Writers: Stan Lee and Larry Lieber
Artist: Jack Kirby
"Trapped by the Protector"
Our story this issue revolves around a masked man who terrorizes local businesses with a protection racket, disintegrating the wares of the businessmen who even think of not paying. The ants of the city inform our hero of this ne'er-do-well. Ant-Man catapults himself out of his lab (landing on a nice soft pile of ants) and speaks to one of the threatened men.
Eventually, Ant-Man confronts the Protector. The battle doesn't quite go as Pym hoped and the Protector hands him his first defeat. Later, undaunted his foe, Pym lays a trap for the Protector. Unfortunately for our hero, his plan doesn't pan out; the villains defeats Pym once again trapping him in a vacuum bag amongst heaps of dirt. With the help of some friendly ants, Pym breaks free. Finally, the Protector is defeated (by Ant-Man blowing the vacuum dirt into his eyes - you can't make this up).
This story was a bit too silly. Even for this time period.
At this stage in his career, Ant-Man is in dire need of a true villain.
The best part of this story is the art. Without question.
1 comment:
lieber(sp) is great
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