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101: Tales to Astonish #51 (v1)

"Showdown with the Human Top! / Somewhere Waits a Wobbow!"
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Editor-in-Chief:
Cover Artists:
Writers:
Stan Lee
Pencilers:
Jack Kirby
Inkers:
Dick Ayers
Colourists:
Letterers: Artie Simek
Editors:
Cover Date: January 1964
Release Date: October 1963
Story Arc: -
Pages: 18
Cover Price: $0.12
Times Read: 236
Times Rated: 130
 
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Tales of Suspense #48
Tales to Astonish #50 (v1)
Tales to Astonish #51 (v1)
Strange Tales #116 (v1)
Amazing Spider-Man #8 (v1)
99: Tales of Suspe...
#48
100: Tales to Asto...
#50 (v1)
 
102: Strange Tales
#116 (v1)
103: Amazing Spide...
#8 (v1)
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The Human Top remains free to terrorize the city. Giant-man is training diligently to increase his own speed in order to catch the uncatchable!

 
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  Giant-Man
Giant-Man last appeared in Tales to Astonish #50 (v1). Giant-Man next appears in Tales of Suspense #49.
     
  The Wasp
The Wasp last appeared in Tales to Astonish #50 (v1). The Wasp next appears in Tales of Suspense #49.
     
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  The Human Top
The Human Top last appeared in Tales to Astonish #50 (v1). The Human Top next appears in Tales to Astonish #55 (v1).
     
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  thomassp74 Says:  
  2011-11-24 12:48:19  
  Man, the Wasp was a little off in her description of the year 2000 in her back up story. Of course I only read her book ends to the story, just like when watching Elvira. haha  
 
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  bigkat5582 Says:  
  2011-12-20 17:09:47  
  The Wasp = Blanche from the Golden Girls  
 
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  Kal Jenko Says:  
  2012-06-06 05:48:16  
  Good to finally see an improvement in this title, this two parter as been the best story published this far in Tales to Astonish.  
 
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  Gym1963 Says:  
  2012-07-21 08:11:02  
  This really wasn't such a bad story. Maybe it's just wishful thinking on my part, but the Giant-Man stories do seem to be getting a little better. It's a pity Jack Kirby couldn't make up his mind whether or not to draw wings on the full-size Wasp.  
 
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  Ice Says:  
  2012-07-28 00:16:56  
  A bit of an underwhelming end to the first Silver Age (ever?) Marvel (anybody?) two-parter. But, still, really really good for Astonish.

The Wasp's two parter was unintentionally funny for a couple of reasons. First, good old fashioned outdated lingo, as "for the right money (Rack Morgan) would do anything...or anyone". And, I got a kick out of the way neither the soldiers nor I were paying any attention to the Wasp's story!
 
 
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  jfpj1991 Says:  
  2012-08-16 23:02:34  
  My God Wasp 'Nothing I love more than being in a room full of men'. Seriously?! Might as well bend over and ask who's first. Jesus Christ!  
 
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  Dark_Knight93 Says:  
  2012-09-04 18:51:34  
  I'm hoping these last two stories are a sign that Tales to Astonish are going to finally be consistently decent. I've been pleasantly surprised by the last two issues.  
 
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  specialque Says:  
  2012-09-20 18:30:08  
  A decent ending. The Wasp has to be the horniest superhero in these silver age comics.

"The Wonderful Wasp Tells a Tale" was a nice surprise as well.
 
 
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  sputnix Says:  
  2012-10-20 22:35:14  
  Disappointing ending, why couldn't he just climb over the fence while giant man was climbing the building. And for someone who wanted to kill them sure did nothing to back it up.  
 
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  Phantasmagoria Says:  
  2012-11-05 19:53:57  
  I quite like the part two of that Human Top two-parter, though I think there would probably be ways for The Top to escape Giant Man in a walled-off neighborhood. He could've somehow gotten on the roof and leaped away as he is shown doing earlier.  
 
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  rebelmswar Says:  
  2013-03-16 17:12:39  
  The Wasp is destined to be on The Maury show with a manilla envelope in one hand and a wet tissue in the other.  
 
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  Dopey Says:  
  2013-03-27 16:52:25  
  The second half of this story was not nearly as bad as the first. Jan makes a lewd comment in. Every. Panel. She. Appears. In. I extremely dislike this. Don't get me wrong, if I have a superheroine fantasy, it's with the Wasp, but man she seems so damned shallow here that it is ridiculous!

Silver age shenanigans aside, this issue wasn't so bad. I like the Kirby/Ayers combo.

One star for a decent recovery in the second part of this continuation. One star for Jan fantasizing about a gangbang. Yes please!
 
 
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