Tales to Astonish #65

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Features Include:The New Giant-ManOn the Rampage Against the Reds!The New Giant-ManHenry Pym is working on a new invention completely oblivious to the presence of The Wasp who shrinks to insect size and buzzes around his head to get his attention. Pym apologises and says he’s been working on a new weapon that’ll make him worthy of his place in The Avengers. It’s a cybernetic remote headpiece that fits over his old helmet. On seeing this Janet tells Pym his old costume is hideous and he agrees for her to design him a new one. While Janet is in her chambers designing Giant-Man’s new uniform, Pym tests out his new remote size changing device on his pet cat Tabby who grows too quickly and knocks over a bottle on a table. Tabby is now the same size as his master and is about to leap at him when Pym quickly shrinks the cat back to normal size. Pym decides it’s safer to grow to Giant-Man before attempting the experiment again but a miscalculated feedback makes him shrink while Tabby grows. Tabby is again human sized and knocks the remote device out of Pym’s hand. but Hank manages to reach the device and shrink Tabby before it attacks. Pym notices the spilled bottle dripping onto the floor and cleans it up. Unknown to Pym the size changing fluid in the bottle had dripped on to a spider that is now growing larger by the second.Meantime Janet van Dyne finishes designing the new Giant-Man costume and takes it to her partner. As Hank tries on the costume he hears a scream from the next room and runs in to see The Wasp trapped by a giant spider. Hank tries to reach for his helmet across the room but is smashed by the spider and is about to black out when The Wasp shrinks and attacks the spider with her Wasp’s Sting. The attack has no effect and the spider grabs Hank in its jaws. This time Wasp uses her stings on the arachnoids eyes and it releases Pym. Janet tells him she’s implemented growth controls on the shoulder of his new costume and Pym becomes Ant-Man to...