must train to out-maneuver him.
Tommy's uncle returns from a space journey needing to re-learn how to walk on Earth instead of floating.
A wise king listens only to the advice of a hunchback, causing the jealous nobles to murder the hunchback. They discover that the hunchback was the real ruler, and the king is only a manniquin.
A dictator is tormented by dreams of running on a treadmill suspended high in the sky.
The on-sale date is the publication date reported in U. S. Copyright Office filings. Includes 10 pages of paid advertisements.
- The Unbeatable Human Top! - Cover inks credit from Nick Caputo via GCD Errors list, January 2009. Original indexer had credited George Roussos.
- The Human Top! - Continues in next issue. Per Nick Caputo, Don Heck provided alterations on the Wasp's face in many panels. Bob Bailey originally credited Don Heck or Sol Brodsky with uncredited inking on the entire story.
- Mystery Trip - Text story with illustration.
Our modern back issues are roughly graded at 8.0 or above, Bronze and Silver-age issues are roughly 6.5 or better (usually better) unless an issue is noted as a reader. Readers are not guaranteed to be in any condition above 3.5. Please contact us if you have any questions about specific condition of a back issue. All images used are stock images unless otherwise noted.
Grand Comics Database has more information about this comic