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Tales to Astonish #39 (of 101)

Vengeance Of The Scarlet Beetle!
January 31st, 1963

Tales to Astonish #39 (of 101)

Vengeance Of The Scarlet Beetle!
January 31st, 1963

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39 (of 101)
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Vengeance Of The Scarlet Beetle!
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Cover date:
January 31st, 1963
Store date:
October 2nd, 1962
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The Scarlet Beetle (a giant, irradiated bug), may have a size advantage over Ant-Man, but will he be immune to the power of DDT?

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  • Vengeance Of The Scarlet Beetle! - (Lee / Lieber / Kirby / Ayers) Told by his ants, Ant-Man learns of a beetle that was affected by radiation and can control all insects and wants to destory the human race. The Scarlet Beetle gets insects to capture Ant-Man, take his helmet, steal his growth gas and toss him into a pit. The Scarlet Beetle becomes man sized and unleashes his insect army.
  • Ozamm the Terrible! - (Lee / Lieber / Heck) An alien wreaks havoc in New York City, but an unemployed mechanic has an idea of how to stop him.
  • The Toy Soldiers! - (Lee / Ditko) A Civil War buff and his father have a strange encounter with an alien.
  • The Remedy Oil - (unknown) A shopkeeper meets a very strange lost boy.

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