Tales to Astonish #49
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Tales to Astonish #49 is a 1963 Marvel Comics issue best known for introducing the superhero identity of Giant-Man, an enlarged version of Hank Pym.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tales to Astonish #49 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13054477 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Tales to Astonish #49 Context triple: [Giant-Man, firstAppearance, Tales to Astonish #49]
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A.
Tales to Astonish #44
Tales to Astonish #44 is a 1963 Marvel Comics issue of the anthology series best known for introducing Janet van Dyne, the superheroine later known as the Wasp.
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B.
Tales to Astonish #35
Tales to Astonish #35 is a 1962 Marvel Comics issue best known for introducing Hank Pym as the costumed superhero Ant-Man.
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C.
Tales to Astonish #27
Tales to Astonish #27 is a 1962 Marvel Comics anthology issue best known for introducing scientist Hank Pym, who would later become the superhero Ant-Man.
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D.
Tales to Astonish #13
Tales to Astonish #13 is a 1960 Marvel Comics anthology issue best known for introducing the alien monster character Groot, who would later become a prominent member of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
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E.
Tales to Astonish
Tales to Astonish is a Marvel Comics anthology series from the Silver Age known for featuring early stories of characters like Ant-Man, the Hulk, and Sub-Mariner.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tales to Astonish #49 Target entity description: Tales to Astonish #49 is a 1963 Marvel Comics issue best known for introducing the superhero identity of Giant-Man, an enlarged version of Hank Pym.
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A.
Tales to Astonish #44
Tales to Astonish #44 is a 1963 Marvel Comics issue of the anthology series best known for introducing Janet van Dyne, the superheroine later known as the Wasp.
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B.
Tales to Astonish #35
Tales to Astonish #35 is a 1962 Marvel Comics issue best known for introducing Hank Pym as the costumed superhero Ant-Man.
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C.
Tales to Astonish #27
Tales to Astonish #27 is a 1962 Marvel Comics anthology issue best known for introducing scientist Hank Pym, who would later become the superhero Ant-Man.
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D.
Tales to Astonish #13
Tales to Astonish #13 is a 1960 Marvel Comics anthology issue best known for introducing the alien monster character Groot, who would later become a prominent member of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
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E.
Tales to Astonish
Tales to Astonish is a Marvel Comics anthology series from the Silver Age known for featuring early stories of characters like Ant-Man, the Hulk, and Sub-Mariner.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | comic book issue ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtist |
Dick Ayers
ⓘ
Jack Kirby ⓘ |
| editor | Stan Lee ⓘ |
| featuresAlterEgoOf | Ant-Man ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Giant-Man
ⓘ
Hank Pym ⓘ The Wasp ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterRealName |
Henry Pym
ⓘ
linked to:
Hank Pym
Janet van Dyne ⓘ |
| featuresConcept | Pym Particles ⓘ |
| featuresPowerType | size-changing ⓘ |
| featuresSuperheroTeam | Avengers ⓘ |
| featuresTransformationOf | Hank Pym ⓘ |
| genre | superhero comic ⓘ |
| imprint | Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| inker | Don Heck ⓘ |
| introducesIdentity | Giant-Man ⓘ |
| issueNumber | 49 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| letterer | Art Simek ⓘ |
| mainStoryTitle |
The Birth of Giant-Man
ⓘ
linked to:
Giant-Man
|
| notableFor | introduction of Giant-Man identity for Hank Pym ⓘ |
| penciller | Jack Kirby ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| publisher | Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| series | Tales to Astonish ⓘ |
| setInUniverse | Marvel Universe ⓘ |
| writer | Stan Lee ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tales to Astonish #49 Description of subject: Tales to Astonish #49 is a 1963 Marvel Comics issue best known for introducing the superhero identity of Giant-Man, an enlarged version of Hank Pym.
Referenced by (1)
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