Word is that Mr. Silver age will be hosting a Trivia panel at C2E2 this weekend and because of the movie this summer, some of the questions will feature my favorite Marvel super-hero, Ant-Man. By coincidence, I just finished reading DC's Atom archives. Here are some similar covers featuring the two characters.

Some of these are a stretch, but close enough. And good luck at the trivia panel, Craig!

--your pal, Hoy

Views: 5951

Reply to This

Replies to This Discussion

That last one seems a little gross. Wouldn't some of those ants get squooshed? Then he'd have ant-goo on his uniform.

Collective Ant-Mind: "This is getting ridiculous! Like we have nothing else better to do! The Aphids aren't going to enslave themselves! We would've introduced him to the Grasshoppers a long time ago but he does leave us sugar every day!"
 
Hoy Murphy said:

No one said this yet but did anyone notice that the top two covers are both Gil Kane?

Andy

That's an interesting observation!

I like the Don Heck Hank and Jan panel. I shows why Heck had a reputation for drawing attractive women.

Was that a test to see if Ant-Man would work in a team book? Notice how the Wasp was not invited to "The Micro-World of Dr. Doom!" He says bye to her and takes off. Was Stan uncertain whether she was going to stay in the series or not at that point?

There are rumors that Tales of Suspense didn't have a superhero for so long because they were considering Bee-Man. But with an Ant-Man and a Spider-Man, that would have made Marvel too full of bugs. Although a Bug Team might have been interesting. But then the Avengers would have just had three members. Unless they brought back and tossed in Dr. Droom.

Was Stan uncertain whether she was going to stay in the series or not at that point?

I think Hank was just being protective of the little lady. There was a lot of that going around in the early days. Or maybe the thinking was that Hank, as the leader of the team, was their representative to the adventure so things didn't get too crowded. Kind of the way only Hawkman could join the JLA and Hawkgirl had to stay home.

It could be that Stan didn't want to divide the fans' attention when he was still establishing Hank. Or, possibly, he feared Jan would overshadow Hank by being more quippy (ie, more Stan-like) and make Hank look bland.

Or maybe he figured that a team of Ant-Man AND the Wasp would be too much for Doctor Doom to handle and he couldn't plausibly make the battle last very long. Yeah, that's the ticket.

-- MSA

Mr. Silver Age said:

I think Hank was just being protective of the little lady. There was a lot of that going around in the early days. Or maybe the thinking was that Hank, as the leader of the team, was their representative to the adventure so things didn't get too crowded. Kind of the way only Hawkman could join the JLA and Hawkgirl had to stay home. It could be that Stan didn't want to divide the fans' attention when he was still establishing Hank. Or, possibly, he feared Jan would overshadow Hank by being more quippy (ie, more Stan-like) and make Hank look bland.

Based upon all of the other books in those days, I don't think they wanted (knew what to do with) more than one woman in an adventure.Also, this was back when Sue had a very passive power. Jan would have made her look weak.

Reply to Discussion

RSS

Groups

Latest Activity

Jeff of Earth-J replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"This collection reprints the first three years or so of dailies except the very first story, which…"
41 minutes ago
The Baron replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"In Manhole, two detectives investigate a series of murders."
1 hour ago
JD DeLuzio replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"No murder, but the Chans are facing a rather sinister-looking villain: Take off, ya hoser!"
1 hour ago
Luke Blanchard replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Prince Valiant
"King Arthur is supposed to be a figure of the early Middle Ages, but most of the familiar Arthurian…"
3 hours ago
Captain Comics replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics Guide: March 20-26, 2023
"That sounds like a heckuva guy. I hear George Perez was a good guy too."
8 hours ago
Travis Herrick (Modular Mod) replied to The Baron's discussion R.I.P. Randy Jackson, Legionnaire Extraordinaire
"I might have shed a tear for our fallen Legionnaire."
9 hours ago
Travis Herrick (Modular Mod) replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics Guide: March 20-26, 2023
"I read at least one of those, too, and I think there's a copy of it somewhere in the Cave.…"
9 hours ago
Travis Herrick (Modular Mod) replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics Guide: March 27-April 2, 2023
"Ah, the ol' "War that Time Forgot (or "WTF") Syndrome." Ack! I'm…"
10 hours ago
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics Guide: March 27-April 2, 2023
"As long as we're talking about PS Artbooks, two new collected HC series have been…"
10 hours ago
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics Guide: March 27-April 2, 2023
"With 2000AD, more of it's not my speed than is, to be honest. But at the same time,…"
12 hours ago
Richard Willis replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"When I was watching Felix and Betty Boop cartoons in the mid-50s I thought they were current, not…"
13 hours ago
Irma Kruhl replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"Same here--I loved that Felix cartoon show and its theme song!  This cover brngs back…"
13 hours ago

© 2023   Captain Comics, board content ©2013 Andrew Smith   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service