Tales to Astonish #48
In "Ant-Man and the Wasp Defy the Porcupine!", Stan Lee and Steve Ditko deliver a clever, high-stakes adventure as the heroic duo faces off against the enigmatic Porcupine, whose schemes threaten to unravel their latest mission. With Jack Kirby’s dynamic cover and Ditko’s intricate interior art, this 1963 Marvel classic captures the era’s bold energy—featuring a pilot’s reckless gamble with alien tech that spirals into chaos when the true cost of flight is revealed.
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An unscrupulous pilot tricks an alien into refitting his plane, but throws the creature out instead of rewarding it. He only then discovers that the alien had not yet explained how to land with the new engine.
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