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34: Tales to Astonish #39 (v1)

"The Vengeance of the Scarlet Beetle!"
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Editor-in-Chief:
Cover Artists:
Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers
Writers:
Stan Lee, Larry Lieber
Pencilers:
Jack Kirby
Inkers:
Dick Ayers
Colourists:
Letterers: Artie Simek
Editors:
Cover Date: January 1963
Release Date: October 1962
Story Arc: -
Pages: 10
Cover Price: $0.12
Times Read: 324
Times Rated: 178
 
 Issue #38

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Tales to Astonish #39 (v1)
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Strange Tales #104 (v1)
Fantastic Four #10 (v1)
Tales to Astonish #39 (v1)
Strange Tales #105 (v1)
Journey into Mystery #89
32: Strange Tales
#104 (v1)
33: Fantastic Four
#10 (v1)
 
35: Strange Tales
#105 (v1)
36: Journey into M...
#89
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A beetle is exposed to radioactive material increasing his intelligence and granting him the ability to communicate with other insects. All the tools required to overthrow the Human race ... unless Ant-man can stop him!

 
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  Ant-Man
Ant-Man last appeared in Tales to Astonish #38 (v1). Ant-Man next appears in Tales to Astonish #40 (v1).
     
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  The Scarlett Beetle
The Scarlett Beetle next appears in Iron Man #44 (v1).
     
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  Anonymous Says:  
  2012-03-26 14:17:37  
  Just to note, this is the first time Ant-Man ends a tale not recognized as the hero, but we still know nothing about his personal life.  
 
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  Jukebox_Hero Says:  
  2012-05-10 19:39:44  
  This... this was just stupid. God, I hate Ant-Man.  
 
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  TStarnes Says:  
  2012-05-10 19:43:03  
  He gets better, or at least less bad. Not in this title, which stays bad, but in books published after the 70's he is less annoying.  
 
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  Dark_Knight93 Says:  
  2012-06-28 15:30:02  
  Ant-Man has consistently battled with some of the worst villains ever and this issue is no exception. It's also pretty amazing that Peter Parker has had more character development in two issues than Henry Pym has had in five.  
 
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  Agrippina Says:  
  2012-07-09 10:10:10  
  My first one-star vote. I just can't take a comic about fighting a supervillain beetle seriously.  
 
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  Ice Says:  
  2012-07-19 12:34:25  
  And, to think, that Scarlet Beetle went on to be a clone of Spider-Man. And, even got his own title in the '90s!

On the serious side, I actually kind of *like* the idea of a character like Ant-Man fighting giant bugs. Maybe, not a radioactive beetle with the brain of a human...somehow.

I see other readers big gripe seems to be the lack of character development. It's a fair point, but eventually we do get some backstory and character development from Pym. It just comes in small doses over several decades.
 
 
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  jfpj1991 Says:  
  2012-08-16 00:34:28  
  So radioactivity gives bugs the ability to speak English, interesting. If Pym can counteract the effects of radiation overdoses, he could easily help Banner with his problem.  
 
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  Duhhaag Says:  
  2012-09-04 17:10:57  
  Wow, so much text for such a lame story...  
 
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  specialque Says:  
  2012-09-12 15:44:53  
  I'm sorry, but this story was awesome. I'm reading all these Ant-Man stories for the first time, and this one is clearly the best. Just a fun, old time sci-fi story with a giant bug, a variety of insects attacking humans, and Ant-Man not taking the easy way out by just crushing the beetle at the end. I'm surprised at how much I've enjoyed this character just because of how different he is in these stories from the other Marvel heroes introduced so far. His stories have been the most fun, and honestly, he's been more enjoyable so far than Thor and the Hulk. I'm gonna be a little bummed out when the shrinking stories end and he starts becoming Giant Man.  
 
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  ringsting Says:  
  2012-10-21 06:34:34  
  "Humanity wouldn't stand a chance against an organized attack by the insect world" - you learn a new thing everyday  
 
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  Phantasmagoria Says:  
  2012-10-23 10:05:56  
  I really like the idea of Ant-Man fighting a super-intelligent insect, as well as the concept of him leading normal insects into battle against normal bugs. So yeah, this issue worked for me. Oh, and bonus points for the fact that Henry doesn't kill the beetle.  
 
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  Spider-Borg Says:  
  2012-11-13 10:48:10  
  Yet another appearance of th honey ants. I wonder if they still believe that ants make honey to this day?  
 
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  edgar987 Says:  
  2012-12-21 17:23:13  
  I usually start these at 3 stars because of the art but...I had a hardtime giving it 3 stars.  
 
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  skabeaters Says:  
  2013-05-08 02:14:20  
  I know comics are all about 'not-killing' your enemy... but really any person in the world would have stepped on the beetle after shrinking him down and making him a bug again.  
 
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