Tales to Astonish 1959 #56 - 7.5 - $110.00

Janet goes to a party in the hope of making Hank jealous. There, she is captured by the Magician. Giant-Man hosts a fake party aboard a yacht to lure the Magician into a trap, allowing him to save Jan and capture the Magician with her help.

A young boy meets a tiny space traveler from Skyville, a suburb of Mars, trapped in a balloon.

A suitor thought unworthy by the king wins the hand of the princess through cunning when strength fails.

Includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. On-sale date from 1964 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

• The Coming of the Magician! - Brodsky inks per Nick Caputo. Bob Bailey previously credited Chic Stone.
• The Coming of the Magician! - The Magician next appears in issue #58 (August 1964).
• The Balloon - Continues in next issue. Printed between the pages of the Giant-Man story.
• Two More Triumphs for Marvel..! - Advertises The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #5 (May 1964) and Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 (April 1964). Printed between the Giant-Man and Wasp Tells a Tale stories. This shares the page with the statement of ownership.
• Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation - Average monthly paid circulation/print run October 1962?September 1963 (issues #39?51): 189,685/321,646. Paid circulation/print run for issue #51: 187,995/318,339. This shares the page with the promo.
• Beware the Bog Beast! - The ending of the story is not drawn, there is instead a scene of Jan telling Hank how it ended over dinner. This is the last "Wasp Tells a Tale" story.