Tales to Astonish #37
Marvel Comics
United States
- Published
- November 1962
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.12 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Silver Age size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/17271
Credits
- Editing
- Stan Lee, Editor
Issue contents
Cover
The Unknown Protector!!
(The Astonishing Ant-Man)
Cover, 1 page
"I'm flying into a trap!"
Featuring
- Feature
- The Astonishing Ant-Man
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Protector [Gerald Marsh]
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee, scripter
- Art
- Jack Kirby, penciller
- Dick Ayers, inker
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg, colourist
- Text
- Artie Simek, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Essential Ant Man (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 (February 2002) — The Unknown Protector!! (black and white)
- Printed in
- Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 ([March] 2006)
- Weird Planets (Alan Class, 1962 series) #4 (1962)
- Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 ([December] 2013)
- Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #44
- Marvel Gold. El Hombre Hormiga: ¡El Hombre en el Hormiguero! (Panini España, 2015 series) #[nn] (Junio 2015)
- Der Eiserne (BSV - Williams, 1975 series) #4
1"Each day a thousand tales are etched in the city!"
Featuring
- Feature
- The Astonishing Ant-Man
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Protector [Gerald Marsh]
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee, plotter
- Larry Lieber, scripter (script)
- Art
- Jack Kirby, penciller
- Dick Ayers, inker
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg, colourist
- Text
- Artie Simek, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Marvel's Greatest Comics (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #2 ([1980?]) — Trapped by the Protecter! [Part 1]
-
Essential Ant Man (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 (February 2002) — Trapped by the Protector! (black and white)
- Printed in
- Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #2 (April 1966)
- Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 ([March] 2006)
- Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 ([December] 2013)
- Weird Planets (Alan Class, 1962 series) #4 (1962)
- Marvel Gold. El Hombre Hormiga: ¡El Hombre en el Hormiguero! (Panini España, 2015 series) #[nn] (Junio 2015)
- Der Eiserne (BSV - Williams, 1975 series) #4
- Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #44
- Hit Comics Die fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #228
- Hulk Comic (Marvel UK, 1979 series) #4 (March 28th 1979)
- De Vier Verdedigers Classics (Classics/Williams, 1971 series) #48 (1971)
Synopsis
Ant-Man deals with a dangerous extortionist, who turns out to be disguised as one of the victimized jewellers.
Notes
Simek letters per Nick Caputo. Original indexer credited Ray Holloway.
"Protector" spelled wrong in title.
2"Working as a page in a television studio was a very good start in the right..."
Featuring
- Genre
- Fantasy-Supernatural
- Code
- [G-719]
- Characters
- Howard; Uncle Bart
Credits
- Writing
- , author
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Reprint history
- Original
- Uncanny Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #34 (August 1955)
Synopsis
A TV studio page and aspiring magician gets a lucky break when he meets a real sorcerer time traveling from the past.
Notes
Text story with illustration.
3"The Protector is at 600 Harley Avenue, extorting money from a jeweler!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Ant-Man
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Protector [Gerald Marsh]
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee, plotter
- Larry Lieber, scripter (script)
- Art
- Jack Kirby, penciller
- Dick Ayers, inker
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg, colourist
- Text
- Jon D'Agostino, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Marvel's Greatest Comics (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #2 ([1980?]) — [Trapped by the Protecter!] Part 2 Face-to-Face With the Protector!
-
Essential Ant Man (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 (February 2002) — Trapped by the Protector! (black and white)
- Printed in
- Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 ([March] 2006)
- Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #2 (April 1966)
- Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 ([December] 2013)
- Marvel Gold. El Hombre Hormiga: ¡El Hombre en el Hormiguero! (Panini España, 2015 series) #[nn] (Junio 2015)
- Der Eiserne (BSV - Williams, 1975 series) #4
- Hulk Comic (Marvel UK, 1979 series) #5 (April 4 1979)
- Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #44
- Hit Comics Die fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #228
- Hulk Comic (Marvel UK, 1979 series) #4 (March 28th 1979)
- De Vier Verdedigers Classics (Classics/Williams, 1971 series) #48 (1971)
Notes
D'Agostino letters per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Ray Holloway.
Final panel includes a house ad for Marvel's hero line (Journey into Mystery with Thor; Strange Tales featuring the Human Torch; the Fantastic Four and the Incredible Hulk).
4"In another half-hour it will be midnight!"
Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-suspense
- Characters
- Harry Fiske
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee , plotter
- Larry Lieber , scripter (script)
- Art
- Don Heck, line art [signed]
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg, colourist
- Text
- Jon D'Agostino, letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Capitaine America (Editions Héritage, 1970 series) #14 ([Octobre 1972])
- Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #4 ([January] 2012)
- Weird Planets (Alan Class, 1962 series) #4 (1962)
- Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #44
- Hit Comics Captain Marvel (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #203
Synopsis
A man whose dreams come true is terrified when he dreams his own death. He isolates himself all day, but is killed by an avalanche.
Notes
The last page includes an advertisement for Strange Tales Annual (Marvel, 1962 series) #1 (1962). D'Agostino credit per Nick Caputo. George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index erroneously credited John Duffy.
5"Here comes the guard!"
Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Brock; Zenogg
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Steve Ditko, line art [signed]
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg, colourist
- Text
- Artie Simek, letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Marvel Annual (IPC, 1972 series) #1974 (1973)
- Capitaine America (Editions Héritage, 1970 series) #14 ([Octobre 1972])
- Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #4 ([January] 2012)
- Weird Planets (Alan Class, 1962 series) #4 (1962)
- Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #44
- Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #151
Synopsis
A group of escaped convicts turned pirates are tricked into attacking a planet they believe defenceless by a man who claims the inhabitants are ‘midgets’ neglecting to mention that they are only midgets compared to him.
Notes
Writer credit from Stéphane Petit, November 2007. Simek letters credit per Nick Caputo. George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index erroneously credited John Duffy.
Notes
Includes 10 pages of paid advertisements, one of which is an advertisement for Strange Tales Annual (Marvel, 1962 series) #1 (1962). The on-sale date is the publication date reported in U.S. Copyright Office filings.
Indicia
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