Hank Pym
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Avengers #1 (September 1963)
View post: Avengers #1 (September 1963)Avengers #1 brings Marvel’s heroes together as nearly two years of world-building gives Lee and Kirby a universe they can finally play in.
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Tales to Astonish #47 (September 1963)
View post: Tales to Astonish #47 (September 1963)Tales to Astonish #47 arrives as Marvel’s superhero universe is rapidly expanding, but Ant-Man remains stuck in anthology-style adventures involving magic trumpets, giant robots, and one very heroic flying ant.
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Tales to Astonish #46 (August 1963)
View post: Tales to Astonish #46 (August 1963)Tales to Astonish #46 is a reminder that not every issue reveals another step in Marvel’s evolution. Sometimes a comic book is just a comic book.
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Tales to Astonish #45 (July 1963)
View post: Tales to Astonish #45 (July 1963)Tales to Astonish #45 continues Ant-Man’s evolution into a full-fledged superhero comic, bringing back Egghead, expanding the Wasp’s powers, and building an ongoing romance subplot.
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Tales to Astonish #44 (June 1963)
View post: Tales to Astonish #44 (June 1963)Tales to Astonish #44 transforms Ant-Man from a series of standalone adventures into a character-driven comic. The arrival of the Wasp gives Hank Pym a true partner, an emotional subplot, and, for the first time, a future.
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Tales to Astonish #43 (May 1963)
View post: Tales to Astonish #43 (May 1963)Tales to Astonish #43 takes the best elements of Marvel’s anthology comics—social commentary, relatable problems, and moral resolution—and folds them into a superhero adventure. The result is one of Marvel’s strongest stories to date.
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Tales to Astonish #42 (April 1963)
View post: Tales to Astonish #42 (April 1963)The plot of Tales to Astonish #42 is disposable. The larger trend isn’t. Marvel’s heroes are becoming more distinct, its artists are finding their voices, and its comics are beginning to care as much about ideas as they do supervillains.
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Tales to Astonish #41 (March 1963)
View post: Tales to Astonish #41 (March 1963)An interdimensional alien warlord, an insect revolution, and a death ray shouldn’t work, but Don Heck’s arrival finally makes Ant-Man feel like a superhero.
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Tales to Astonish #40 (February 1963)
View post: Tales to Astonish #40 (February 1963)Hank Pym is every type of hero at once — scientist, inventor, detective, and superhero — a sign that Marvel’s ideas are beginning to outpace its roster.
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Tales to Astonish #39 (Jan 1963)
View post: Tales to Astonish #39 (Jan 1963)Marvel combines superheroes and atomic age science fiction in a way that works.