Tales to Astonish #14 (Marvel, Dec 1960)
Cover by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. Pre-Hero Marvel monster anthology featuring: “I Created Krang! The Most Fantastic Monster The World Has Ever Known!” (Chapters 1 & 2, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers), where a scientist’s formula turns an ordinary ant into the giant, hyper-intelligent creature Krang. Steve Ditko contributes “Behold! I Am the Master of Time!” in which a thief’s experiments with time travel trap him permanently in the past. Don Heck illustrates “The Thing in Human Form!”—a tale of Martian agents seeking Earth’s scientific secrets. Also includes the text feature “The Remedy Oil” (art by Marie Severin). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
MAJ. PICTO’S GRADING NOTES: VG+ (4.5) – light spine stress, small edge creases, and faint handling wear. Paper remains supple with solid color strike and strong eye appeal. A clean, above-average copy of a classic Pre-Hero Kirby/Ditko monster issue.
Tales to Astonish #14 (Marvel, Dec 1960)
Cover by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. Pre-Hero Marvel monster anthology featuring: “I Created Krang! The Most Fantastic Monster The World Has Ever Known!” (Chapters 1 & 2, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers), where a scientist’s formula turns an ordinary ant into the giant, hyper-intelligent creature Krang. Steve Ditko contributes “Behold! I Am the Master of Time!” in which a thief’s experiments with time travel trap him permanently in the past. Don Heck illustrates “The Thing in Human Form!”—a tale of Martian agents seeking Earth’s scientific secrets. Also includes the text feature “The Remedy Oil” (art by Marie Severin). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
MAJ. PICTO’S GRADING NOTES: VG+ (4.5) – light spine stress, small edge creases, and faint handling wear. Paper remains supple with solid color strike and strong eye appeal. A clean, above-average copy of a classic Pre-Hero Kirby/Ditko monster issue.
