Marvel's Greatest Comics #2
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
Cover, 1 page
1Featuring
- Feature
- The Astonishing Ant-Man
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- V-858
- Characters
- Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Comrade X [Nina Vladimirovna Tsiolkovsky] (introduction)
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee, plotter
- Larry Lieber, scripter (script)
- Art
- Jack Kirby, penciller
- Dick Ayers, inker
- Text
- Terry Szenics, letterer
- Artie Simek, letterer
- Editing
- Stan Lee, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #36 (October 1962) — The Challenge of Comrade X!
- Also printed
-
Essential Ant Man (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 (February 2002) — The Challenge of Comrade X! (black and white)
Synopsis
Ant-Man is hunted by a Soviet agent sent to capture him, but a beautiful stranger warns him of the spy's whereabouts. Ant-Man realizes that the woman is really the spy and defeats her.
Notes
This story is divided into two untitled parts (7 pp, 6 pp).
2Featuring
- Feature
- The Astonishing Ant-Man
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Protector [Gerald Marsh]
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee, plotter
- Larry Lieber, scripter (script)
- Art
- Jack Kirby, penciller
- Dick Ayers, inker
- Text
- Artie Simek, letterer
- Editing
- Stan Lee, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #37 (November 1962) — Trapped by the Protecter! [Part 1]
- Also printed
-
Essential Ant Man (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 (February 2002) — Trapped by the Protector! (black and white)
Synopsis
Ant-Man deals with a dangerous extortionist, who turns out to be disguised as one of the victimized jewellers.
3Featuring
- Feature
- The Astonishing Ant-Man
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Protector [Gerald Marsh]
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee, plotter
- Larry Lieber, scripter (script)
- Art
- Jack Kirby, penciller
- Dick Ayers, inker
- Text
- Jon D'Agostino, letterer
- Editing
- Stan Lee, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #37 (November 1962) — [Trapped by the Protecter!] Part 2 Face-to-Face With the Protector!
- Also printed
-
Essential Ant Man (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 (February 2002) — Trapped by the Protector! (black and white)
Notes
D'Agostino letters per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Ray Holloway.
Final panel includes a house ad for Marvel's hero line (Journey into Mystery with Thor; Strange Tales featuring the Human Torch; the Fantastic Four and the Incredible Hulk).
4Featuring
- Feature
- The Hulk
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- V-869
- Characters
- Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; General Thunderbolt Ross
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee, scripter
- Art
- Jack Kirby, penciller
- Dick Ayers, inker
- Text
- Artie Simek, letterer
- Editing
- Stan Lee, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series) #3 (September 1962) — Banished to Outer Space
- Also printed
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The Incredible Hulk (Newton, 1975 series) #2 (5 July 1975) — Banished to Outer Space
Synopsis
The military captures Rick and Ross convinces him that they need the Hulk to test a new experimental rocket for national security. Rick tricks the jade giant into the capsule but once it is shot into space, he realizes that Ross deceived him to get rid of his foe. Rick overrides the programming and returns the rocket to earth but not before Banner (he transformed back to his human form when the rocket came into view of the sun) is doused with further radiation. The Hulk is now unable to revert to his human form and is under Rick's control but only while Rick remains awake.
5Featuring
- Feature
- Iron Man
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- X-131
- Characters
- Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Jeanne; Marion; Gargantus (introduction, origin); aliens
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee, plotter [credited]
- Robert Bernstein, scripter [credited] (script)
- Art
- Jack Kirby, penciller [credited as J. Kirby]
- Don Heck, inker [credited]
- Text
- John Duffy, letterer [credited as Difficult]
- Editing
- Stan Lee, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #40 (April 1963) — Iron Man versus Gargantus!
- Also printed
-
Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #20 (1992) — Iron Man versus Gargantus
-
Essential Iron Man (Marvel, 2000 series) #1 (November 2000) — Iron Man versus Gargantus! (black and white)
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Tales of Suspense No. 39 (Marvel, 2006 series) (February 2006) — Iron Man Versus Gargantus!
Synopsis
Tony takes his newest date, Marion, to the circus. When the wild animals escape, he rounds them up as Iron Man. His grey armor scares the onlookers. Marion suggests that a golden metal might make him look more heroic. A golden Iron Man then battles Gargantus, who turns out to be a mighty robot built by aliens. Iron Man defeats Gargantus by hurling three magnets at him. The magnets float around the robot, ripping its body to pieces. Iron Man then throws the magnets at a flying saucer he just spotted. The aliens flee and, next day, Tony has another date with Marion.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of Asgard
- Genre
- Fantasy-Supernatural
- Code
- [X-427]
- Characters
- Odin (origin); Surtur (introduction); Ymir (introduction, origin); Buri (introduction, origin, cameo); Borr (introduction, origin, cameo); Audhumbla (called "Magic Cow"); Vili (unnamed, origin, cameo); Vé (unnamed, origin, cameo); Bestla (unnamed, cameo)
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee, scripter [credited]
- Art
- Jack Kirby, penciller [credited]
- George Roussos, inker [credited]
- Text
- Artie Simek, letterer [credited]
- Editing
- Stan Lee, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #97 (October 1963) — Tales of... ...Asgard! Home of the Mighty Norse Gods
- Also printed
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The Mighty Thor (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #5 (April 1981) — Tales of... Asgard!
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Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #18 (1991) — Tales of..... Asgard! Home of the Mighty Norse Gods
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Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (February 2001) — Tales of..... Asgard! Home of the Mighty Norse Gods (black and white)
Synopsis
Beneath Asgard lies the Well of Life. From it came Ymir, greatest of the Frost Giants and Buri, the first Norse God who gave life to Borr. Borr had three sons. Odin was one of them. Odin and his brothers protect the Earth while waiting for the coming of man.
7Featuring
- Feature
- Dr. Strange Master of Black Magic
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- [X-221 ?]
- Characters
- Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange] (introduction); Wong (introduction, unnamed); Ancient One [Yao] (introduction, called "the Master"); Nightmare (introduction)
Credits
- Writing
- Steve Ditko, plotter
- Stan Lee, scripter (script)
- Art
- Steve Ditko, line art
- Text
- Terry Szenics, letterer
- Editing
- Stan Lee, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #110 (July 1963) — Dr. Strange Master of Black Magic!
- Also printed
-
Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) (1974) — Dr. Strange Master of Black Magic!
-
The Avengers (Newton, 1975 series) #1 ([28 June 1975]) — Dr. Strange Master of Black Magic!
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Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #23 (1992) — Dr. Strange, Master of Black Magic
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Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) (September 1997) — Dr. Strange Master of Black Magic!
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Essential Dr. Strange (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (December 2001) — Dr. Strange Master of Black Magic!
Synopsis
Doctor Strange is called on by a man having bad dreams, and confronts Nightmare. The man’s dreams reveal that he is guilty of fraud and Strange makes him confess.
8Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Watcher
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Code
- X-464
- Characters
- Watcher [Uatu] (narrator); Sneepers (extraterrestrials)
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee, plotter
- Larry Lieber, scripter (script)
- Art
- Larry Lieber, penciller
- George Roussos, inker
- Text
- Sam Rosen, letterer
- Editing
- Stan Lee, original Editor
Reprint history
Synopsis
An alien race watches humanity's progress, worried that they will one day overtake them. With the invention of the atomic bomb and the Cold War, they decide that humanity will wipe itself out before it poses a threat.
Notes
This is the first Tales of the Watcher story in Tales of Suspense.
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