Ant-Man / Giant-Man Epic Collection #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis Epic Collection volume collects Ant-Man and Giant-Man stories from the late 1960s, focusing on Hank Pym's struggles with his dual identities and his decision to retire the Ant-Man persona. It includes issues from Tales to Astonish and The Avengers, featuring battles with villains like Egghead and the debut of the original Yellowjacket. The collection also covers Pym's evolving relationship with Janet van Dyne and his eventual transformation into the new hero Yellowjacket.
In "The Man in the Ant Hill!", Giant-Man finds himself pursued by a vengeful foe who once betrayed him—Professor Garrett, now transformed into the Black Knight after genetically altering horses and eagles into a winged steed and crafting a deadly lance. With Stan Lee’s sharp storytelling and Dick Ayers’ dynamic art bringing the high-stakes clash to life, this tale from the Ant-Man / Giant-Man Epic Collection #1 sees Giant-Man confront a twisted revenge plot that stretches from Europe to the skies. The cover by Jack Kirby and Don Heck adds a classic, dramatic flair to this standout adventure.
In "The Man in the Ant Hill!", Henry Pym's bold experiment with a shrinking serum goes awry when he's accidentally reduced to the size of an ant and trapped in an ant hill. Surrounded by hostile insects, he finds unexpected aid from one unlikely creature—and must survive the tiny world before he can reclaim his normal size.
In "The Challenge of Comrade X!", Ant-Man finds himself on the run from a relentless Soviet agent, only to be warned by a mysterious woman whose sudden help raises more questions than answers. As the chase unfolds, he must unravel the truth behind her identity before she turns the tables on him.
In "Prisoner of the Slave World!", Henry Pym is taken captive alongside other scientists, forced to construct a super-weapon for a tyrant ruling a distant dimension. With only his wits and the power of his shrinking technology, he escapes and takes on the tyrant as Ant-Man.
In "The Voice of Doom!", a disgruntled radio announcer gains a hypnotic voice from radiation and sets out to turn the public against Ant-Man. When he captures the hero and forces him to walk the edge of a pier, the ants come to the rescue—only for Ant-Man to turn the tables with a clever twist.
In "The Mad Master of Time!", a disgraced scientist, driven by bitterness, unleashes a device that accelerates aging in others, threatening the city. When Ant-Man accidentally ages his own grandson, he must confront his own guilt and find a way to undo the damage before it’s too late.
In "The Creature from Kosmos!", Ant-Man teams up with the daughter of a murdered scientist, a young woman named Jo, after an alien menace threatens the city. With her newfound ability to shrink and her tiny wasp wings, she becomes his partner, the Wasp, and together they face the creature’s deadly acid—before it’s too late.
In "The Terrible Traps of Egghead!", the Wasp finds herself ensnared in a cunning scheme by the ever-resourceful Egghead, who's assembled a new gang to outwit her. With Ant-Man on the case, the duo must navigate a series of cleverly devised traps to recover stolen goods—though Egghead remains one step ahead.
In "Music to Scream By," Ant-Man and the Wasp face off against Trago, a mysterious trumpet player whose otherworldly music holds a dangerous, mystical power he learned in India. As the duo battles his sonic onslaught, they must confront not just the music, but the cost of victory—felt in the quiet sacrifice of a brave ant.
When the Porcupine targets a burglar-proof bank designed by Henry Pym on its opening day, Ant-Man and the Wasp—Henry and Janet—find themselves on the front lines of a high-stakes heist. With the stakes raised and the vaults still untested, the duo must use their unique skills to stop the villain before the bank’s security is breached.
When Henry Pym's experiments with size-altering technology attract the attention of the Eraser, he's abducted and imprisoned in the alien realm of Dimension Z, where he joins a group of captive scientists forced to build atomic weapons. With his new Giant-Man form, Pym fights back against his captors and leads a daring rescue of the other scientists.
When the Human Top turns the city into a playground of chaos, Henry Pym watches from the sidelines—until the Wasp pushes him to take the fight seriously as Giant-Man. Now, he’s on a crash course to master the art of outmaneuvering a foe who moves like a spinning threat, all while learning that size isn’t the only edge in a battle.
In "The Black Knight Strikes!", Professor Garrett, exiled after being arrested for treason by Giant-Man, vanishes into Europe and unleashes a twisted experiment—genetically altering horses and eagles to forge a winged steed. Armed with a fearsome lance and reborn as the Black Knight, he returns for vengeance, only to be defeated by Giant-Man, who barely contains the threat before the knight escapes into the shadows.
In "Not What They Seem!", Jo and her crew find themselves stranded on a planet where the rules of attraction are deadly, and every alliance could be a trap. With danger lurking in every glance and every choice, they must navigate a battle of wits where the line between ally and enemy is drawn in the most unexpected ways.
In "Trapped by the Porcupine!", Giant-Man finds himself outmaneuvered when the Porcupine turns his fan club into a weapon and captures the Wasp, using her as bait to lure Giant-Man into a deadly trap. With the hero's size-changing capsules stolen and his powers compromised, the Porcupine vanishes into the smallest possible space—leaving Giant-Man to face a threat that's not just cunning, but nearly invisible.
When Giant-Man and the Wasp are sent to Santo Rico to investigate claims of election tampering, they uncover a web of voter bribery that shakes the nation’s new communist leadership. As they dig deeper, the stakes rise in a country where loyalty is currency and no one is truly safe—especially not the heroes in disguise.
In "On the Trail of the Human Top!", Giant-Man and the Wasp chase a newly escaped criminal who’s turned his own shrinking technology against them—using Giant-Man’s capsules to grow monstrous and capture the Wasp. With the city at risk and the Top’s size making him a moving target, the heroes must outwit him before he vanishes into the skyline.
In "The Gypsy's Secret!" from Ant-Man / Giant-Man Epic Collection #1, a ruthless baron demands that a mysterious gypsy reveal the secret of turning lead into gold—unaware that the gypsy is actually an alien scouting Earth for a specimen to display in a zoo on his homeworld. The story unfolds with a blend of science fiction intrigue and subtle tension, as the gypsy’s true intentions slowly surface.
In "The Coming of the Magician!", Janet's attempt to stir Hank's jealousy at a party takes a dangerous turn when she's abducted by the enigmatic Magician. Giant-Man responds with a clever ruse, staging a fake gathering aboard a yacht to draw out the villain and rescue Jan—setting the stage for a high-stakes showdown that tests both their courage and their partnership.
In "On The Trail of the Amazing Spider-Man!", Giant-Man is misled by Egghead into chasing Spider-Man, unaware he's being used as a distraction during a heist. When the Wasp sees through the ruse, she teams up with both heroes to bring Egghead to justice.
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