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Cover: Jack Kirby & Sol Brodsky

Tales to Astonish #57

Jul 1964 · Marvel · 0.12 USD
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In "On the Trail of the Amazing Spider-Man!", Giant-Man and the Wasp are drawn into a high-stakes chase when Egghead manipulates Giant-Man into pursuing Spider-Man—only for the Wasp to see through the ruse. With a clever twist and teamwork, the trio turns the tables on the villain, culminating in a satisfying capture. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Dick Ayers with inks by Paul Reinman, this 1964 adventure features dynamic art and a classic Marvel mystery. The cover, by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky, captures the action with bold, kinetic energy.

Contains 2 stories
On the Trail of the Amazing Spider-Man!
16 pp · Superhero

In "On the Trail of the Amazing Spider-Man!", Spider-Man finds himself unexpectedly caught in a web of deception when Egghead manipulates Giant-Man into chasing him, using the chaos to steal an armored car. With the Wasp seeing through the ruse, the trio must work together to outwit the villain before he escapes—though the real challenge may be trusting one another long enough to succeed.

A Voice in the Dark!
7 pp · Superhero

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Raw (VG) $64
CGC 9.8 · 7 in census $8,705
CGC 9.6 · 9 in census $4,093
CGC 9.4 · 26 in census $1,381
CGC 9.2 · 24 in census $1,013
CGC 9.0 · 51 in census $637
CGC 8.5 · 55 in census $520
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CGC 8.0 · 65 in census $260
CGC 7.5 · 88 in census $260
CGC 7.0 · 92 in census $235
CGC 6.5 · 73 in census $174
CGC 6.0 · 68 in census $165
CGC 5.5 · 66 in census $125
CGC 5.0 · 69 in census $125
CGC 4.5 · 67 in census $79*
CGC 4.0 · 56 in census $79
CGC 3.5 · 35 in census $79
CGC 3.0 · 21 in census $70
CGC 2.5 · 12 in census $68
CGC 2.0 · 8 in census $40
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $38*
CGC 1.0 · 2 in census $31*
CGC 0.5 · 6 in census $29*
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Cast · 4 characters

Full credits

writer Stan Lee
artist Dick Ayers
letterer S. Rosen
cover pencils Jack Kirby
cover inks Sol Brodsky

Reprints

↩ Reprints Tales to Astonish #11 (1960)

Reprinted in Los Vengadores #2 (1965), Marvel Tales #6 (1967), Terrific! #36 (1967), Terrific! #37 (1967), Terrific! #41 (1968), HIP Classics #19153 (1970), Hit Comics #153 (1970), The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #8 (1971), Le Monstre de Frankenstein #1 (1973), Spider-Man Annual #1975 (1974), Gamma la bombe qui a créé Hulk #16 (1982), Captain America #18 (1982), Strange Spécial Origines #193 (1986), Essential Ant-Man #1 (2002), Biblioteca Marvel: Spiderman #4 (2003), Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man #2 (2008), Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades Omnibus #[nn] (2010), Ant-Man / Giant-Man Epic Collection #1 (2015), Marvel Gold. El Hombre Hormiga: ¡El Hombre en el Hormiguero! #[nn] (2015), True Believers: Ant-Man and the Wasp -- On the Trail of Spider-Man #1 (2018), Decades: Marvel in the '60s - Spider-Man Meets the Marvel Universe #[nn] (2019)

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