Lot 25
Tales to Astonish #44 CGC 3.5 U.K. Price Variant 1st Appearance of the Wasp (Marvel Comic, 1963) Off-White to White Pages
Northern Collection Part Two: Hulk and Iron Man | CB26007
Auction: 10 July 2026 11.00 BST
Description
Tales to Astonish #44 CGC 3.5 1st Appearance and Origin of the Wasp (Marvel Comic, 1963) U.K. Price Variant.
Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover by Jack Kirby and Don Heck. “The Creature from Kosmos!”, script by Stan Lee and Ernie Hart [H. E. Huntley], art by Jack Kirby and Don Heck. When a fellow scientist is killed by an alien being, Ant-Man enlists the help of the dead man's daughter. “Blueprint for Victory” text story. "Hunted", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko. In the year 2000 all of New York City is searching for a 'plague carrier' who is attempting to escape notice and flee the city. He is apprehended at a transportation center and the police remove the 'plague' from him which turns out to be a handgun he had stolen from a museum which officials had worried could back bring the plague of war. 36 pgs., full colour.
CGC Certificate: #4720581020.
Grader Notes: multiple creases to cover breaks colour, multiple tear left center of back cover. Off-white to white pages.
