As Silver Age comic books continue to spiral upwards in value, key issues lead the way. Review any list of top issues from the period and you will find this 1/62 issue of Tales to Astonish #27 holding a prominent spot. The reason for this key issue's high ranking status is attributed to the first appearance of Marvel Comics popular Ant-Man/Hank Pym character. A founding member of "The Avengers" super-hero team, Ant-Man has remained a major player in the Marvel Universe since his debut in this truly astonishing issue, which relates his use of a reducing serum (Pym's Particles) to alter his size and his ensuing encounter with a colony of ants.

After long seclusion in the possession of the original owner, this seminal issue comic has emerged to be awarded a CGC grade of (5.5), putting this pleasing example into the top 25% of CGC's Census out of a total of 660 examples encapsulated in Universal Grade holders. Label notations include "Off-White to White Pages, Stan Lee story, Jack Kirby & Steve Ditko art, Jack Kirby cover, 1st appearance of the Ant-Man (Henry Pym, not in costume)". No need to shrink away from the bid button, as the starting point for this respectable example is but 20% of its recognized "Fair Market Value".

In case you are wondering if there's more the answer is yes, our fortunate consignor maintained a sizeable collection of Silver Age comic books in careful storage since the 1960s. This amazing new to the market collection is being offered by H&S in our November, 2018 and February, 2019 auctions. All major key issues will be graded by CGC and offered on an individual basis, while the balance will be offered in groups of various size, from a few issues to a large "balance of collection" lot. Please review our Americana/Comics category for both auction dates noted above to view this truly impressive collection.