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Publishers / Marvel / Tales to Astonish (1959) / #44
44June 1963
$0.12

Tales to Astonish #44

Marvel · June 1963 · on sale March 5, 1963

First appearance (cover): Janet Van DyneFirst appearance (cover): WaspFirst appearance: Vernon van Dyne1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series)
Issue
#44
Publication date
June 1963
Key date
June 1963
On-sale date
March 5, 1963
Indicia publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Janet Van Dyne - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Wasp - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance of Vernon van Dyne - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Maria Pym - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance (cover) of Pilai - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Creature from Kosmos - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance of Lee Kearns - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Creature From Kosmos!!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Don Heck; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekAnt-Man, Creature from Kosmos First, Pilai First, Hank Pym, Janet Van Dyne First, Wasp First
1The Creature from Kosmos!comic story18script: Stan Lee, H. E. Huntley; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Don Heck; letters: Art SimekAnt-Man, Creature from Kosmos First, Lee Kearns First, Pilai First, Hank Pym, Maria Pym First, Vernon van Dyne First, Janet Van Dyne First, Wasp First
2Blueprint for Victorytext story2letters: typesetLtC. Cam Westover; Maj. Franks; Cpt. Bill Trayne; Gen. von Kretz
3Huntedcomic story5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; letters: Terry Szenics

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 9d [0-0-9 GBP]

Where to read it

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The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #11985On eBay ›
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ISBN 0-7851-2049-1		2006On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #4344 of 101#45 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q27067914 (Janet Van Dyne), first-appearance property (CC0)

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