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Ant-Man: The Origin

Celebrating 60 years of Ant-Man! Go big with the world’s smallest hero with ant-astic adventures that take you right back to the beginning. And, pick up four-part series ANT-MAN (2022) in print and digital comic shops now for more special anniversary stories!

Ant-Man: The Origin

Tales To Astonish (1959) #27

He would rise to the title of 'Avenger', but before that, Dr. Hank Pym was the 'Man in the Ant Hill'! Ant-Man makes his comic debut in this sci-fi spectacle, penciled by Kirby. After toying with a size-reducing serum, Pym ill-advisedly tries it on himself...meeting his future insect sidekicks!

Tales To Astonish (1959) #37

Ant-Man meets a new foe in the Protector! But will this jewelry thief succumb to Pym's insect army?

Tales To Astonish (1959) #41

Ant-Man, whisked away to another dimension! Hank Pym discovers that fellow scientists have up and gone missing. Behind these disappearances? Kulla, war monger witch of the next dimension!

Tales To Astonish (1959) #43

Ant-Man falls victim to the Time Master, and now he's aging much faster than he should! Will the villainous Time Master be Ant-Man's final undoing?

Tales To Astonish (1959) #44

The First Appearance of Janet Van Dyne, the unstoppable Wasp! While working for scientist Vernon Van Dyne, Hank Pym meets the young girl who will become his partner in crime fighting...and in life! Janet Van Dyne gains her sting, thanks to a super-powered transformation!

Tales To Astonish (1959) #47

Petty thief and Jazz musician Trago inherits the hypnotic powers of a mystic. Now, the music that Trago plays controls the will of anyone who listens! How can Ant-Man and Wasp take down a foe this persuasive?