Hank Pym modifies his cybernetic helmet so he can control his changes into Ant-Man or Giant-Man mentally, thus doing away with the need for capsules. At the same time, Janet Van Dyne shows off her newest Wasp costume.
At this moment, a jet-copter drops by and Captain America leaps in the window to tell them about an unusual report the Avengers have received from Africa. It seems a giant has appeared atop an unscalable mountain, and is threatening the entire region.
Hank and Jan jet to the area, and the alien giant, named Colossus, grabs and destroys their craft as they parachute to safety. Shrinking to insect-size, they scale the mountain quickly, and Hank grows to Giant-Man size to challenge the invader while Wasp uses her sting to irritate their enemy.
Her sting and Hank’s constant size changing confuse and terrify Colossus so that he jumps in his spaceship (disguised as a giant mushroom!) and takes off. He contacts his homeworld Vega Superior, and tells them to forget about conquering the Earth since the Earthlings have amazing powers.
As a tribute, the natives erect a statue of Giant-Man atop that very mountain.
“The Magician and
the Maiden!”
Writer:
Larry Lieber. Plot: Stan Lee. Pencils: Larry Lieber. Inks: Larry Lieber.
Colors: ? Letters: Sam Rosen.
Synopsis: Wasp is
pondering a gallery of her and Giant-Man’s most famous foes when she hears on
the radio that the Magician has escaped from prison; she then hears that a
local department store is advertising a line of clothing inspired by the Wasp.
Hank Pym, having heard about the Magician’s escape, sends her a message via ant
warning her to stay home but she is determined to visit the store. Once there,
Janet discovers it was a trap set up by the Magician who designed and marketed
the fashions himself. He magically locks the store’s doors, trapping everyone
inside, and then sends his magic wand to point out the disguised Wasp, which it
does. She changes into the Wasp and fires her sting at the baddie who absorbs
it in his hanky and retaliates by sprinkling a power on her wings that prevents
her from flying. She jumps into an electric toy car to get away but the Magian
smashes it. She lures him onto an escalator and makes sure his cape is caught
in the mechanism, bringing it to a halt. She sends a toy robot to tie him up
and deliver him to the police after she hits the door emergency release. Back
home, she greets Hank, telling him she is glad to know he’s always there to
protect her….