Tales to Astonish #36 (October 1962)

Picking up after that last Ant-Man story, we come back to find that fighting evil doers is now commonplace in the life of Henry Pym - it's like a second job! In fact, the introduction to the story shows Ant-man saving some crooks who accidentally locked themselves in a bank vault. He turns them over to the police, of course, but everyone is left wondering how he he's able to find trouble so quickly. This entire story seems like a device just to show off how he is able to communicate with the ants, and it's as though each Ant-Man story up to this point continues to advance his story a little further each time.

Avengers #1 (September 1963) Part One

To mark the release of Marvel's Avengers in theaters this past weekend, I've decided to delve into the monumental first issue in which the saga began. Page two calls it a "Book-Length Super Epic", which is entirely true. While it may be only 22 pages, the story is crammed with so many plot points, action, useless dialogue, and characters, that it feels like a 100-page Annual. I was a little hesitant to follow through with this, but after the 3 days it took me to read the entire thing, here we go!