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Issue: Tales to Astonish #45

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Publication Date: July 1963

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Issues: #45 of 101 Issues (177 Printings)

Title:

Variant: British

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Marvel

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Indicia Publisher: Vista Publications Inc.

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume: 1

Pages: 36

ISBN:

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Price: 9.0 pence GBQ 0-0-9

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
5 (4 stories, 1 cover) from base issue

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.

Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

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Tales to Astonish #45 [unnamed variant]

Tales to Astonish #45 [British]

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Content Items (5 total)

The Return of Egghead!

Illustration on Cover, Front from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

First Line: No, no, Ant-Man!

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Letters credit from George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index.

The Terrible Traps of Egghead!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Ape; Twister

First Line: This time you lose, Ant-Man!

Synopsis: Egghead forms a new gang and sets a trap for the Wasp, hoping to use her against Ant-Man. He captures the Wasp, but Ant-Man frees her and the two recover Egghead's loot, though he escapes capture.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 13

Job Number: X-213

Notes: Job number revealed on original art.

Egghead last appeared in issue #38 (December 1962), he next appears in issue #57 (July 1964).

The Future

Text Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Ted Jason; Olaf

First Line: As the quiz master on a national television program, Ted Jason's rating was tops.

Synopsis: A quiz show host finds himself mysteriously transported to the far future for a brief time.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 2

Job Number: [K-318]

Notes: Text story with illustration.

Bronson's Brain!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Bruno Bronson (called Boris in one panel)

First Line: Talk about brains!

Synopsis: Bronson, an incredible genius upset that no one on earth can match his tremendous intellect, builds a space ship and travels to a planet of highly advanced aliens. After the aliens test Bronson, they determine that his intelligence is so low compared to their species, that the earthling must be imprisoned for his own safety.

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Pages: 5

Job Number: X-215

It Walks Like a Man!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Ben Trent; Ronnie Trent; Helen Trent; Carlo

First Line: The time is Christmas, 1973!

Synopsis: A man is disturbed by his daughter's attachment to her new robot playmate, but changes his mind when it saves her life.

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Pages: 5

Job Number: X-214

Notes: This story is an altered retelling of "Robot Hater!", drawn by Paul Reinman in Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #3 (May 1959).