Tales to Astonish #36

In "The Challenge of Comrade X!", Ant-Man finds himself on the run from a relentless Soviet agent determined to capture him. A mysterious woman intervenes, offering help—only for Ant-Man to uncover her true identity in a twist that tests his wit and courage.

In "The Hands of Time!", Harry Weems finds himself caught in a desperate race against time—literally—after stealing a mysterious clock that rewinds the past. As he uses it to erase his crimes and start anew, the device’s fragile mechanics begin to fail, leaving him trapped between moments with no way out.

In a quiet village where whispers of Pan still linger, a man arrives with a greedy aim—tracking down the mythical figure for profit. Though the villagers all insist Pan is real, they refuse to guide him, leaving him suspicious and frustrated. When he threatens a bartender, the man is sent to a grove under the full moon, where he finally meets Pan—only to flee in sudden dread, unaware the bartender’s own hooves betray a deeper truth.