"You can go north a bit, though, towards Harlem. Luke Cage's not so bad."
"S'true. Met his wife once. Seems nice."
The Astonishing Ant-Man (2015) #8 by Nick Spencer, Brent Schoonover, Jordan Boyd, and Travis Lanham
Context: supervillains are discussing which superheroes it's best to get beaten up by. Featuring Disney Princess(TM) Danny Rand.
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Astonishing Ant-Man #1 (2015) Mark Brooks Cover, Nick Spencer Writer, Ramón Rosanas Artist, Luis (1st Appearance)(Cameo)
#AstonishingAntMan #1 (2015) #MarkBrooks Cover, #NickSpencer Writer, #RamónRosanas Artist, Luis (1st Appearance)(Cameo) #ScottLang was a down-on-his-luck, divorced ex-con - until he stole renowned scientist and super hero Hank Pym's size-altering technology in the hopes of saving his daughter's life. SAVE ON SHIPPING COST - NOW AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL PICK UP IN DELTONA, FLORIDA https://rarecomicbooks.fashionablewebs.com/Astonishing%20Ant-Man.html#1 #RareComicBooks #KeyComicBooks #MarvelComics #MCU #MarvelUniverse #KeyIssue #AntMan
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Today in 1963, the Wasp flew for the first time in Tales to Astonish #44 by Stan Lee, H.E. Huntley, Jack Kirby and Don Heck! Janet Van Dyne joined Hank Pym to form the shrinking superhero duo Ant-Man and the Wasp who went on to help form the Avengers.
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My least favorite thing about reading all these Silver Age books is how poorly written the women characters are in general and, specifically, how weird and toxic Hank and Janet are in Tales to Astonish.
(From Tales to Astonish #54)
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Submariner Summer 8
Hey Namor Nation, its time: part 8 of #SubmarinerSummer read through--Tales to Astonish #77, To Walk Amonst MEN! Hulk gets the cover, and frankly from here on Hulk and Namor will alternate the covers pretty much. Should I not post the Hulk covers? Let me know if you think so!
Still, it may not have been a Namor cover, but the title page is a banger. Regal af frfr, Gene Colan ate, etc etc. Clearly Stan was inspired to get fancy with the words when he saw that page
Anyway, Namor informs his council he's going to the surface to take care of the disaster at the source. The Council isn't thrilled, worried about the danger to him from the surfacers, though Vashti backs him up. Only Namor alone can save Atlantis! Imperius Rex!
Meanwhile, the people continue to suffer, crying out for their Prince to act. But not Dorma, she wants to go with Namor; Namor, of course, says no, firstly because he doesn't want her in danger, but also because she has to watch for The Behemoth, a mysterious weaponized monster created by Atlantis for a doomsday scenario
So off to the surface Namor jets, soon encountering a massive drill that's causing the destruction. At least it wasn't nukes this time 😀👍
Then we cut to the surface and...oh
oh
oh of course. Dr. Hank Pym, the human science disaster himself. (also Jan!)
At any rate, Namor makes sure the drill stops hurting his people, then goes to tell the surfacers to *not* destroy the indigenous people of the place. Which, of course, means its time for the US to attack; nobody tells 'Merica what to do
And, lets be serious: Namor is always ready to let the surfacers fuck around, because he will let them find out. Oh, sorry, I mean: "If it is battle they seek...it is battle they shall get!"
Even still, he actually slips into the US ship rather than just destroy it outright, but he's in no mood for diplomacy; its his way or the seaway and he commands a halt. Dr Pym isn't having it though, he's got a job to do. And...we've reached our cliffhanger!
This issue is cooking for sure. A touch of Atlantean politics, a bit of exposition with Namor and Dorma foreshadowing a threat, and then a classic "the surface goads Namor into hostility" scenario with a reveal of Avengers Ant-Man and the Wasp themselves in their civilian identities.
The title and end pages are both especially good, great book-ending. Colan really continues to deliver on this series.
And so come back for the next installment--Tales to Astonish #78: The Prince and the Puppet!
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Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky - Tales to Astonish #40, Ant-Man Title Splash Original Art (Marvel, 1963) Source
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