Tales to Astonish 1959 #51 - reader copy - $12.00
Human Top steals civil defense plans and wants to sell them to the Communists. Giant-Man lures him into a trap and captures him.
A man who has travelled the world and seen wonders performed by hermits in India returns home to find that his young nephew creates magic with only belief.
Aliens transform a spy into a human, but because they can only receive black-and-white images from Earth they leave him green and he is discovered.
The Wasp tells the tale of future mercenary pilot Rack Morgan who disobeys the rules once too many.
Includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. On-sale date from 1963 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
- Showdown with the Human Top! - Job number revealed on original art. Info per Nick Caputo: https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1100143 Continues from last issue. The Wasp wears a new helmet, the first of many costume changes.
- The Sorcerer - Text story with illustration.
- Somewhere Waits a Wobbow! - This is the first "Wasp Tells a Tale" feature.
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