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Brad
Cover Date: October 1962
Plot Overview: The Communists have called upon Comrade X to capture Ant-Man so that they can learn the secrets of his ability to shrink. They want to use it so they can invade other countries undetected.
Meanwhile in the United States a woman has arrived at the police station. She must see Ant-Man immediately. The police tell her that Ant-Man just arrives when he's needed most. Some nearby ants overhear the conversation and it eventually gets to Henry Pym. Pym becomes Ant-Man and arrives at the police station. He hides in the woman's purse.
Ant-Man reveals himself to her at her hotel. She explains that she's out for revenge against against Comrade X and tells Ant-Man what X's plans are. Later that night Ant-Man heads to the pier but Comrade X captures him.
Ant-Man uses his electronic helmet to summon more ants. They help release him and together they take out most of Comrade X's men. Ant-Man confronts X but X has a atomizer full of DDT. The ants cover the lights and Ant-Man trips up X. The ants pull a mask off Comrade X to reveal it was the woman from earlier. Ant-Man reveals that he rode around in her purse and found the mask. The police arrive to arrest X and her men as the issue comes to an end.
My Take: I don't have a lot to say about this issue. Ant-Man takes out a spy and that's really it. He's not getting any real significant development and he doesn't have a supporting cast to interact with. This title needs a lot of work to be interesting. This was a really forgettable issue.
I give this *1/2 out of *****
Notes: Henry Pym changed the serum into a gas form so that it was easier to carry around in this issue. That's about all.
Next Issue: Journey Into Mystery #85
Posted in: Henry Pym,Tales to Astonish
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