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Brad
Cover Date: November 1962
Plot Overview: Ant-Man responds to a police call. He arrives at a local jeweler and learns that a man calling himself the Protector has been shaking down the local jewelers. He has a disintegration ray that he'll use to destroy the jewels and maybe even the jewelers themselves. Ant-Man has his ants stake out the local jewelry stores until the Protector arrives. Ant-Man confronts the Protector and has the ants trip him up with a necklace. They head outside and the Protector uses a water gun to wash Ant-Man away. Ant-Man saves himself with a straw.
Ant-Man decides to rent out a local jewelry store and waits for the Protector as Henry Pym. The Protector eventually arrives and makes his demands for protection money. Pym agrees and then becomes the Ant-Man after the Protector leaves. Ant-Man follows the Protector to an apartment.
Inside the Protector catches Ant-Man with a vacuum cleaner but Ant-Man uses his strength to punch out of the bag. Ant-Man uses a fan to blow the contents of the vacuum cleaner bag into the face of the Protector. The cops thank Ant-Man as the story ends.
My Take: The art was pretty good in this issue. They seem to have figured out how to make the action look fairly decent in the book. I'm glad he's not just riding ants around.
As far as the as the story. Henry Pym does not work as a solo character if you ask me. He at least needs the Wasp but I'd argue he needs the Avengers. His powers aren't that interesting. He has no supporting cast. The villains have all been one shots so far. The book really just needs a lot of development. I am not a fan of the Tales to Astonish stories so far.
I'd give this *1/2 out of *****
Notes: There was nothing of note in this issue. The Protector is a one shot villain as far as I know.
Next Issue: Journey Into Mystery #86
Posted in: Henry Pym,Tales to Astonish
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